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Nutshell (Unplugged) Bass Tone Settings — Alice In Chains
Alice In Chains · 1990s · Acoustic rock / grunge
Original Recording
Bass
Alvarez acoustic/electric bass
Pickups
Unknown (acoustic-electric internal pickup)
Amp
Ampeg SVT (’69 SVT head with 8×10 cabinet, possibly SVT‑2PRO)
Pickup Position
Unknown
Likely used a Boss CE‑2 chorus pedal; acoustic-electric bass gives warm, natural tone in Unplugged setting
Amp Settings
Mids5
Bass6
Gain0
Treble4.5
Presence3.5
compression4
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Tone Character
- warm
- natural
- round
- punchy
- slightly chorused
Playing Technique
- fingerstyle
Notes & Caveats
- Bass tone settings derived from AI knowledge of the artist and genre conventions.
Sources
- Does anybody know the guitars/basses they used for the unplugged set
- Alice in Chains' Mike Inez: "Picking very hard is part of my tone secret"
- Alice in Chains' bassist fans, Please Help! | TalkBass.com
- Mike Inez | Equipboard
- The bass tone from Alice in Chains' MTV Unplugged session has always STUMPED MEEE.