Riff Tone

Rooster

Alice In Chains

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarG&L Rampage (Jerry Cantrell's main guitar on Dirt album)

AmpBogner Fish preamp into VHT 2150 power amp (studio recording, Dirt era)

PickupsSeymour Duncan JB humbucker (bridge position, stock on Cantrell's Rampage at the time)

Amp Settings

gain7

bass6

mid7

treble7

reverb2

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1992 (Dirt album). Jerry Cantrell used his G&L Rampage with a Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge, into a Bogner Fish preamp and VHT 2150 power amp for the main riff. No evidence of live/touring gear or alternate guitars for the studio riff section.

Tone Character(10)

super tight and crunchymid-heavy with strong presencearticulate and defined attackpercussive palm-muted chugsaggressive but not overly saturatedslightly compressedwarm low end with controlled bassclear note separationminimal ambience/reverbfocused and punchy

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, percussive palm muting and precise picking to maintain clarity and groove, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.

Sources

LT25 Alice in Chains tone : r/GuitarAmps - Reddit Jerry Cantrell's Epic Rig Rundown [2024] - Premier Guitar Alice in Chains 'DIRT' sound | The Gear Page

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