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Mouth for War Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Pantera
Pantera · 1990s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Dean ML (likely 1981 Dean ML Standard, as used by Dimebag Darrell on Vulgar Display of Power)
Pickups
Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge humbucker
Amp
Randall RG100ES solid-state head
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1991-1992, Vulgar Display of Power album. Dimebag's main studio rig for this era was the Dean ML with Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge pickup into a Randall RG100ES. Effects included rack EQ and noise gate. No evidence of additional pedals for the solo except EQ and noise gate. No evidence of time-based or modulation effects in the solo section.
Amp Settings
Mids4
Bass6
Gain8.5
Reverb0
Treble7.5
Presence7
Effects Chain
- MXR Six Band EQ (Blue) · eq
- Rocktron Hush 2-B · noise_gate
- Furman PQ-4 Parametric Equalizer · eq
Dean ML → Furman PQ-4 → MXR Six Band EQ → Rocktron Hush 2-B → Randall RG100ES
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- scooped mids
- aggressive palm muting
- high-gain saturation
- razor-sharp high end
- clear note separation
- singing sustain
- focused and compressed
- minimal ambience
- articulate picking response