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No Excuses guitar tone

Alice in Chains · Jar of Flies - EP · 1994 · Grunge

Clean

Clean Tone

AmpMesa/Boogie Studio .22
GuitarFender Jaguar
PickupBridge single-coil
GAIN2.5
BASS4.5
MID6
TREBLE6
PRESENCE5
REVERB3.5

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. MXR Dyna Comp compressor
    Output 6.5 · Sensitivity 5.5
    Evens out the attack for a smooth clean.

Neck-position warmth carries the melody — dig in only for accents.

These are starting points, not gospel. Every amp is a little different, so let your ears do the last 10%.

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