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Stone Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Alice In Chains
Alice In Chains · 2010s+ · metal
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Original Recording
Guitar
G&L Rampage
Pickups
G&L humbucker (stock or Seymour Duncan JB, exact model not specified for this session)
Amp
Bogner Uberschall (primary), possibly blended with Soldano SLO and Mesa Dual Rectifier
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording for 'Stone' (2013, 'The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here'). Jerry Cantrell is known to blend multiple amps for Alice In Chains records, but the Bogner Uberschall is most consistently cited for this era and tone. Guitar is tuned to Eb Drop Db as per song requirements.
Amp Settings
Mids6
Bass6
Gain7.5
Reverb1.5
Treble6.5
Presence6.5
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- saturated and harmonically rich
- chunky palm-muted riffing
- articulate note separation
- modern metal clarity
- slightly scooped but present mids
- aggressive attack
- minimal ambience
- focused, punchy rhythm
- low, punchy tuning
Sources
Tone Story / Why This Tone Works
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