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Them Bones amp settings — Marshall MG30 DFX

The Alice In Chains guitar tone for “Them Bones”, dialed in for a Marshall MG30 DFX with a Harley Benton DIY Cst-24. Studio version, Dirt (1992)

Original rig

Bogner Fish Preamp (Shark channel) / Marshall JCM800 2203 + Mesa Dual Rectifier blend, G&L Rampage / Gibson Les Paul Custom with Seymour Duncan JB pickup

High-gain, aggressive, mid-heavy grunge crunch with tight low-end bite

Amp settings — Marshall MG30 DFX

CHANNELOverdrive (OD)

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The MG30DFX Overdrive channel carries enough solid-state gain to hit Jerry Cantrell's Bogner/Marshall grind directly without the DS-1, which would make the solid-state preamp overly fizzy and thin. Mids are bumped to 7 to replicate the signature Bogner Fish upper-mid vocal roar, while bass is kept at 6 to maintain low-end punch without flubbing the 10-inch speaker. The MG30DFX faceplate has no presence control, so it is omitted.

PRO TIPTune down a half step with dropped D (Drop Db: Db-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb) and dig hard into the low strings with heavy downstrokes near the bridge to get Cantrell's percussive attack.

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