GuitarDistortedRiff
Cemetery Gates Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Pantera
Pantera · 1990s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Dean ML (likely 1980s/early 1990s, Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge pickup, Floyd Rose tremolo)
Pickups
Bill Lawrence L-500XL (bridge humbucker)
Amp
Randall RG100ES solid-state head (studio recording, Cowboys From Hell era)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1990, Cowboys From Hell album. Gear confirmed by IK Multimedia/Premier Guitar and Dimebag's tech. This is the distorted/riff section, not the clean intro. No evidence of live rig or alternate amp for this section.
Amp Settings
Mids4
Bass6
Gain8.5
Reverb0
Treble7.5
Presence7
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- scooped mids
- aggressive palm muting
- high-gain saturation
- razor-sharp attack
- chunky low end
- bright and cutting treble
- minimal ambience
- articulate pick response
- focused, modern metal rhythm