Solo Tone
Bleed the Freak (Live)
Alice In Chains
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarG&L Rampage (primary, Jerry Cantrell's main guitar for this era/live shows)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (most commonly used live amp for Alice In Chains in early 1990s, including 'Live at the Moore')
PickupsSingle Seymour Duncan JB humbucker (bridge position, stock on Cantrell's Rampage)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb2
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Live performance, 1990 (Live at the Moore). No direct evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the clean solo section; Rampage and JCM800 are confirmed as Cantrell's main live rig for this era. No evidence of additional guitars or amp switching for clean sections.
Tone Character(9)
clear and bell-likeslightly compressed attackarticulate single noteswarm but present highstight low endminimal breakupdynamic response to pickingslight room ambiencenotably clean for grunge context
Difficulty
While the solo is not technically demanding in terms of speed or advanced techniques, it requires careful dynamic control and picking accuracy to maintain a clean tone on a typically high-gain amp.
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Original Gear
GuitarG&L Rampage (primary, Jerry Cantrell's main guitar for this era/live shows)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (most commonly used live amp for Alice In Chains in early 1990s, including 'Live at the Moore')
PickupsSingle Seymour Duncan JB humbucker (bridge position, stock on Cantrell's Rampage)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb2
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Live performance, 1990 (Live at the Moore). No direct evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the clean solo section; Rampage and JCM800 are confirmed as Cantrell's main live rig for this era. No evidence of additional guitars or amp switching for clean sections.
Tone Character(9)
clear and bell-likeslightly compressed attackarticulate single noteswarm but present highstight low endminimal breakupdynamic response to pickingslight room ambiencenotably clean for grunge context
Difficulty
While the solo is not technically demanding in terms of speed or advanced techniques, it requires careful dynamic control and picking accuracy to maintain a clean tone on a typically high-gain amp.
Bleed the Freak (Live) settings for your amp
Exact settings ToneAdapt players use on these amps.
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