Love, Hate, Love amp settings — Washburn Wa15
The Alice In Chains guitar tone for “Love, Hate, Love”, dialed in for a Washburn Wa15 with a Fender Jazzmaster. Studio cut, Facelift (1990)
G&L Rampage (Seymour Duncan JB bridge) into Bogner Fish preamp (Shark/Brown channels) and MosValve power amp through Marshall 4x12 cabs
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Master | 5 |
01M-Vave Blackbox (Amp Model Block: Bogner/High-Gain British)
Set as primary high-gain preamp model; run into Washburn WA15 Clean channel
02M-Vave Blackbox (Delay/Reverb Block)
Subtle dark room ambiance mimicking the album's studio space
Because the solid-state Washburn WA15 cannot generate Cantrell's massive Bogner preamp saturation without severe fizz, the M-Vave Blackbox provides the entire high-gain amp model directly into the amp's clean channel. To compensate for single-coil Jazzmaster pickups versus Jerry's high-output Seymour Duncan JB humbucker, the guitar tone knob is rolled back to 8 and mids/bass are boosted on the modeler block. Clean verse: roll guitar volume back to 4-5 or tap the Blackbox preset switch for a lower-gain voice.
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