Solo Tone

Brother

Alice In Chains

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Studio

AmpBogner Fish Preamp into power amp (likely VHT or Marshall power section)

PickupsStock Gibson humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain5.5

bass5

mid7.5

treble6.5

reverb3

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1991-1992 (Sap EP sessions). Jerry Cantrell is known to have used the Gibson Les Paul Studio and Bogner Fish preamp for leads/solos on this era's recordings. No evidence of live gear or alternate guitars for this solo.

Tone Character(10)

warm and vocal-likesinging sustainmid-forwardslightly fuzzy breakupsmooth, not harshclear note separationtouch-sensitiverounded highsslight amp reverbdynamic response

Difficulty

The solo is not technically fast or complex but requires expressive phrasing, smooth bends, and dynamic control to capture the vocal-like, singing sustain characteristic of Jerry Cantrell's style.

Sources

Gear on the Albums : r/AliceInChains - Reddit Jerry Cantrell’s Guitar Gear, Pedalboard & Amps | Equipboard Alice in Chains sound Alice in Chains Members, Gear & Sound | Equipboard

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