I'm Broken amp settings — Hotone Ampero

The Pantera guitar tone for “I'm Broken”, dialed in for a Hotone Ampero with a Fernandes Superstrat. Studio recording, Far Beyond Driven (1994) — signature main rhythm riff

Original rig

Dean ML (Bill Lawrence L-500XL) -> MXR 6-Band Graphic EQ -> Furman PQ-4 Parametric EQ -> Randall Century 200 solid-state head -> Randall 412JB (Jaguar speakers)

Aggressive, scooped, high-gain solid-state crunch with sharp upper-mid pick attack and tight low end

Amp settings — Hotone Ampero

CHANNELCent 200 / RG100 (Randall solid-state model) + 4x12 V30/Jaguar Cab IRBRIGHToffBOOSTon

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

Don’t have a Hotone Ampero? See this song on other amps → Match your own rig →

Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Noise Gate Block

Essential to clamp the extreme front-end gain and eliminate noise

Threshold 7 · Decay 2

02Graphic EQ Block (Pre-Amp)

Emulates the MXR 6-Band EQ Dime used to aggressively scoop mids and boost high-end bite

100Hz 6 · 200Hz 4 · 400Hz 3 · 800Hz 2 · 1.6kHz 7 · 3.2kHz 8

Why these settings

Dimebag achieved his razor-sharp solid-state tone by using an MXR 6-band and Furman PQ-4 in front of a Randall Century 200. On the Ampero, select the Randall-based amp model, scoop the amp mids down to 3, and engage the onboard EQ block before the amp to push the upper frequencies around 1.6k-3.2kHz. Keep reverb completely dry to preserve the tight, percussive punch of the main riff.

PRO TIPDime tuned down roughly a quarter-step below D standard (D tuned down ~40-50 cents) on Far Beyond Driven; attack the low-string power chords with aggressive, downward pick slants near the bridge.

Get this tone on your amp

These settings are for a Hotone Ampero. ToneAdapt matches any song to whatever amp, guitar and pedals you own — first match is free.

Get ToneAdapt on Google Play

More tones for the Hotone Ampero

EverlongFoo fighters Shepard of fireA7x Ciudad de la furiaSoda Stereo Ties That BindAlter Bridge Cliff of dhoverEric jhonson Ez a mániaMobil Mánia

Find your amp

Browse

Hotone Ampero settingsALL SONGS FOR THIS AMP I'm Broken on other ampsSAME SONG, YOUR AMP Pantera tonesALL SONGS Pantera on the Hotone AmperoSAME ARTIST, SAME AMP Tone libraryEVERYTHING

Song, artist and gear names are used to identify the tone being matched; ToneAdapt is not affiliated with or endorsed by the artists or manufacturers mentioned. Settings are AI-generated starting points — trust your ears.