rhythm guitar from “walk” by pantera | ToneDB
walk
pantera
rhythm guitar
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Tone Profile
Aggressive and scooped, this tone features a tight low-end with searing high-mids, creating a powerful and in-your-face sound perfect for driving rhythms.
Gear
- Dean MLinstrument
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- Randall RG100ESamp
- Reverb$974Sweetwater
- Shure SM57microphone
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- MXR Zakk Wylde Overdriveprocessing
- Reverb$129Sweetwater
- DigiTech Whammyprocessing
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The Story
Dimebag Darrell's rhythm tone on "Walk" was built around his Dean ML guitar with high-output humbuckers running through a Randall RG100ES solid-state amp head. He used an MXR Zakk Wylde Overdrive (though this pedal naming is anachronistic as it was called something different then) to push the amp's front end, creating additional saturation and sustain. The track was recorded at Pantego Sound Studio with Terry Date producing and engineering, with the guitar sound captured through a Shure SM57 microphone.
Production Credits
Producer: Terry Date
Engineer: Terry Date
Recorded at: Pantego Sound Studio, Pantego, TX
Signal Chain
Instrument: Dean ML
Amp: Randall RG100ES
Microphone: Shure SM57
Processing: MXR Zakk Wylde Overdrive, DigiTech Whammy
Recreation Tips
- Start with a Dean ML-style guitar with high-output humbuckers.
- Use a Randall RG100ES or similar solid-state amp for the core tone.
- Dial in a scooped EQ setting, emphasizing the bass and high-mids while reducing the mid frequencies.
- Add an overdrive pedal like the MXR Zakk Wylde Overdrive to push the amp into further distortion.
- Experiment with a DigiTech Whammy pedal for Dimebag's signature pitch effects.
- Double-track the guitar parts to create a fuller and more powerful sound.
Original Gear
- Dean ML(guitar)
- Randall RG100ES(amp)
- Shure SM57(mic)
- MXR Zakk Wylde Overdrive(pedal)
- DigiTech Whammy(pedal)
Substitutions & Recommendations
Alternative to: Dean ML guitar
Current production ML with dual humbuckers delivers the same aggressive pickup output and body resonance as Dime's original
ReverbSweetwaterAlternative to: Randall RG100ES amp head
Modern Randall solid-state head that maintains the tight, aggressive character of the RG series with similar preamp voicing
ReverbSweetwaterAlternative to: MXR overdrive pedal
Specifically designed to recreate Dimebag's overdrive sound with tight low-end and aggressive midrange push
ReverbSweetwaterAlternative to: Randall RG100ES amp head
Digital amp suite that includes models of aggressive solid-state amps with the tight, scooped character needed for this tone
ReverbSweetwaterAlternative to: Complete rig
Budget-friendly solid-state amp with built-in overdrive and EQ that can approximate the tight, aggressive character when properly dialed in
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