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The art of shredding amp settings — Fender Mustang LTX100

The Pantera guitar tone for “The art of shredding”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LTX100 with a Ibanez Jem jr. Studio version, Cowboys from Hell (1990)

Original rig

Dean ML with Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge humbucker → Furman PQ-3 Parametric EQ → MXR 6-Band Graphic EQ → Boss Noise Gate → Randall RG100ES solid-state head → Randall 4x12 with Celestion G12T-75 speakers

Scooped, hyper-aggressive high-gain thrash with glassy treble and tight percussive low-end

Amp settings — Fender Mustang LTX100

CHANNELMetal amp type (Fender Mustang LTX preset 'Metal' or 'British Metal')BOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	6
Mid	2
Treble	8
Presence	10
Reverb	0
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Fender Mustang LTX is voiced more neutral than the Randall RG100ES solid-state's brutal midrange scoop. To compensate, mids are set to 2 (Dimebag's original was 3 with additional parametric EQ scooping at 800Hz), and presence is maxed at 10 to replicate the glassy, cutting top-end. The Jem Jr's Quantum humbuckers are lower-output than the Bill Lawrence L-500XL, so gain is set to 8 to match the original's aggressive saturation. Select the 'Metal' or 'British Metal' amp model on the Mustang LTX for tight low-end response.

PRO TIPDimebag's squeals came from pinch harmonics executed with pick-edge and thumb contact near the bridge pickup while fretting high on the neck. Attack with downstrokes using the pick's tip, not the shoulder, for that percussive palm-muted gallop tightness.

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