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Nutshell amp settings — Fender Vibro Champ

The Alice In Chains guitar tone for “Nutshell”, dialed in for a Fender Vibro Champ with a Epiphone Les Paul Classic. Studio version, Jar of Flies EP (1994)

Original rig

Gibson Les Paul (neck pickup) → Bogner Ecstasy 101B (clean channel, low gain) → Boss CE-2 Chorus. Tuned to E♭ Standard.

Warm, woody clean with subtle chorus shimmer — fingerpicked arpeggios, intimate and dynamic

Amp settings — Fender Vibro Champ

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	6
Treble	5
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME7

Why these settings

The Vibro Champ is a single-channel 5W amp with only Volume, Treble, and Bass — no mid, presence, or reverb knobs. The original Bogner clean is warm and full; the Champ's small speaker is naturally darker, so treble stays moderate at 5. Bass raised to 6 to approximate the Bogner's body. Volume at 4 keeps the amp clean with slight tube warmth. Your DS-1 is not needed — this is a clean tone.

PRO TIPRoll your guitar volume to 7 and tone to 7 for the woody, slightly muted attack Cantrell uses. Fingerpick with thumb and three fingers on the Am-G-C-Em-Am cycle — no pick. Tune down to E♭ Standard.

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