Pantera
Walk - EP · 1993
Amp settings (as recorded)
The recording
The riff for 'Walk' was discovered during soundchecks while on the 'Cowboys from Hell' tour. For the recording of Vulgar Display of Power (1992) at Pantego Sound Studio, producer Terry Date worked with the band to capture Dimebag's massive layered sound. The studio tone was achieved using Dimebag's signature Randall solid-state rig, often using multiple blended tracks—some dry, some processed with effects like his rack-mount MXR flanger to add texture, all tightened by an aggressive noise gate and parametric EQ.
Tuning
D StandardRecording Signal Chain · 6 items
Dean ML (Dean From Hell)
Dean
Primary Guitar
Equipped with Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge pickup.
PQ-4
Furman
Parametric EQ / Preamp Boost
Critical for the scooped, articulated Pantera sound.
Six-Band Graphic EQ
MXR
Boost
Used as a clean boost to drive the amp input.
Hush II-B
Rocktron
Noise Gate
Used to suppress high-gain hiss.
RG100ES
Randall
Amplifier
Solid-state head, high-gain channel.
412JB/412CB
Randall
Cabinet
Loaded with Randall Jaguar speakers (Eminence custom).
Tone Characteristics
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