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Nutshell amp settings — Line 6 Spider V60 MKII

The Alice in Chains guitar tone for “Nutshell”, dialed in for a Line 6 Spider V60 MKII with a Squier Bullet Stratocaster. Studio cut, Jar of Flies (1994) — Electric solo tone

Original rig

G&L Rampage (Seymour Duncan JB humbucker) into Bogner Fish Preamp (Brown/Shark channel) / Marshall JCM800, Marshall 1960B 4x12 cab

Warm, singing mid-forward high-gain lead with smooth sustain and ambient plate/hall reverb

Amp settings — Line 6 Spider V60 MKII

CHANNELCrunch / British High Gain model (Marshall/Bogner style)BRIGHToffBOOSTon

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Onboard Digital Delay Block

Line 6 onboard delay block set for subtle spatial depth behind the solo

Time 4 · Feedback 3 · Mix 3

Why these settings

To compensate for the Squier Strat's lower-output, brighter single-coil bridge pickup compared to Jerry Cantrell's hot Seymour Duncan JB humbucker, the guitar tone knob is dialed back to 7 and amp mids are boosted to 7 to round off thin highs. The Spider V's gain is kept at a disciplined 7 with onboard boost engaged to achieve thick Bogner-style sustain without turning fizzy. The amp's built-in delay and plate reverb blocks handle the spacious Jar of Flies studio ambiance entirely without external pedals.

PRO TIPJerry Cantrell's vocal lead phrasing relies on heavy vibrato and dynamic pick attack; dig into the strings near the bridge with the edge of a heavy pick to get that weeping, horn-like harmonic sustain.

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