Man In the Box (Live) amp settings — Line 6 Spider 3
The Alice In Chains guitar tone for “Man In the Box (Live)”, dialed in for a Line 6 Spider 3 with a Jackson JS32 Dinky. Live version — Jerry typically uses Mesa/Boogie amps with wah pedal substituting for studio talk box
Mesa/Boogie Mark IV, G&L Rampage (single coils), talk box doubled with wah, tuned Eb standard
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 4 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 7 |
| Reverb | 1 |
| Master | 5 |
01Spider 3 Built-in Wah (for talk box vocal parts)
Use expression pedal if available; sweep slowly for the 'yeahhh' vocal effect. Jerry uses wah live instead of talk box.
The Spider 3's Metal channel approximates the Mesa Mark IV's scooped aggression. Mids are set to 4 (lower than the original's 6-7) because the Spider's Metal voicing is already mid-forward compared to a real Mesa's graphic EQ scoop. Your Jackson's humbuckers are hotter than Jerry's single coils, so gain stays at 7 rather than pushing higher. Tune down half-step to Eb for correct pitch and string flop.
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