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Floods Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Pantera
Pantera · 1990s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Washburn Dime 333
Pickups
Bill Lawrence L-500XL (bridge), Seymour Duncan '59 (neck)
Amp
Randall RG100ES
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 1996. Dimebag used the Washburn Dime 333 with Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge pickup for most of The Great Southern Trendkill. Clean tones likely used neck pickup (Seymour Duncan '59) for warmth. No evidence of acoustic or alternate guitars for the clean riff. Randall RG100ES solid-state amp was his main studio amp for this era.
Amp Settings
Mids4.5
Bass5.5
Gain0
Reverb1.5
Treble7
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Chorus pedal (model unknown) · chorus
Washburn Dime 333 (neck pickup) → Chorus pedal (model unknown) → Randall RG100ES (clean channel, light reverb)
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Tone Character
- lush and spatial
- glassy clean
- warm neck pickup tone
- slightly scooped mids
- clear, bell-like attack
- chorus shimmer
- subtle reverb ambience
- not brittle or harsh
- full-bodied lows
- articulate note separation
Notes & Caveats
- Gain adjusted to 0 for clean tone
- No direct source lists exact amp knob settings for the clean intro/riff; values estimated based on typical Randall RG100ES clean settings and genre/era.
- No explicit confirmation of chorus pedal model, but chorus effect is clearly audible in the clean riff; included as 'Chorus pedal (model unknown)'.
- No evidence of acoustic guitar or alternate guitar for the clean section; all sources point to Washburn Dime 333 with neck pickup.
- Reverb is present but likely from studio or amp; level estimated.
- Settings are for studio recording, not live.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Dimebag used a Randall solid-state amp with high gain, tight bass, and slightly scooped mids for 'Floods.' The tone is saturated but clear, with pronounced attack, moderate treble, and little to no reverb, matching both his gear and the 90s Pantera production style.