Man in a box amp settings — Fender Twin Reverb
The Alice in Chains guitar tone for “Man in a box”, dialed in for a Fender Twin Reverb with a Gibson Les Paul Standard 60s. Studio cut, Facelift (1990) — main heavy rhythm riff
G&L Rampage (Seymour Duncan JB) into Bogner-modded Marshall JCM800 combo ('Snorkler' mod) with 4x12 cab, Heil Talk Box
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 1 |
| Master | 3 |
01Jim Dunlop Cry Baby GCB95
Bypass for main heavy rhythm track; engage for vocal sweeps and solo
02Way Huge Green Rhino
Tightening mid-hump clean boost pushing the RAT
03ProCo RAT2
Primary gain source emulating the modded Bogner Snorkler JCM800 crunch
04Boss RV-6 Reverb
Set to Room mode for subtle studio room ambiance
The Fender Twin Reverb has immense clean headroom and a mid-scooped voice, so the ProCo RAT2 acts as your primary high-gain preamp to mimic Cantrell's modded JCM800. Stacking the Way Huge Green Rhino as a tight low-gain boost cuts excessive sub-bass rumble and adds the throat punch Cantrell gets from the JB humbucker. Amp bright switch is kept strictly off and Twin mids are elevated to compensate for the Fender tone stack.
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