Riff Tone
What the Hell Have I
Alice In Chains
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarG&L Rampage (Jerry Cantrell signature, early 90s spec, Kahler tremolo, maple neck, single humbucker)
AmpBogner Ecstasy 100B (early 90s blue channel, likely EL34s)
PickupsSeymour Duncan JB humbucker
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
mid7
treble6.5
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1993; Jerry Cantrell was known to use his G&L Rampage with a Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge and Bogner Ecstasy amps for this era. No direct evidence of pedals or alternate guitars for the riff section. Tuning is Eb standard (down 1/2 step).
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivechunky, saturated distortionaggressive palm mutingarticulate attackfocused low endcrisp high endslightly scooped midsmodern grunge/alt-metal gainminimal ambienceclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise rhythm, with syncopated patterns and a heavy, articulate attack. The alternate tuning and need for clarity at high gain add to the challenge.
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Original Gear
GuitarG&L Rampage (Jerry Cantrell signature, early 90s spec, Kahler tremolo, maple neck, single humbucker)
AmpBogner Ecstasy 100B (early 90s blue channel, likely EL34s)
PickupsSeymour Duncan JB humbucker
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
mid7
treble6.5
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1993; Jerry Cantrell was known to use his G&L Rampage with a Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge and Bogner Ecstasy amps for this era. No direct evidence of pedals or alternate guitars for the riff section. Tuning is Eb standard (down 1/2 step).
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivechunky, saturated distortionaggressive palm mutingarticulate attackfocused low endcrisp high endslightly scooped midsmodern grunge/alt-metal gainminimal ambienceclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise rhythm, with syncopated patterns and a heavy, articulate attack. The alternate tuning and need for clarity at high gain add to the challenge.
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