Walk amp settings — Vox Vt40+

The Pantera guitar tone for “Walk”, dialed in for a Vox Vt40+ with a Dean Ml select fluence. Studio version, Vulgar Display of Power (1992) — main riff

Original rig

Dean ML (Bill Lawrence L500XL) -> MXR 6-Band EQ / Furman PQ-4 -> Randall RG100ES / Century 200 solid-state head -> Randall 4x12 cab

Aggressive, razor-sharp solid-state high gain with heavily scooped mids and tight low-end punch

Amp settings — Vox Vt40+

CHANNELClean / Cali Clean modelBRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	6
Mid	5
Treble	6
Reverb	0
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01KSR Ceres One

GAIN SOURCE: Run into amp clean input; set Mode to Lead and Feel to Tight for razor-sharp solid-state attack

Volume 6 · Gain 8 · Bass 7 · Middle 2 · Treble 8

02Jim Dunlop Cry Baby GCB95

Bypassed for main rhythm riff; engage for wah-inflected lead fills

Why these settings

The KSR Ceres One acts as the primary high-gain preamp to capture Dimebag's aggressive, biting distortion, allowing the Vox VT40+ to serve as a neutral, clean power platform at low gain. Scooping the Ceres One's middle control to 2 delivers the signature Furman PQ-4 mid-cut while keeping the amp's flat EQ from getting overly harsh. Your Fishman Fluence bridge pickup delivers the required high output and tight transient response matching Dime's Bill Lawrence L500XL.

PRO TIPDimebag's percussive attack comes from aggressive, synchronized palm-muting right against the bridge saddles combined with hard, downward pick attack.

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