Riff Tone

Floods

Pantera

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarWashburn Dime 333

AmpRandall RG-100ES solid-state head

PickupsBill Lawrence L-500XL (bridge humbucker)

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass6

mid4

treble7.5

reverb0

presence7

Effects & Signal Chain

eqFurman Furman PQ-3 Parametric Equalizer

eqMXR MXR 6-Band Graphic EQ

noise_gateBoss Boss Noise Gate (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 1996. Gear confirmed for The Great Southern Trendkill sessions. Dimebag used his Washburn Dime 333 with Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge pickup into a Randall RG-100ES, with Furman PQ-3 parametric EQ and MXR 6-band EQ in front. Effects and EQ pedals were used for tone shaping. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for the main riff section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationrazor-sharp claritychunky, saturated chugsarticulate pick attacksolid-state amp crunchfocused low endhigh-output humbucker bite

Difficulty

The riff requires advanced palm muting, tight rhythm accuracy, and precise picking to achieve the percussive, chugging sound characteristic of Dimebag's style. Managing noise and clarity at high gain adds to the challenge.