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5 Minutes Alone Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Pantera
Pantera · 1990s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Washburn Dime 333 (Dimebolt) or Dean ML (Dimebag signature, likely Washburn for 'Far Beyond Driven' era)
Pickups
Bill Lawrence L-500XL (bridge position, high output blade humbucker)
Amp
Randall RG100ES solid-state head
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording for 'Far Beyond Driven' (1994); Dimebag used the Washburn Dime 333 with Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge pickup into a Randall RG100ES head, with Furman PQ-3 parametric EQ and MXR 6-Band EQ in the signal chain. No evidence of time-based or modulation effects on the riff section. Settings are estimated based on genre, amp, and era. Pickup selector set to bridge. Studio context.
Amp Settings
Mids4.5
Bass6
Gain9
Reverb0
Treble7.5
Presence7
Effects Chain
- Furman PQ-3 Parametric Equalizer · eq
- MXR 6-Band Graphic Equalizer · eq
- MXR Smart Gate Noise Gate (or Rocktron Hush, model not always confirmed for studio) · noise_gate
Guitar → Noise Gate → Furman PQ-3 → MXR 6-Band EQ → Randall RG100ES head → Cabinet
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- scooped mids
- aggressive palm muting
- high-gain saturation
- razor-sharp attack
- articulate low end
- dry, no ambience
- crushing rhythm
- focused, cutting treble
- minimal reverb