Riff Tone
Held Your Tongue
Jerry Cantrell
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarG&L Rampage (likely Jerry Cantrell signature, single humbucker, Floyd Rose bridge)
AmpBogner Fish preamp into Mesa Simul-Class 2:90 power amp (studio recording chain for Cantrell's solo work, as per era and sources)
PickupsSeymour Duncan JB humbucker (bridge position, stock on Rampage)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass5.5
mid6
treble6.5
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2021-2022 era for 'Brighten' album (includes 'Held Your Tongue'). Gear confirmed for Cantrell's solo studio work in this period. No evidence of live-specific substitutions for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
articulate high gaintight palm-muted chugspresent but not harsh treblekey midrange that carries the riffthick, expressive chunkplenty of texture and sustaindark, melodic gritchromatic movement in low registersoff-time rhythmscontrolled low end
Difficulty
The riff requires precise timing, palm muting, and control of chromatic movement, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarG&L Rampage (likely Jerry Cantrell signature, single humbucker, Floyd Rose bridge)
AmpBogner Fish preamp into Mesa Simul-Class 2:90 power amp (studio recording chain for Cantrell's solo work, as per era and sources)
PickupsSeymour Duncan JB humbucker (bridge position, stock on Rampage)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass5.5
mid6
treble6.5
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2021-2022 era for 'Brighten' album (includes 'Held Your Tongue'). Gear confirmed for Cantrell's solo studio work in this period. No evidence of live-specific substitutions for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
articulate high gaintight palm-muted chugspresent but not harsh treblekey midrange that carries the riffthick, expressive chunkplenty of texture and sustaindark, melodic gritchromatic movement in low registersoff-time rhythmscontrolled low end
Difficulty
The riff requires precise timing, palm muting, and control of chromatic movement, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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