I'm Broken amp settings — Orange Crush Bass 50

The Pantera guitar tone for “I'm Broken”, dialed in for a Orange Crush Bass 50 with a Cort Artisan b5. Studio version, Far Beyond Driven (1994)

Original rig

Ampeg SVT head with SVT 8x10 cabinet, Spector NS bass with EMG pickups, EMG BTS preamp (bass/treble maxed, mids scooped), DR stainless steel Lo-Rider strings, pick attack with heavy downstrokes

Aggressive mid-punchy grind with tight low-end, cutting attack around 3.5-4kHz to slice through Dimebag's massive wall of guitars, scooped mids on the bass preamp but amp-side mids pushed for presence

Amp settings — Orange Crush Bass 50

CHANNELClean (no built-in overdrive engaged)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	4
Bass	6
Mid	7
Treble	6
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Why these settings

Rex's SVT grind came from pushing a tube head into saturation with an active bass running hot. The Orange Crush Bass 50 is solid-state and clean-voiced, so gain stays moderate at 4 to add grit without mud. Rex scooped mids on his onboard preamp but needed amp-side mids to cut through Dimebag's guitars at 3.5-4kHz—your Crush has a warmer Orange voicing, so mid pushed to 7 compensates and gives you that cutting presence. Bass at 6 keeps the low-end tight rather than boomy on a 12-inch speaker.

PRO TIPRex attacked with heavy downstrokes using a pick, hitting notes dead-center over the neck pickup for maximum punch—dig in hard and let the note speak with authority rather than playing lightly. Roll your onboard bass EQ up and mids slightly scooped if your Cort's preamp allows, letting the amp's mid-push do the cutting work.

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