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Riff Tone

10's

Pantera

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarDean ML (likely Dime Slime or similar, as used by Dimebag Darrell in the 1990s studio recordings)
AmpRandall Century 200 solid-state head

Amp Settings

gain8.5
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1996 (The Great Southern Trendkill). Dimebag was known to use the Dean ML with Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge pickup into a Randall Century 200 head and Randall 4x12 cabs for heavy rhythm tones in this era. No evidence of live rig or alternate amp for this specific song's riff section.

Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutingrazor-sharp attackhigh-gain saturationdry, no ambiencecrushing groovesolid-state clarityfocused low endcutting treble

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting with precise rhythm and muting technique, as well as control over syncopated groove patterns typical of Pantera's style.

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