Acoustic Rock1994Jar of Flies
Nutshell Amp Settings
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Original Recording Settings
Well-SourcedResearched tone data for "Nutshell" by Alice In Chains
Original Gear
- Guitar
- Ovation acoustic / Guild acoustic (borrowed from Mike Inez, likely Guild D-55)
- Pickups
- Ovation built-in pickup system (n/a)
- Amplifier
- 1960s Fender Twin Reverb
- Channel
- Clean
- Tuning
- Eb standard (half step down)
- Pickup Selector
- n/a
Confirmed for Jar of Flies clean/acoustic-electric parts: 'For his clean electric and amplified acoustic parts on Jar Of Flies, Jerry plugged his guitar into a Sixties Fender Twin Reverb.'
Amp Settings
Gain
4.0
Bass
5.0
Mid
5.0
Treble
6.0
Volume
4.0
Not documented. Estimated for clean acoustic-electric through vintage Twin Reverb with possible light spring reverb.
Effects Chain
→
→Spring reverb (amp built-in)
reverb
1.Spring reverb (amp built-in) — Light spring reverb from Twin Reverb. Acoustic-leaning clean tone with subtle ambience.
Playing Technique
Gentle, even pick/finger articulation with controlled dynamics; consistent arpeggiation and careful fretting-hand noise control.
Sources+
- GuitarLessons365, Ultimate Guitar, Songsterr: Eb standard tuning confirmed across multiple sources.
- Wikipedia (Jar of Flies): Ovation guitars during sessions.
- Rig-Talk (Official AIC Gear Thread): Guild acoustic borrowed from Mike Inez, 1960s Fender Twin Reverb for clean/acoustic parts.
- Equipboard (Jerry Cantrell): gear confirmation.
- Legendary Rock Interviews (Toby Wright interview, May 24, 2012): recording approach at London Bridge Studio.
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