Hollow amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

The Pantera guitar tone for “Hollow”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Epiphone Les Paul Classic. Studio version, Vulgar Display of Power (1992) - Heavy rhythm/outro section

Original rig

Randall RG100/RH-100 solid-state head, Dean ML with Bill Lawrence L500XL humbucker, Furman PQ-3 parametric EQ, MXR 6-Band Graphic EQ

Massive scooped high-gain with razor-sharp treble, tight attack, and scooped mids

Amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

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Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	7
Mid	2
Treble	8
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Katana Built-in Booster (Screamer / Clean Boost)

Engage the onboard Booster in BTS/front panel to tighten the low end like Dimebag's pre-EQ

Drive 0 · Tone 7 · Bottom 4 · Effect Level 8

02MXR 6-Band Graphic EQ

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; put in front or FX loop to nail Dime's signature PQ-3 mid scoop

100Hz 7 · 200Hz 6 · 400Hz 4 · 800Hz 2 · 1.6kHz 7 · 3.2kHz 8

Why these settings

The Katana 50 MkII's Lead type with the internal boost provides the aggressive saturation of Dime's solid-state Randall. The mids are dropped down to 2 while keeping treble high to simulate the classic 'smiley face' Furman/MXR EQ curve on standard humbuckers. Presence is left null since the Katana 50 lacks a physical presence knob.

PRO TIPPick hard with a heavy, sharp pick directly over the bridge pickup to emulate Dime's percussive attack, and use aggressive palm-muting to keep the low end tight.

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