No. 0301992·groove-metal·4 blocks
Walk
One of the tightest, most aggressive rhythm sounds in metal history. The rig is unconventional: a Dean ML 'Dean From Hell' into a SOLID-STATE Randall RG100ES through a Randall 4x12 with Celestion G12T-75s. The solid-state Randall is the secret weapon — where a tube amp compresses transients, the Randall delivers every pick attack with surgical precision. Half the tone is the amp; the other half is the MXR Six-Band Graphic EQ in front of it, scooping the mids flat to create the V-curve that defines groove metal.
Vulgar Display of PowerSignal path · input → output · 11 blocksLive values · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
Dean ML 'Dean From Hell' (1985)
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
custom
Volume Pedal
Noise Gate
Chrome
Parametric
Pitch Wham
Scream 808
PV Panama
4x12 Uber T75
Transistor Tape
Tilt
Volume Pedal
← Volume pedal
Pedal
100%
Noise Gate
← Rocktron Hush IIC
Threshold
-52dB
Decay
0.3s
Level
0
Chrome
← Dunlop Cry Baby GCB-95
Pedal
0.5
FcLow
0.2
FcHigh
0.8
Mix
100
Level
0
Parametric
← MXR Six-Band Graphic EQ (M109) — V-curve scoop
LowCut60Hz
HighCut14000Hz
LowFreq
100
LowGain
0.7
LowQ
0.5
MidFreq
800
MidGain
0.2
MidQ
1
HighFreq
4000
HighGain
0.7
HighQ
0.5
Level
0
Pitch Wham
← DigiTech Whammy WH-1
Pedal
1
Heel
0
Toe
1
Mix
100
Level
0
Scream 808
← TS-style boost (alt — Dime didn't use one on Walk, but it tightens the rig on FRFR)
Gain
2
Tone
5.5
Level
8
PV Panama
← Randall RG100ES (closest Helix model — solid-state high-gain with tight attack)
Drive
8.5
Bass
7
Mid
2
Treble
7.5
Presence
6.5
ChVol
7.5
Master
10
Bias
5.5
BiasX
5
Sag
4
Hum
5
Ripple
5
Resonance
6.5
4x12 Uber T75
← Randall 4x12 with Celestion G12T-75 speakers
LowCut19.9Hz
HighCut20100Hz
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Transistor Tape
← Slapback delay (solo accent)
Time
80ms
Feedback
10
Mix
18
WowFlutter
0.2
Headroom
0.2
Spread
0.3
Scale
1
SyncSelect1
0
Level
0
Tilt
← Tilt EQ (global brightness)
Tilt
0.5
CenterFreq
1000Hz
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 030
One of the tightest, most aggressive rhythm sounds in metal history. The rig is unconventional: a Dean ML 'Dean From Hell' into a SOLID-STATE Randall RG100ES through a Randall 4x12 with Celestion G12T-75s. The solid-state Randall is the secret weapon — where a tube amp compresses transients, the Randall delivers every pick attack with surgical precision. Half the tone is the amp; the other half is the MXR Six-Band Graphic EQ in front of it, scooping the mids flat to create the V-curve that defines groove metal.
— Dimebag Darrell
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