No. 0731990·groove-metal·5 blocks

Cemetery Gates

Pantera's most dynamic song: a clean, chiming arpeggio intro that explodes into a crushing groove and one of Dimebag Darrell's most expressive solos. Recorded with producer Terry Date in 1990, the heavy tone is a Dean ML 'Dean From Hell' with a Bill Lawrence L-500XL through a solid-state Randall RG100ES — mids scooped by an MXR six-band EQ — while the clean intro comes from a Roland JC-120's lush chorus. Standard tuning.

Cowboys from Hell coverCowboys from Hell
Settings for
Signal path · input → output · 8 blocksLive values · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
Dean ML 'Dean From Hell'
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
standard
Noise Gate
Deluxe Comp
Chrome
Parametric
PV Panama
4x12 Uber T75
Plate
Noise Gate
← Rocktron Hush
Cab
Threshold
-50dB
Decay
0.2s
Level
0
Deluxe Comp
← Studio compression
Dynamics
Threshold
-32dB
Ratio
2:1
Knee
6dB
Attack
50ms
Release
250ms
Mix
30
Level
0dB
Chrome
← Dunlop Cry Baby
Wah
Mix
100
Level
0
Parametric
← MXR Six-Band Graphic EQ (M109) — V-scoop
EQ
LowCut60Hz
HighCut14000Hz
LowFreq
100
LowGain
0.7
LowQ
0.5
MidFreq
800
MidGain
0.2
MidQ
1
HighFreq
3500
HighGain
0.7
HighQ
0.5
Level
0
PV Panama
← Randall RG100ES (solid-state)
Amp
Drive
8.5
Bass
7
Mid
2
Treble
7.5
Presence
6.5
ChVol
7.5
Master
10
Bias
5.5
BiasX
5
Sag
3.5
Hum
5
Ripple
5
4x12 Uber T75
← Randall 4x12 (Celestion G12T-75)
Cab
LowCut80Hz
HighCut13000Hz
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Plate
← Studio plate (subtle)
Reverb
LowCut200Hz
HighCut6500Hz
Mix
8
Decay
0.4s
Predelay
20ms
Level
0

What we checked

Computed by a program, on this recipe, every time this page is built. How this works

Preset files — 1 of 3 complete
  • Helix builds complete — every block in the recipe is in the file
  • Quad Cortex 4 blocks replaced with a stand-in model
    Which ones

    Replaced with a stand-in: Noise Gate, Studio Comp, 5153 Red Ch, Plate. These load cleanly but are not the model named above — the file will sound wrong here until we map them. Set these blocks by hand.

  • Katana 1 block missing from the file; 4 blocks replaced with a stand-in model
    Which ones

    Not in the file: Reverb. The recipe calls for this block, but we have no verified model ID for it on this platform, so the preset is written without it. Add it by hand using the settings above.

    Replaced with a stand-in: Brown, Noise Gate, Booster, Reverb. These load cleanly but are not the model named above — the file will sound wrong here until we map them. Set these blocks by hand.

Helix DSP
56.4% of one chip — fits
Sources
3 cited, 0 from publications that do original gear reporting — every source here is an aggregator, tab site, video, or wiki. Treat the gear list as less settled than usual.
Attribution
Not yet ratedThis recipe predates the attribution-confidence field and hasn't been reviewed for it.
What we didn't check
  • Nobody played this through a real amp. There is no human listening test behind any number on this page.
  • The settings are reasoned from the sources below, not measured off the record.
  • No audio has been rendered for this recipe yet, so you cannot hear it before you load it.
  • 3 platforms on this page (TONEX, Kemper, Fractal) get a model pointer, not a preset file — nothing was built or checked for them.
The mic in this chain

Shure SM57

Still made, still the studio default. The cheapest part of this chain to get right.

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