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Drag the Waters Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Pantera
Pantera · 1990s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Washburn Dimebag Darrell Signature (likely Dime 333 or Dime Slime, as used on The Great Southern Trendkill sessions)
Pickups
Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge humbucker
Amp
Randall RG-100ES head
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1996. Dimebag confirmed use of his old Randall RG-100 head for the album, with Furman PQ-3 parametric EQ, MXR 6-band EQ, and Boss Noise Gate in the signal chain. Effects and settings are for the studio version, not live. No evidence of boost/overdrive pedals for the riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids4.5
Bass6
Gain8.5
Reverb0
Treble7.5
Presence7
Effects Chain
- Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress Flanger/Filter Matrix · flanger
- Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor (or similar noise gate) · noise_gate
- Furman PQ-3 Parametric EQ · eq
- MXR 6-Band Graphic EQ · eq
Guitar → Furman PQ-3 Parametric EQ → Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress (occasional) → Boss Noise Gate → Randall RG-100ES head → MXR 6-Band EQ (in loop or post-preamp)
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- high-gain saturation
- scooped mids
- razor-sharp articulation
- chunky low end
- aggressive palm muting
- dry, immediate response
- minimal ambience
- modern metal clarity
- slightly compressed attack