I'm Broken amp settings — Boss GT-1000CORE

The Pantera guitar tone for “I'm Broken”, dialed in for a Boss GT-1000CORE with a Fender American Professional II Stratocaster. Main riff and rhythm tone, Far Beyond Driven (1994)

Original rig

Dean ML (Bill Lawrence L500XL) -> MXR 6-Band EQ -> Furman PQ-4 -> Randall Century 200 solid-state head -> Randall 4x12 (Jaguar speakers)

Aggressive, razor-sharp solid-state high gain with tight low-end thump and scooped 800Hz bite

Amp settings — Boss GT-1000CORE

CHANNELCORE-X HIGAIN amp block + 4x12 V30 IRBRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	6
Mid	3
Treble	8
Presence	7
Reverb	0
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01MXR Ten Band EQ

In front of GT-1000CORE to recreate Dimebag's pre-amp Furman PQ-4/MXR EQ push

Volume 7 · Gain 6 · 31.25Hz 4 · 62.5Hz 6 · 125Hz 7 · 250Hz 5 · 500Hz 3 · 1kHz 3 · 2kHz 7 · 4kHz 8 · 8kHz 7 · 16kHz 5

02MXR Distortion+

Boost role — pushes input saturation and adds tight clipping into the high-gain model

Output 8 · Distortion 2

03Jim Dunlop Cry Baby GCB95

Bypassed for main riff; engage for solo

Why these settings

To compensate for the lower-output single-coil bridge on your Strat vs Dimebag's scorching Bill Lawrence L500XL, the MXR 10-Band EQ boosts pre-gain level and shapes the signature mid-scoop at 500Hz-1kHz while pushing 2kHz-4kHz attack. The MXR Distortion+ acts as a tight front-end boost rather than the primary gain stage to replicate the aggressive solid-state transient snap on the GT-1000CORE's high-gain model. Leave the tone completely dry of reverb to preserve the razor-sharp percussive stops.

PRO TIPAnchor your palm heavily over the bridge saddles and dig in with a heavy 1.14mm+ pick using hard downward strikes to get the signature percussive 'chunk' on the open low D string.

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