GuitarDistortedSolo
10's Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Pantera
Pantera · 1990s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Washburn Dime 333 Dimebag Darrell Signature
Pickups
Bill Lawrence L-500XL (bridge humbucker), Seymour Duncan '59 (neck humbucker)
Amp
Randall RG-100ES Solid State Head
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup (Bill Lawrence L-500XL)
Studio recording, 1996. Dimebag's signature Washburn guitar with Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge pickup was used for most solos on 'The Great Southern Trendkill'. The Randall RG-100ES was his primary amp for this era. Effects and EQ were often added via rack units and pedals. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this solo.
Amp Settings
Mids4
Bass6
Gain8.5
Reverb0.5
Treble8
Presence7
Effects Chain
- Dunlop Cry Baby Wah (likely DB-01 Dimebag Signature) · wah
- Furman PQ-3 Parametric Equalizer · eq
- MXR 126 Flanger/Doubler · flanger
- Noise Gate (model unknown) · noise_gate
Guitar → Wah → Furman PQ-3 EQ → MXR Flanger/Doubler → Noise Gate → Randall RG-100ES
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- scooped mids
- singing sustain
- razor-sharp articulation
- aggressive harmonics
- high-gain saturation
- cutting lead tone
- punchy low end
- searing upper mids
- fast picking clarity