The great southern trendkill amp settings — Vox Vt40+
The Pantera guitar tone for “The great southern trendkill”, dialed in for a Vox Vt40+ with a Dean Ml select fluence. Lead guitar solo, studio track from The Great Southern Trendkill (1996)
Dean ML (Bill Lawrence L-500-L / Seymour Duncan) -> Dunlop Rack Wah / MXR 6-Band EQ / Furman PQ-3 -> Randall RG100ES solid-state head
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 5 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 6 |
01Jim Dunlop Cry Baby GCB95
Wah in front of distortion for signature screeching peak harmonics during the solo runs
02Ksr Ceres one
Lead gain source — set mode toggle to Lead/Rhythm aggressive voicing with tight low-end and scooped mid
The KSR Ceres preamp pedal serves as the dedicated high-gain distortion stage, so the Vox VT40+ is dialed to a neutral, clean amp model with its gain set low at 2 to avoid muddy double-gain stacking. The Ceres handles Dimebag's signature solid-state style bite with boosted treble and deeply scooped mids (set to 3). The Fishman Fluence Modern bridge pickup delivers the required ultra-tight low end and blistering output.
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