Tone library / Alice in chains / Nutshell

Nutshell amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

The Alice in chains guitar tone for “Nutshell”, dialed in for a Marshall MG30CFX with a VantagE DL-205. Studio version, Jar of Flies EP (1994)

Original rig

Gibson Les Paul Studio (neck pickup) → Boss CE-2 Chorus → Bogner Ecstasy 101B (clean channel, low gain)

Glassy fingerpicked clean with woody warmth and subtle chorus shimmer

Amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

CHANNELCleanBRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	6
Mid	7
Treble	6
Reverb	3
Master	5

Don’t have a Marshall MG30CFX? See this song on other amps → Match your own rig →

Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME7

Signal chain

01Boss CE-2 Chorus

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Slow sweep, moderate depth for shimmer without wobble

Rate 3 · Depth 5

Why these settings

MG30CFX clean channel is brighter and more scooped than the Bogner — mid pushed to 7 (from original's 5) to restore body, bass raised to 6 for low-end bloom the Marshall lacks. VantagE humbuckers are hotter than Les Paul Studios — gain dropped to 2 to keep the glassy edge-of-breakup character without crossing into dirt. Volume/tone knobs rolled to 7 on guitar critical for warmth.

PRO TIPFingerpick thumb-and-three (thumb on bass strings, index/middle/ring on treble strings) with a light touch — this tone lives in the natural bloom of barely-driven tubes responding to pick attack, not in gain saturation

Get this tone on your amp

These settings are for a Marshall MG30CFX. ToneAdapt matches any song to whatever amp, guitar and pedals you own — first match is free.

Get ToneAdapt on Google Play

More tones for the Marshall MG30CFX

FloodsPantera Lonely DaySystem Of A Down Iron manBlacl Sabbat Cigarettes & Alcohol (Remastered)Oasis Not the american averegeAsking alexandria DetachedErr0rzone

Find your amp

Browse

Marshall MG30CFX settingsALL SONGS FOR THIS AMP Nutshell on other ampsSAME SONG, YOUR AMP Alice in chains tonesALL SONGS Alice in chains on the Marshall MG30CFXSAME ARTIST, SAME AMP Tone libraryEVERYTHING

Song, artist and gear names are used to identify the tone being matched; ToneAdapt is not affiliated with or endorsed by the artists or manufacturers mentioned. Settings are AI-generated starting points — trust your ears.