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Man In the Box Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Alice In Chains
Alice In Chains · 1990s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
G&L Rampage (1984, maple neck, single humbucker, Kahler tremolo)
Pickups
Seymour Duncan JB humbucker (bridge position, stock in G&L Rampage)
Amp
Bogner-modified Marshall JCM800 (studio recording, 1990/91, 'Dirt' album era)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording for 'Man In the Box' (1990/91). Jerry Cantrell used his G&L Rampage with a Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge into a Marshall JCM800 modified by Bogner. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the original recording. No evidence of multi-amp blending for this track.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain7.5
Reverb1.5
Treble7
Presence6
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Tone Character
- crushing intensity
- chugging, percussive rhythm
- hairy yet defined distortion
- tight palm-muted attack
- midrange punch
- saturated but clear
- slightly scooped but not hollow
- articulate note separation
- aggressive rhythm crunch
- full-bodied low end
Sources
- Jerry Cantrell’s Guitar Gear, Pedalboard & Amps | Equipboard
- Gear on the Albums : r/AliceInChains - Reddit
- Alice in Chains "Man in the Box" tone. How? - The Gear Page
- “The crushing intensity, squalling lead tones, and chugging riffs of ’90s metal”: Jerry Cantrell’s Alice In Chains tone in a box for $110? Funny Little Boxes promises just that with the Dirt distortion | Guitar World