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Walk amp settings — borne F60

The Pantera guitar tone for “Walk”, dialed in for a borne F60 with a ibanez rg350dx. Studio version, Vulgar Display of Power (1992), tuned D standard quarter-step flat (~432Hz)

Original rig

Dean ML 'Dean From Hell' (Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge) → MXR Six-Band Graphic EQ (V-curve scoop) → Rocktron Hush IIC noise gate → Randall RG100ES solid-state head → Randall 4x12 with Celestion G12T-75s

Tight, surgical groove metal crunch with scooped mids, aggressive pick attack, and zero compression
Amp settings — borne F60
CHANNELHigh Gain / Lead channel (or equivalent distortion channel)BRIGHToff
GAIN 8 BASS 7 MID 3 TREBLE 8 PRESENCE 7 REVERB 0 MASTER 5
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain8
Bass7
Mid3
Treble8
Presence7
Reverb0
Master5
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PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01Graphic EQ (any 6-7 band EQ pedal)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. This V-curve scoop is essential to Dimebag's tone. An MXR M109 Six-Band EQ or Boss GE-7 will get you there. Without it, you lose the signature mid-scoop attack.

100Hz 7 · 200Hz 6 · 400Hz 3 · 800Hz 2 · 1.6kHz 4 · 3.2kHz 7 · Level 6

02Noise Gate

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. A basic noise gate (Boss NS-2, TC Sentry, or Donner Noise Killer) keeps the riff tight between palm mutes. Without it, expect hum and sustain bleed.

Threshold 6 · Decay 3
Why these settings

The Borne F60 is a budget solid-state practice amp — it actually shares DNA with Dimebag's solid-state Randall approach (tight, uncompressed response). Your RG350dx's INF3 bridge humbucker is hotter and brighter than Dimebag's L-500XL, so I dropped mid to 3 (scoop) and kept treble at 8 rather than pushing higher. Without the MXR EQ pedal in front, the amp's EQ alone cannot achieve the full V-curve — the recommended EQ pedal is critical for authenticity. Push gain to 8 to compensate for the F60's lower saturation ceiling.

PRO TIPPalm mute directly over the bridge pickup with the heel of your picking hand barely touching the strings — Dimebag's attack was tight and percussive, not muddy. Tune to D standard dropped a quarter step (D-G-C-F-A-D at ~432Hz) for the exact pitch and string tension.

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