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![Left-Guitarist Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre on September 04, 2019 in Mountain View, California; Right-Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses performs as the band headline the Pyramid Stage at Day 4 of Glastonbury Festival 2023 on June 24, 2023 in Glastonbury, England](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aaw9MRAnzP6bPLeiaFQUYX-320-80.jpg)
Jerry Cantrell recalls the time he tried – and failed – to pass an Alice in Chains demo tape to Axl Rose
By Janelle Borg published
Back in 1988, Cantrell shot his shot to get his band noticed by the high-flying Guns N' Roses
![Jerry Cantrell and Jeff Beck](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r2cw2FwEPFtvQW96zWoQF7-320-80.jpg)
Jerry Cantrell on how Jeff Beck inspired him to dig out a rare pedal for I Want Blood
By Phil Weller published
The Alice In Chains riffer drew inspiration from the late great, and his penchant for left-field gear, for his latest solo album
![Jerry Cantrell of Alice In Chains plays his iconic "Blue Dress" G&L Rampage onstage in Australia in 2009. Bought in 1985, its eponymous graphic has been worn away after decades of use.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mqxtjYitrkRwLkcezunJ9T-320-80.jpg)
Jerry Cantrell on what really happened when his ‘Blue Dress’ G&L went missing last year – and why he’s happy he “cried wolf”
By Jonathan Horsley published
In a recent interview with Guitar World, Cantrell expresses his relief and gratitude that the ‘Blue Dress’ was found, and admits he thought it was gone for good
![Funny Little Boxes Dirt Distortion - Alice in Chains-inspired distortion pedal](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ads9fZmKzRNBBMsrTTkoTd-320-80.jpg)
"Throw your Cantrell staples at the Dirt, and you’re rewarded with authenticity": Funny Little Boxes Dirt pedal review
By Stuart Williams published
Funny little Boxes' tone quest continues with an attempt to recreate Jerry Cantrell's guitar tones from Alice in Chains' Dirt, but it's really a great all-rounder
![James Hetfield of Metallica and Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6XEUioNme3XySb65ky6KMK-320-80.jpg)
Jerry Cantrell and James Hetfield have talked about making an album together
By Matt Owen published
The two guitar heroes have recorded together in the past, and collaborated at a number of benefit concerts. Could a fully fledged album be next?
![Jerry Cantrell stares into the crowd has he frets a barre chord and holds his "Blue Dress" G&L Rampage with the headstock facing down.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RsiQEtEpD8UGdK5VEahwhj-320-80.jpg)
“A lot of my peers have turned to modelers. I’m not there yet. It still feels like an electronic toy to me”: Jerry Cantrell on his love of guitar duos, vibing off Jeff Beck on his solo album – and why he remains a digital tone skeptic
By Amit Sharma published
The Alice In Chains guitarist discusses sticking to tubes, breaking out the talkbox and the potty-mouthed solo sessions behind his new album I Want Blood
![Funny Little Boxes Dirt Distortion](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yFDLqh5G5SvQXc3pND7wSK-320-80.jpg)
Jerry Cantrell’s Alice In Chains tone in a box for $110? Funny Little Boxes' Dirt distortion promises just that
By Phil Weller published
Made in collaboration with YouTuber Let’s Play All, Dirt looks to harness 1990s hard rock and metal tones without breaking the bank
![Jerry Cantrell](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KFuEK8URxL8LtKCykVrheg-320-80.jpg)
Jerry Cantrell admits he can't help cursing when he’s recording solos
By Phil Weller published
The Alice In Chains man says his explosively expletive approach is a necessary weapon in the “battle” of tracking his lead lines
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