Riff Tone

Never Fade

Alice In Chains

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarG&L Rampage

AmpMarshall JCM900 (modded), possibly layered with Bogner Fish Preamp and/or Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier

PickupsSeymour Duncan SH-4 JB (bridge humbucker)

Amp Settings

gain7

bass5.5

mid8

treble6.5

reverb1.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

overdriveUnknown Overdrive pedal (model unknown)

eqUnknown EQ pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 2018 (Rainier Fog album). Gear based on Jerry Cantrell's known studio rig for this era; forum sources confirm G&L Rampage and JCM900 as primary rhythm setup. No direct studio documentation for 'Never Fade' but matches era and typical Cantrell rig.

Tone Character(10)

tight palm-muted chugscrushing intensitychugging, percussive rhythmhairy yet defined tonemid-forward saturationaggressive attackclear note separationslightly scooped highscontrolled low endbridge pickup bite

Difficulty

The riff requires tight palm muting, aggressive picking, and precise rhythm for the chugging metal feel, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.

Sources

Alice in Chains sound - forum topic | Ultimate Guitar “The crushing intensity, squalling lead tones, and chugging riffs of ’90s metal”: Jerry Cantrell’s Alice In Chains tone in a box for $110? Funny Little Boxes promises just that with the Dirt distortion | Guitar World

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