GuitarCleanRiff
Cemetery Gates Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Pantera
Pantera · 1990s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Washburn N4
Pickups
Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge humbucker, Seymour Duncan SH-1 neck humbucker
Amp
Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 1990. For the clean intro/riff of 'Cemetery Gates', Dimebag Darrell used a Washburn N4 into a Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus. This is confirmed by Equipboard and multiple interviews. The JC-120 was used specifically for the clean sections, not for the distorted parts. No evidence of live use for this exact setup; this is the studio tone.
Amp Settings
Mids4.5
Bass5.5
Gain0
Reverb3
Treble7
Presence6
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Tone Character
- crystal-clear clean
- lush chorus modulation
- sparkling highs
- warm low end
- shimmering top end
- distinct stereo spread
- articulate note separation
- dynamic response to picking
- no audible distortion
- studio-quality clean