EVH 5150 Iconic settings
Floods settings for EVH 5150 Iconic
Pantera · adapted 3 times on ToneAdapt
To get the Pantera "Floods" solo tone on a EVH 5150 Iconic, set Gain 7.5, Bass 5, Mid 5, Treble 7, Presence 6, Resonance 6. Use the sustainiac neck pickup with your guitar's tone on 10 and volume on 10.
Solo settings
updated 2026-08-10
- Pickup
- Sustainiac neck pickup
- Guitar knobs
- Tone 10 · Volume 10
EVH 5150 Iconic knobs
- Gain
- 7.5
- Bass
- 5
- Mid
- 5
- Treble
- 7
- Presence
- 6
- Resonance
- 6
- Reverb
- 3
- Burn
- 1
- Boost
- 5
- Overdrive
- 0
- Noise gate
- 4
Built-in effects
- Reverb on (digital) · 5.5
Playing tips
- Use your amp's built-in reverb to recreate the ambient feel of the original tone.
- Engage the Sustainiac system for long, singing notes during the solo.
- Experiment with whammy bar techniques for pitch shifts and expressive swells.
The original rig
What Pantera used on the recording, for reference. ToneAdapt translates this to the controls your EVH 5150 Iconic actually has.
- Guitar
- Washburn Dime 333 (Dimebolt finish, as used in studio for The Great Southern Trendkill era)
- Amp
- Randall RG-100ES solid-state head
- Gain
- 7.5
- Bass
- 6
- Mid
- 4.5
- Treble
- 7
- Presence
- 6.5
- Reverb
- 3
Different guitar or pedals? Get Floods adapted to your exact rig
These settings were generated for the gear named above. ToneAdapt adapts Pantera's tone to your own guitar, pickups, amp and pedals in seconds.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best EVH 5150 Iconic settings for Floods?
Set Gain 7.5, Bass 5, Mid 5, Treble 7, Presence 6, Resonance 6.
Which pickup should I use for Floods?
Sustainiac neck pickup, with the guitar's tone at 10 and volume at 10.
What gear did Pantera use on Floods?
Guitar: Washburn Dime 333 (Dimebolt finish, as used in studio for The Great Southern Trendkill era). Amp: Randall RG-100ES solid-state head.
Will these settings work with my guitar?
Different pickups change how much gain and treble you need. ToneAdapt adapts the tone to your exact guitar, pickups, amp and pedals.
Floods on other amps
More Pantera on the EVH 5150 Iconic
- Walk
- Cowboys from Hell
- Drag the Waters
- Domination (Live from Monsters In Moscow Festival, 1991)
- 5 Minutes Alone
- Cemetery Gates
Popular songs on the EVH 5150 Iconic
- Master of Puppets · Metallica
- Holy Wars · Megadeth
- Enter Sandman · Metallica
- Raining Blood · Slayer
- Crazy Train · Ozzy Osbourne
- Welcome To The Jungle · Guns N' Roses
- War Pigs · Black Sabbath
- Sweet Child O' Mine · Guns N' Roses
- Whole Lotta Love · Led Zeppelin
- Hotel California · Eagles
- Back In Black · AC/DC
- Highway to Hell · AC/DC
Settings are generated by ToneAdapt's tone adaptation for the gear named on this page and are a starting point — every amp, guitar and room is a little different.