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Man in the box amp settings — Fender Frontman 15G

The Alice in chains guitar tone for “Man in the box”, dialed in for a Fender Frontman 15G with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Facelift (1990) - main rhythm riff

Original rig

1985 G&L Rampage (Seymour Duncan JB) into blended Marshall JCM800, Randall RG-100ES, and Rockman X100, Dunlop Cry Baby Wah / Talk Box

Thick, saturated modified British high-gain crunch with aggressive upper mids and tight low-end punch

Amp settings — Fender Frontman 15G

CHANNELDrive Channel (OD select ON)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	5
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01ProCo Rat 2 or Boss DS-1 Distortion

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned

Distortion 7 · Filter 5 · Volume 6

Why these settings

The Frontman 15G's drive channel is engaged at gain 7 to deliver the aggressive crunch on its own today, though its 8-inch speaker will sound thinner and buzzier than Cantrell's blended JCM800/Randall wall. To compensate for the Stratocaster's bright single-coil bridge pickup vs Jerry's humbucking Seymour Duncan JB, mid is pushed to 7 while treble and the guitar tone knob are rolled down to round off harsh top-end fizziness. Adding a dedicated distortion pedal like a Rat into the clean channel will get much closer to that thick, saturated studio thump.

PRO TIPPick hard right over the bridge pickup with a heavy gauge pick (1.0mm+) and lean into tight palm muting on the open low E string to mimic the percussive, chugging attack of Jerry's modified Marshall.

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