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Riff Tone
man in the box
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Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarG&L Rampage
AmpBogner-modified Marshall JCM800
Amp Settings
gain7
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1990. Jerry Cantrell used his G&L Rampage with a single humbucker into a Bogner-modded Marshall JCM800 for the main riff. Distortion was achieved with a pedal into a clean or slightly dirty amp. Sources do not specify pedal model, but a distortion pedal is confirmed.
Tone Character(10)
tight, percussive palm-muted chugsaggressive, saturated distortionmid-heavy, vocal-like qualitywah-like filter effect on riffchunky, focused low endslightly scooped highsarticulate pick attackcompressed, punchy rhythmgritty, modern metal edgedistinctive, nasal midrange
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, syncopated palm muting and precise wah pedal sweeps to capture the song's signature sound. While not technically advanced, the timing, articulation, and dynamic control demand intermediate skill.
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Original Gear
GuitarG&L Rampage
AmpBogner-modified Marshall JCM800
Amp Settings
gain7
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1990. Jerry Cantrell used his G&L Rampage with a single humbucker into a Bogner-modded Marshall JCM800 for the main riff. Distortion was achieved with a pedal into a clean or slightly dirty amp. Sources do not specify pedal model, but a distortion pedal is confirmed.
Tone Character(10)
tight, percussive palm-muted chugsaggressive, saturated distortionmid-heavy, vocal-like qualitywah-like filter effect on riffchunky, focused low endslightly scooped highsarticulate pick attackcompressed, punchy rhythmgritty, modern metal edgedistinctive, nasal midrange
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, syncopated palm muting and precise wah pedal sweeps to capture the song's signature sound. While not technically advanced, the timing, articulation, and dynamic control demand intermediate skill.