Alice In Chains

Man in the Box guitar tone settings.

Facelift · 1990 · Hard Rock

Explore Man in the Box by Alice In Chains: an example rig, amp settings and playing tips. Adapt the reference to your own supported gear with Amper.

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RECREATION

Main riff

Thick, mid-forward rhythm distortion.

In your hands

This targets the rhythm guitar; the vocal-like lead filter is a separate effect.

Evidence and sources

Amper practice recreation for the named guitar part or arrangement. Gain, EQ, pickup and effect choices are authored starting points, not documented artist settings or a verified recording rig. No track-specific recording evidence is claimed for this profile. Listening validation on physical gear is pending.

Reference tone

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An authored example rig, not your matched settings or a documented artist preset.

Les Paul Standard '60s→5150 Iconic 40W 1x12

guitar · Gibson

Les Paul Standard '60s

3-way toggleBridge humbuckerWhy this setting?

Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.

Neck volume10Why this setting?

Set pickup output here. Both volumes stay available so the middle selector position is not accidentally muted.

Normalized knob travel 0-10. Neck pickup output.

Bridge volume10Why this setting?

Set pickup output here. Both volumes stay available so the middle selector position is not accidentally muted.

Normalized knob travel 0-10. Bridge pickup output.

Neck tone8Why this setting?

Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.

Normalized knob travel 0-10. Neck treble roll-off.

Bridge tone8Why this setting?

Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.

Normalized knob travel 0-10. Bridge treble roll-off.

amp · EVH

5150 Iconic 40W 1x12

Channel selectChannel 2 (red)Why this setting?

Editorial starting point for this section; compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.

Connected footswitch overrides the panel button.

Channel 2 Gain7Why this setting?

Editorial starting point for this section; compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.

Normalized 0-10 high-gain preamp drive.

Channel 2 BurnOffWhy this setting?

Use the normal high-gain voicing; Burn is not required by the stored profile.

Heavier/thicker channel 2 distortion.

Channel 2 Noise Gate2Why this setting?

Start low and raise only enough to suppress idle noise without cutting sustained notes. Works on channel 2 only.

Normalized 0-10 noise suppression; channel 2 only, not a measured dB threshold.

Low5Why this setting?

Editorial starting point for this section; compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.

Normalized 0-10 shared passive low-frequency EQ.

Mid7Why this setting?

Editorial starting point for this section; compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.

Normalized 0-10 shared passive middle-frequency EQ.

High6Why this setting?

Editorial starting point for this section; compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.

Normalized 0-10 shared passive high-frequency EQ.

Channel 2 Volume2Why this setting?

Start at minimum, then raise gradually for your room; this is output level, not gain.

Normalized 0-10 post-preamp output level.

Reverb0Why this setting?

Editorial starting point for this section; compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.

Normalized 0-10 global post-loop reverb level.

Resonance5Why this setting?

Editorial starting point for this section; compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.

Normalized 0-10 power-amp low-frequency response through damping.

Presence6Why this setting?

Editorial starting point for this section; compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.

Normalized 0-10 power-amp ultra-high-frequency response through damping.

Power level1/4 (10 W)Why this setting?

Editorial starting point for this section; compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.

Use the normal instrument input and the connected combo speaker. Leave speaker wiring and load impedance matched to the actual load; they are not song settings. Follow the manual for power/standby operation.

With no footswitch connected, select the indicated channel on the panel. If using the included footswitch, select the channel there and leave Boost off; it overrides the panel selector and adds input gain even when Boost Volume is at zero.

This plan uses the audible combo speaker with Power Amp Mute off, and no effects-loop connections. Start channel Volume at minimum and raise gradually; the 10 W setting can still be loud.

Know the limits

Editorial recreation; these settings have not been listening-tested on your setup.
Pickup output, speakers, room, and studio layering remain differences; the numeric mapping is not an acoustic calibration.
This plan uses full humbuckers; a single-coil reference remains a pickup-type compromise.

These are Amper recreation settings, not the artist’s exact knob positions. The example rig translates this named part’s stored gain, EQ, pickup and effect targets into verified hardware controls. Amper practice recreation for the named guitar part or arrangement. Gain, EQ, pickup and effect choices are authored starting points, not documented artist settings or a verified recording rig. No track-specific recording evidence is claimed for this profile. Listening validation on physical gear is pending.