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Rooster amp settings — Marshall mg30gfx

The Alice in chains guitar tone for “Rooster”, dialed in for a Marshall mg30gfx with a Ibanez gio grgr131ex bkf. Studio version, Dirt (1992) — iconic clean intro/verse arpeggio

Original rig

G&L Rampage (Seymour Duncan JB) → EHX Small Stone phaser → Boss BF-2 Flanger / Roland CE-1 Chorus → Vox Super Beatle

Atmospheric, warm modulated clean with slow swirling sweep and subtle reverb

Amp settings — Marshall mg30gfx

CHANNELCleanBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME9

Signal chain

01Onboard FX (Phaser)

Select PHASER on the MG30GFX FX dial; set it to a slow, subtle sweep

FX Level 5

02Electro-Harmonix Small Stone Phaser

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; provides the exact analog swirl of the original recording

Rate 3 · Color Switch 0

03Boss BF-2 Flanger

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; stacked subtly with phaser for the watery studio modulation

Manual 6 · Depth 5 · Rate 3 · Res 4

Why these settings

The MG30GFX Clean channel provides a warm, round solid-state platform that mimics the dark Vox clean from Dirt. Keep treble neutral and roll the guitar's tone back to tame the ceramic pickups on your Gio, using the amp's onboard Phaser dial around 9 to 10 o'clock for the signature slow modulation. Heavy chorus chorus: switch amp channel to OD-2 with gain at 7.

PRO TIPPick the arpeggio near the fretboard with medium-soft dynamics using the flat surface of your pick to emphasize low-mid body over harsh string click.

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