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Rotten Apple Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Alice In Chains
Alice In Chains · 1990s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
G&L Rampage
Pickups
G&L humbucker (stock, high output, passive)
Amp
Marshall JCM800 2203
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording for 'Rotten Apple' (Jar of Flies, 1993); Jerry Cantrell is known to have used his G&L Rampage into a Marshall JCM800 for most of the Jar of Flies sessions. No direct evidence of pedal use for the riff section; most sources reference amp distortion and minimal effects for this part.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6.5
Gain6
Reverb2
Treble6
Presence5.5
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Tone Character
- dark and thick
- fat low end
- slightly saturated
- warm and rounded
- articulate chord voicings
- mid-heavy
- touch-sensitive
- open and uncompressed
- organic amp-driven crunch
- minimal effects coloration