The sleep amp settings — Marshall Code 50
The Pantera guitar tone for “The sleep”, dialed in for a Marshall Code 50 with a Washburn Dimebag Darrell Signature Model. Studio version, Cowboys from Hell (1990)
Dean/Washburn ML with Bill Lawrence XL-500 (bridge) → Furman PQ3 Parametric EQ → MXR 6-Band Graphic EQ → Randall Century 200 (Channel 2, Sustain Boost On) → Randall 4x12 with Jaguar speakers
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 4 |
| Treble | 8 |
| Presence | 9 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
01Marshall Code Built-in Noise Gate
Essential — Dime used Rocktron Hush aggressively to tame the high-gain signal
02Marshall Code Built-in Studio EQ (or Graphic EQ block)
Place PRE-amp in signal chain — this replicates Dime's Furman/MXR EQ stack pushing upper mids and highs hard into the preamp for extra gain and bite
The Marshall Code's JCM800 model lacks the Randall's solid-state razor edge, so presence is pushed to 9 to compensate for the British amp's warmer top end. Mid is set to 4 (not scooped to 0) because Dime's MXR actually boosted 800Hz and 3.2kHz hard — the 'scooped' myth is wrong. The built-in EQ block replicates his pre-amp gain stacking.
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