Walk amp settings — Peavey 5150

The Pantera guitar tone for “Walk”, dialed in for a Peavey 5150 with a Epiphone SG Standard. Studio version, Vulgar Display of Power (1992)

Original rig

Randall Century 200 solid-state head, Dean ML with Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge pickup, Furman PQ-4 Parametric EQ, MXR 6-Band EQ (scooped/frown curve), Rocktron Guitar Silencer noise gate

Razor-sharp scooped metal rhythm with tight low-end, surgical midrange cut, and aggressive high-end presence

Amp settings — Peavey 5150

CHANNELLead/Rhythm (high gain channel)BRIGHToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	7
Mid	3
Treble	6
Presence	7
Reverb	0
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Noise Gate (RECOMMENDED — not owned)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Critical for the tight rhythmic stops. An ISP Decimator or Boss NS-2 will get you there. Without it, the stop-start groove loses its punch.

Threshold 6 · Decay 2

Why these settings

The 5150 is actually closer to Dime's tone than most tube amps—it shares the tight, aggressive voicing with scooped mids that defined 90s metal. Dime's Randall solid-state had extreme mid-scoop via external EQs; the 5150's inherent voicing is already mid-scooped, so we only drop mids to 3 rather than the 2 he used. Gain is pulled back to 7 because the 5150 runs hotter than the Randall and your SG's humbuckers have more output than the L-500XL. The Epiphone SG's neck-heavy resonance adds low-mid warmth Dime didn't have, so bass stays at 7 rather than his 8.

PRO TIPThe secret to Dime's attack is palm-mute pressure and pick angle—mute hard right at the bridge saddles, angle your pick about 45° so the edge scrapes the string on the downstroke. This creates that percussive 'chunk' on the main riff that no EQ setting can replicate. Also, tune to Drop D and check your intonation at the 12th fret—the riff lives on the open D and 3rd fret F, and sour intonation kills the tightness.

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