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the sleep Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Pantera
Pantera · 1990s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Dean ML (likely 1980s/early 1990s, Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge pickup)
Pickups
Bill Lawrence L-500XL (bridge), Seymour Duncan '59 (neck)
Amp
Randall RG100ES (solid-state head)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1990 (Cowboys from Hell album). Gear confirmed for this era and album, but no explicit source for solo section of 'The Sleep'—all evidence points to Dimebag's standard studio rig for this album.
Amp Settings
Mids4
Bass6
Gain8
Reverb0
Treble7.5
Presence7
Effects Chain
- Rocktron Hush · noise_gate
- Furman PQ-4 Parametric EQ · eq
- MXR Flanger/Doubler · flanger
Dean ML (Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge) → Furman PQ-4 Parametric EQ → Rocktron Hush → MXR Flanger/Doubler (subtle, solo only) → Randall RG100ES
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- scooped mids
- singing sustain
- aggressive pick attack
- razor-sharp articulation
- high-gain saturation
- compressed and focused
- sharp, cutting lead tone
- fluid legato runs
- dry, in-your-face presence