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The great southern trendkill amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

The Pantera guitar tone for “The great southern trendkill”, dialed in for a Marshall MG30CFX with a Dean Ml 79 floyd. Studio version, The Great Southern Trendkill (1996)

Original rig

Washburn Dimebag Darrell Signature ML with Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge pickup → Furman PQ-3 Parametric EQ → MXR 6-band EQ → Boss NF-1 Noise Gate → Randall RG-100ES solid-state head

Razor-sharp high-gain with tight low end, slightly scooped mids, aggressive attack, bone-dry solid-state clarity

Amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

CHANNELOD2BOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	9
Bass	5
Mid	3
Treble	8
Reverb	0
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01MXR 6-Band Graphic EQ

Dimebag's signature mid-scoop with high-end bite; slight cut at 400-800Hz, boost at 100Hz for thump and 1.6-3.2kHz for attack

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

Why these settings

The MG30CFX OD2 channel is Marshall's highest-gain voice and closest to the Randall's aggressive solid-state grind. Dropped mid to 3 (vs Randall's 4) because the Marshall is naturally mid-forward where the Randall is flatter. Your Dean ML with stock humbuckers is very close to Dime's rig—same body style, similar output. The MXR 6-band does the heavy lifting for his signature scooped-but-articulate EQ curve.

PRO TIPDimebag's pick attack was ferocious—use a sharp 1mm+ pick, anchor your palm right at the bridge saddles for tight chugs, and pick closer to the bridge for that ice-pick clarity. The tone lives in the right hand as much as the gear.

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