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Riff Tone
Phantom Limb
Alice In Chains
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely Jerry Cantrell's main guitar for heavy riffing on this album)
AmpFriedman Marsha (Marshall-style high-gain amp, used by Cantrell in this era)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2012-2013 (The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here sessions). Cantrell is known to use Friedman Marshas for heavy rhythm tones on this album. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveheavy, saturated distortionpunchy low endarticulate attackmodern high-gain clarityslightly scooped midschunky palm-muted chugscontrolled feedbackclear note separationminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, percussive palm muting and precise rhythmic control under high-gain settings, with attention to muting and articulation to maintain clarity and avoid unwanted noise.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely Jerry Cantrell's main guitar for heavy riffing on this album)
AmpFriedman Marsha (Marshall-style high-gain amp, used by Cantrell in this era)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2012-2013 (The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here sessions). Cantrell is known to use Friedman Marshas for heavy rhythm tones on this album. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveheavy, saturated distortionpunchy low endarticulate attackmodern high-gain clarityslightly scooped midschunky palm-muted chugscontrolled feedbackclear note separationminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, percussive palm muting and precise rhythmic control under high-gain settings, with attention to muting and articulation to maintain clarity and avoid unwanted noise.