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Riff Tone

Black Hole Sun

Soundgarden

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

Guitar1989 Gretsch G6128T Duo Jet
AmpLate-Seventies Marshall Model 1987 JMP 50-watt Lead head + 1993 Mesa-Boogie Dual Rectifier Solo head (blended, but clean tone is primarily Marshall JMP 50)

Amp Settings

gain0
bass5.5

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1993-1994. Clean riff/verse sections primarily used the Marshall JMP 50 for its brighter, defined clean tone, with the Leslie Model 16 rotating speaker cabinet for modulation. Mesa-Boogie Dual Rectifier blended for body, but clean tone is Marshall-focused. Pickup: bridge. Tuning: Dropped D (D, A, D, G, B, E).

Tone Character(10)
bright and glassyswirling, warbly modulationdefined string attackdynamic and expressiveclean but full-bodiedmodulated, Leslie-style movementno audible reverb or delaybridge pickup clarityslight compression from ampdistinctive, haunting clean sound

Difficulty

The clean riff requires intermediate skill due to its syncopated picking, the need for precise timing to match the swirling modulation, and the demand for clean articulation to let the Leslie effect shine.

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