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Them bones amp settings — Line 6 Spider v20

The Alice in chains guitar tone for “Them bones”, dialed in for a Line 6 Spider v20 with a Squier Affinity Telecaster. Studio version, Dirt album (1992)

Original rig

Bogner-modded Marshall JCM800 2203 (possibly blended with Mesa Dual Rectifier prototype), G&L Rampage with Schaller Golden 50 humbucker (bridge), no confirmed pedals beyond possible mild boost

Tight, aggressive mid-forward crunch with grinding low-mids and controlled high-end bite

Amp settings — Line 6 Spider v20

CHANNELCrunch (select the Marshall-style crunch model)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	4
Mid	8
Treble	6
Presence	6
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Why these settings

Your Tele's single-coil bridge is brighter and thinner than Cantrell's humbucker, so I pushed mids to 8 (vs original's 5-6) and dropped treble to 6 and bass to 4 to avoid ice-pick highs and compensate for the lower output. The Spider's Crunch model approximates JCM800 voicing; roll your tone knob to 8 to tame the Tele's inherent brightness.

PRO TIPTune to E♭ standard — 'Them Bones' is a half-step down, and the looser string tension adds thickness that helps your single-coil approach humbucker weight.

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