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Man In The Box amp settings — Mooer Hornet Modeling/BT Combo BLK

The Alice In Chains guitar tone for “Man In The Box”, dialed in for a Mooer Hornet Modeling/BT Combo BLK with a Ibanez GRG140-WH. Studio version, Facelift album (1990)

Original rig

Randall 2x12 combo + Marshall Plexi + Rockman unit blended, G&L Rampage with humbucker, Dunlop Cry Baby wah for intro riff

Heavy saturated grunge with scooped mids, tight low-end punch, and aggressive upper-mid bite

Amp settings — Mooer Hornet Modeling/BT Combo BLK

CHANNELRectifier or 5150 model (high-gain American voicing)BRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Mid	4
Treble	6
Presence	5
Reverb	0
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Wah (Mooer Hornet built-in or expression pedal)

Engaged only for the iconic intro riff — park the wah at about 70% (cocked position) for that nasal vowel sound, then bypass for verses/chorus

Mode 0 · Position 7

Why these settings

Your Ibanez GRG140 has humbuckers which match the original's thick output well. The Mooer Hornet's Rectifier/5150-style model gets closest to the multi-amp blend — select the highest-gain American-voiced amp model available. Mids are scooped slightly (4) because the Hornet's modeling tends to be mid-forward; the original had that characteristic grunge scoop around 750Hz. Tone knob rolled to 7 tames the Ibanez's brighter ceramic pickups.

PRO TIPThe intro riff's signature sound is a wah pedal parked about 70% forward (not moving) — this 'cocked wah' creates the vocal, nasal quality. If your Hornet has no wah, use its mid-boost or parametric EQ to spike 1.5-2kHz by +4dB for the intro only.

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