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I'm Broken Bass Tone Settings — Pantera
Pantera · 1990s · Groove metal
Original Recording
Bass
Charvel (late 1980s) and briefly Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay during Vulgar Display of Power era; likely Charvel used on Far Beyond Driven
Pickups
Unknown
Amp
Likely Ampeg SVT (SVT II Pro or SVT‑4) as per tone approximations
Pickup Position
Unknown
Rex Brown used Charvel basses through Cowboys From Hell and Vulgar Display of Power, and briefly Music Man StingRay; community tone approximations suggest Spector + SVT rig for Far Beyond Driven tone
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass4.5
Gain8.5
Treble7.5
Presence7
compression5
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Tone Character
- heavy
- aggressive mids
- punchy
- dirty
- clanky
- gainey
Playing Technique
- pick