It ain't like that amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX
The Alice in chains guitar tone for “It ain't like that”, dialed in for a Marshall MG30CFX with a Squier Classic Vibe 60s Stratocaster. Studio version, Facelift (1990)
G&L Rampage (Seymour Duncan JB bridge) into Bogner Fish Preamp (Shark/Strato/Brown channels) into Marshall EL34 100/100 power amp / 4x12 cabs
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 7 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 5 |
The Marshall MG30CFX lacks a physical presence control, so presence is null. Cantrell recorded this using high-output humbuckers through a saturated Bogner Fish preamp, so we run the MG30CFX's high-gain OD2 channel directly with gain at 7 rather than stacking the DS-1. To compensate for the Squier Strat's brighter, lower-output single coils, bass is pushed to 7 and the guitar tone knob is rolled back to 8 to tame high-end shrillness. The owned DS-1 and CE-2W are bypassed since the amp provides the core rhythm drive and the main riff is dry modulation-free high gain.
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