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Riff Tone
Held Your Tongue
Jerry Cantrell
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarG&L Rampage (likely Jerry Cantrell signature, single humbucker, Floyd Rose bridge)
AmpBogner Fish preamp into Mesa Simul-Class 2:90 power amp (studio recording chain for Cantrell's solo work, as per era and sources)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2021-2022 era for 'Brighten' album (includes 'Held Your Tongue'). Gear confirmed for Cantrell's solo studio work in this period. No evidence of live-specific substitutions for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
articulate high gaintight palm-muted chugspresent but not harsh treblekey midrange that carries the riffthick, expressive chunkplenty of texture and sustaindark, melodic gritchromatic movement in low registersoff-time rhythmscontrolled low end
Difficulty
The riff requires precise timing, palm muting, and control of chromatic movement, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarG&L Rampage (likely Jerry Cantrell signature, single humbucker, Floyd Rose bridge)
AmpBogner Fish preamp into Mesa Simul-Class 2:90 power amp (studio recording chain for Cantrell's solo work, as per era and sources)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass5.5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2021-2022 era for 'Brighten' album (includes 'Held Your Tongue'). Gear confirmed for Cantrell's solo studio work in this period. No evidence of live-specific substitutions for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
articulate high gaintight palm-muted chugspresent but not harsh treblekey midrange that carries the riffthick, expressive chunkplenty of texture and sustaindark, melodic gritchromatic movement in low registersoff-time rhythmscontrolled low end
Difficulty
The riff requires precise timing, palm muting, and control of chromatic movement, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.