Riff Tone

Down In a Hole

Alice In Chains

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarG&L Rampage

AmpBogner Fish Preamp into Marshall JCM900 (modded) power amp

PickupsSeymour Duncan SH-4 JB (bridge humbucker)

Amp Settings

gain6.5

bass6

mid8

treble6.5

reverb2

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording for 'Down In a Hole' on the 1992 album 'Dirt'. Jerry Cantrell used his G&L Rampage with a Duncan JB in the bridge, running into a Bogner Fish preamp and a Marshall JCM900 power amp, as confirmed by multiple sources referencing the Dirt sessions. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the studio riff tone.

Tone Character(10)

mid-forward and saturatedtight and crunchyarticulate rhythmpunchy and percussivewarm but aggressivenot overly scoopedslightly compressedharmonic richnessdynamic with pick attackcontrolled feedback at high volume

Difficulty

The main riff requires tight palm muting and dynamic pick attack, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo. The challenge lies in maintaining articulation and groove with heavy gain.

Sources

Alice in Chains sound - forum topic - Ultimate Guitar Alice in Chains – Dirt (2022 Remaster) - Albums - Equipboard

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