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Riff Tone
Would?
Alice In Chains
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Studio
AmpBogner Fish preamp into power amp (likely VHT or Marshall power section, as used on 'Dirt' album sessions)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1992. Gear confirmed for 'Dirt' era by Jerry Cantrell in interviews. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the clean riff section of 'Would?'.
Tone Character(10)
clear and glassyslightly warm with rolled-off highstight and percussive attackfull-bodied cleansarticulate note separationno breakup or distortionsubtle reverb ambiencefocused midrangepresent but not harsh treblecontrolled low end
Difficulty
The clean riff requires tight, syncopated picking and precise muting for clarity, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Studio
AmpBogner Fish preamp into power amp (likely VHT or Marshall power section, as used on 'Dirt' album sessions)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1992. Gear confirmed for 'Dirt' era by Jerry Cantrell in interviews. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the clean riff section of 'Would?'.
Tone Character(10)
clear and glassyslightly warm with rolled-off highstight and percussive attackfull-bodied cleansarticulate note separationno breakup or distortionsubtle reverb ambiencefocused midrangepresent but not harsh treblecontrolled low end
Difficulty
The clean riff requires tight, syncopated picking and precise muting for clarity, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.