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Man in the box amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

The Alice in Chains guitar tone for “Man in the box”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Epiphone Les Paul Classic. 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 Mustang LT25

CHANNEL80S ROCK amp model

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	7
Mid	7
Treble	7
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01OVERDRIVE

Onboard STOMP block pushing the 80S ROCK model as a tight boost

Drive 2 · Tone 7 · Level 8

02SMALL ROOM

Onboard REV block for subtle studio room depth

Level 3 · Decay 3

Why these settings

The 80S ROCK model provides Jerry Cantrell's core JCM800 crunch, while the onboard OVERDRIVE block pushes the front end tightly with high level and low drive to mimic the aggressive Randall and Rockman layering. The Les Paul Classic humbuckers match the output of Cantrell's Duncan JB well, requiring a solid mid push at 7 on the encoder to capture that signature grinding bite. Bass is kept at 7 to provide low-end punch without flubbing out the small 8-inch speaker.

PRO TIPDig in hard with heavy downstrokes near the bridge using an angled heavy pick; Cantrell's percussive attack is critical to making the low E-string riff roar with that distinct metallic grind.

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