Rain When I Die amp settings — Fender Frontman 10G
The Alice In Chains guitar tone for “Rain When I Die”, dialed in for a Fender Frontman 10G with a Squier Affinity Stratocaster. Studio version, Dirt (1992)
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier + Marshall JCM800 layered, G&L Rampage with Seymour Duncan JB humbucker, Dunlop Crybaby Wah, tuned to Eb standard
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Master | 4 |
01High-Gain Distortion Pedal (Boss DS-1 or similar)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Essential for this tone; the Frontman 10G cannot produce high-gain saturation from the amp alone. A DS-1 or Metal Zone clone runs $30-50 used and gets you 70% there.
The Frontman 10G is a 10-watt solid-state practice amp with no mid control, no presence, and minimal preamp gain — it physically cannot reach Rectifier saturation. Amp gain at 7 adds grit but the distortion pedal is the actual gain source; keep bass moderate at 6 to avoid flub through the small speaker. Treble pulled to 5 compensates for Strat single-coil brightness vs Cantrell's hot humbucker.
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