GuitarDistortedRiff
This Love Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Pantera
Pantera · 1990s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Dean ML (likely Dime Slime or similar, as used by Dimebag Darrell on Vulgar Display of Power)
Pickups
Bill Lawrence L-500XL (bridge position, humbucker)
Amp
Randall RG100ES solid-state head
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1992. Gear confirmed for studio use on Vulgar Display of Power era. Dimebag used the Dean ML with Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge pickup into a Randall RG100ES for the heavy riff sections. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the original recording.
Amp Settings
Mids4
Bass6
Gain9.5
Reverb0
Treble8
Presence7
Effects Chain
- Rocktron Hush · noise_gate
- MXR 6 Band EQ · eq
Dean ML (bridge pickup) → MXR 6 Band EQ → Rocktron Hush → Randall RG100ES head → cabinet
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- scooped mids
- aggressive palm muting
- razor-sharp attack
- crushing saturation
- solid-state amp clarity
- high-output bridge pickup bite
- minimal ambience
- focused low end
- dry, immediate response