Riff Tone

Man in TheBox

Alice in Chains

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarG&L Rampage

AmpMarshall JCM800 (Bogner-modded)

PickupsSingle Seymour Duncan JB humbucker

Amp Settings

gain7

bass5

mid5

treble6.5

reverb2

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

wahDunlop Dunlop GCB-95 Crybaby Wah

otherHeil Heil Talkbox

Notes

Studio recording for 'Man in the Box' riff section, from the 1990 album 'Facelift'. The amp was a Marshall JCM800 modified by Reinhold Bogner. Guitar was the G&L Rampage with a single Seymour Duncan JB humbucker. Effects include Dunlop Crybaby wah and Heil Talkbox for the intro, but the main riff is primarily amp distortion with minimal pedal use. Settings are estimated based on period-correct Marshall JCM800 usage and forum-reported settings for the album.

Tone Character(10)

huge and saturatedtight and percussiveaggressive mid-scooped soundraw and punchyarticulate attackheavy palm mutingminimal pedal colorationclassic grunge/metal crunchlayered frequency rangesslightly scooped mids

Difficulty

The riff is rhythmically straightforward but requires tight palm muting, aggressive picking, and precise timing to capture the song's heavy, percussive feel.

Sources

Jerry Cantrell's Guitar Gear on Dirt (1992) | Boost Guitar Pedals Jerry Cantrell’s Guitars and Gear | Ground Guitar Gear on the Albums : r/AliceInChains - Reddit

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