Planet Caravan — Pantera1 / 2
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Planet Caravan Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Pantera

Pantera · 1990s · metal

studio

Original Recording

Guitar
Dean ML (Far Beyond Driven signature, likely standard ML or Washburn Dime 333 for studio)
Pickups
Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge humbucker (likely used for main riff), neck pickup possibly stock Dean or Seymour Duncan SH-1 '59
Amp
Randall RG100ES solid-state head
Pickup Position
Neck pickup

Studio recording, 1994. Dimebag used his signature Dean ML with Bill Lawrence L-500XL pickups into a Randall RG100ES for most of Far Beyond Driven. For 'Planet Caravan', the tone is notably clean and processed, unlike his usual high-gain sound. No evidence of live-specific gear for this song's riff section.

Amp Settings

Mids
6
Bass
6.5
Gain
0
Reverb
5.5
Treble
6
Presence
5

Effects Chain

  • Chorus pedal (model unknown) · chorus

Dean ML (neck pickup) → Chorus pedal → Randall RG100ES (clean channel with reverb)

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Tone Character

  • warm and glassy
  • lush and modulated
  • smooth, rounded highs
  • ambient and spacey
  • soft attack
  • no pick noise
  • dreamy, liquid texture
  • studio-processed clean
  • not aggressive
  • chorus shimmer

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