Im broken amp settings — Fender Deluxe Reverb
The Pantera guitar tone for “Im broken”, dialed in for a Fender Deluxe Reverb with a Fender American Ultra Stratocaster. Studio version, Far Beyond Driven (1994) — signature opening main riff
Randall Century 200 solid-state head, Washburn Dime 3 with Bill Lawrence L500XL bridge pickup, Furman PQ-3 parametric EQ, MXR 6-band graphic EQ
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 4 |
01ProCo Rat 2 or High-Gain Distortion
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned
A tube Deluxe Reverb cannot physically produce Dimebag's razor-sharp solid-state saturation on its own, so pushing volume to 6 provides the grittiest drive the amp can manage today. Bass is kept low at 4 to prevent the open-back cabinet from flubbing out under heavy low-tuned riffing, while treble is pushed to 7 to compensate for single-coil Strat brightness needing hard bite without modern humbucker output. Adding a tight high-gain distortion pedal like a Rat or Dime Distortion will allow you to drop the amp volume clean and achieve the true scooped solid-state crunch.
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