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The Art Of Shredding amp settings — Randall RG100ES

The Pantera guitar tone for “The Art Of Shredding”, dialed in for a Randall RG100ES with a Dean Dimebag Dean From Hell CFH. Live version, Foundations Forum Metal Convention (1990) — the iconic shred showcase performance

Original rig

Randall RG100ES solid-state head → Randall 4x12 cabinet, Dean ML with Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge pickup, Furman PQ-3 Parametric EQ → MXR 6-Band Graphic EQ → Boss Noise Gate

Scooped-mid high-gain solid-state aggression with razor-sharp treble, tight percussive attack, and cutting bridge pickup clarity

Amp settings — Randall RG100ES

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	5
Mid	3
Treble	8
Presence	7
Reverb	0
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Furman PQ-3 Parametric EQ

Cut a notch in the low-mids (around 400-600Hz) to create the hollow, scooped character. Boost presence frequencies slightly.

Low Freq 5 · Low Level 4 · Mid Freq 5 · Mid Level 3 · High Freq 6 · High Level 6 · Output 7

02MXR Six Band EQ

Set in a steep frown shape — scoop the low-mids (200-400Hz), boost upper-mids (800Hz-3.2kHz) aggressively for that signature Dime cut and snarl

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

03MXR 126 Flanger/Doubler

Doubler mode only — keep Width and Speed at 0, subtle Mix to thicken without obvious modulation. This was always on for Dime.

Manual 5 · Width 0 · Speed 0 · Regen 0 · Mix 4

Why these settings

You have Dime's exact rig — RG100ES, Dean CFH with the Bill Lawrence pickup, Furman PQ-3, and MXR 6-Band. No adaptation needed. The key is the EQ chain: Furman cuts a hollow mid-notch, then the MXR 6-Band boosts upper-mids in a frown shape (lows and highs down, 800Hz-3.2kHz up). The amp's mid control stays low (3) because the solid-state RG100ES mids are already forward — the EQ pedals do the surgical scooping. You lack the Boss Noise Gate from his chain; expect more noise at high gain without it.

PRO TIPDime's pick attack was everything — use a very stiff pick (Tortex .88mm+ or his signature Dunlop 2.0mm), angle it sharply, and dig in hard on the downstrokes. The RG100ES responds to picking dynamics despite being solid-state; that percussive chunk comes from technique as much as gear.

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