Orange Crush 20 settings
Floods settings for Orange Crush 20
Pantera · adapted 3 times on ToneAdapt
To get the Pantera "Floods" solo tone on a Orange Crush 20, set Gain 7.5, Bass 5, Mid 5, Treble 7. Use the neck pickup with your guitar's tone on 10 and volume on 10.
Solo settings
Adapted for a Squier Telecaster · updated 2026-11-07
- Pickup
- Neck pickup
- Guitar knobs
- Tone 10 · Volume 10
Orange Crush 20 knobs
- Gain
- 7.5
- Bass
- 5
- Mid
- 5
- Treble
- 7
Built-in effects
- Reverb off
Playing tips
- Use smooth legato phrasing to enhance the singing quality of the notes.
- Incorporate whammy bar techniques for expressive pitch shifts.
- Focus on clear note separation to maintain melodic clarity.
Riff settings
Adapted for a Ibanez Gio GRG270 · updated 2026-11-03
- Pickup
- Bridge pickup
- Guitar knobs
- Tone 10 · Volume 10
Orange Crush 20 knobs
- Gain
- 1.5
- Bass
- 5
- Mid
- 4
- Treble
- 7
Playing tips
- Use aggressive palm muting for tight, percussive attack.
- Focus on articulate pick attack to maintain clarity in the riff.
- Ensure the OS-2 Overdrive is engaged for high-gain drive.
The original rig
What Pantera used on the recording, for reference. ToneAdapt translates this to the controls your Orange Crush 20 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 Orange Crush 20 settings for Floods?
Set Gain 7.5, Bass 5, Mid 5, Treble 7.
Which pickup should I use for Floods?
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?
These settings were adapted for a Squier Telecaster. 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
Popular songs on the Orange Crush 20
- Sweet Child O' Mine · Guns N' Roses
- Master of Puppets · Metallica
- Enter Sandman · Metallica
- Hotel California · Eagles
- Smells Like Teen Spirit · Nirvana
- Back in Black · AC/DC
- Whole Lotta Love · Led Zeppelin
- Raining Blood · Slayer
- War Pigs · Black Sabbath
- Holy Wars · Megadeth
- Iron Man · Black Sabbath
- Lithium · Nirvana
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.