Riff Tone

Dirt

Alice In Chains

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarG&L Rampage

AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 (Bogner-modded), Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (prototype), Bogner Fish Preamp (blended in studio)

PickupsG&L humbucker (high output, bridge position)

Amp Settings

gain5.5

bass5

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb0.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1992. Jerry Cantrell blended multiple amps for the album Dirt, with the JCM800 (Bogner-modded) as the core, plus Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (prototype) and Bogner Fish Preamp. Main guitar for riff sections was the G&L Rampage with bridge humbucker. No evidence of live rig or other guitars for this section.

Tone Character(10)

tight palm-muted chugscrushing, percussive rhythmhairy yet defined tonehigh output, saturated distortionclear note definitionaggressive attackslightly scooped midschunky low endarticulate pick responseminimal ambience (dry studio sound)

Difficulty

The riff requires tight palm muting, precise alternate picking, and dynamic control to maintain clarity and aggression, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.

Sources

Jerry Cantrell’s Guitar Gear, Pedalboard & Amps | Equipboard Learn to play every song from the classic Alice In Chains album Dirt on guitar | MusicRadar r/AliceInChains on Reddit: this has probably been asked many times ...Funny Little Boxes Dirt pedal review | Guitar World

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