Riff Tone

The Sleep

Pantera

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarDean ML (likely 1980s/early 1990s, Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge pickup, stock neck pickup)

AmpRandall RG-100ES solid-state head

PickupsBill Lawrence L-500XL (bridge), stock Dean neck humbucker

Amp Settings

gain0

bass5.5

mid5

treble7

reverb1

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1990 (recorded for 'Cowboys from Hell'). Dimebag used the Randall RG-100ES for clean and distorted tones on this album. No evidence of live or alternate gear for the clean section of 'The Sleep'.

Tone Character(10)

glassy and clearbell-like highstight low endslightly scooped midsminimal reverbarticulate note separationno audible distortionbright and presentdynamic response to pickingunprocessed, studio clean

Difficulty

The clean riff requires careful picking and muting to maintain clarity and evenness, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo.

Sources

Complete Guide to Pantera 'Cowboys From Hell' | Ultimate Guitar From the Archive: Dimebag Darrell Discusses Pantera's 1996 Album, 'The Great Southern Trendkill' | Guitar World This amp is slept on, this rig alone brings insane pantera ... - Reddit

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