Riff Tone

I Can't Remember

Alice In Chains

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarG&L Rampage (Jerry Cantrell's main guitar on Facelift era)

AmpBogner Fish Preamp into Marshall JCM800 power amp (studio, Facelift era); possibly layered with Soldano SLO-100

PickupsSeymour Duncan JB humbucker (bridge position, stock on Rampage)

Amp Settings

gain7.5

bass6

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb1.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1990 (Facelift album). Jerry Cantrell is known to have used the G&L Rampage with a Seymour Duncan JB and a Bogner Fish preamp into Marshall power amps for the heavy rhythm tones on Facelift. No evidence of pedals for distortion; amp gain is primary. No chorus, delay, or modulation audible in the riff section. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this part.

Tone Character(10)

tight, saturated rhythm crunchpercussive palm-muted chugsarticulate, aggressive attackfocused midrange punchslightly scooped but not hollowfull-bodied low endminimal ambience/reverbno audible modulationclassic grunge/metal rhythm soundamp-driven distortion, not pedal-based

Difficulty

The riff requires solid palm muting and tight rhythm, with aggressive picking and syncopation typical of early Alice In Chains. While not technically advanced, it demands precision and stamina for the heavy, chugging rhythm.