Clean Tone
Nutshell (Unplugged)
Alice In Chains
BassAcoustic rock / grunge1990s
Original Gear
BassAlvarez acoustic/electric bass
AmpAmpeg SVT (’69 SVT head with 8×10 cabinet, possibly SVT‑2PRO)
PickupsUnknown (acoustic-electric internal pickup)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid5
treble4.5
presence3.5
compression4
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Likely used a Boss CE‑2 chorus pedal; acoustic-electric bass gives warm, natural tone in Unplugged setting
Tone Character(5)
warmnaturalroundpunchyslightly chorused
Sources
Does anybody know the guitars/basses they used for the unplugged setAlice in Chains' Mike Inez: "Picking very hard is part of my tone secret"Alice in Chains' bassist fans, Please Help! | TalkBass.comMike Inez | EquipboardThe bass tone from Alice in Chains' MTV Unplugged session has always STUMPED MEEE.
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Create Free AccountBassAcoustic rock / grunge1990s
Original Gear
BassAlvarez acoustic/electric bass
AmpAmpeg SVT (’69 SVT head with 8×10 cabinet, possibly SVT‑2PRO)
PickupsUnknown (acoustic-electric internal pickup)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid5
treble4.5
presence3.5
compression4
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Sources
Does anybody know the guitars/basses they used for the unplugged setAlice in Chains' Mike Inez: "Picking very hard is part of my tone secret"Alice in Chains' bassist fans, Please Help! | TalkBass.comMike Inez | EquipboardThe bass tone from Alice in Chains' MTV Unplugged session has always STUMPED MEEE.
Notes
Likely used a Boss CE‑2 chorus pedal; acoustic-electric bass gives warm, natural tone in Unplugged setting
Tone Character(5)
warmnaturalroundpunchyslightly chorused
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