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Riff Tone
Blow Up the Outside World
Soundgarden
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarGuild S-100 Polara
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Trem-O-Verb Combo
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1996. Kim Thayil used the Guild S-100 Polara with HB-1 humbuckers into a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Trem-O-Verb for the heavy riff sections. No evidence of live/tour substitutions for the original studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
saturated and thicktight, focused low endpronounced midrange punchaggressive, percussive attackharmonic-rich distortionslightly compressedarticulate power chord claritycontrolled feedback on sustained notesminimal ambiencemodern grunge heaviness
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive rhythm playing with palm muting and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.
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Original Gear
GuitarGuild S-100 Polara
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Trem-O-Verb Combo
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1996. Kim Thayil used the Guild S-100 Polara with HB-1 humbuckers into a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Trem-O-Verb for the heavy riff sections. No evidence of live/tour substitutions for the original studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
saturated and thicktight, focused low endpronounced midrange punchaggressive, percussive attackharmonic-rich distortionslightly compressedarticulate power chord claritycontrolled feedback on sustained notesminimal ambiencemodern grunge heaviness
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive rhythm playing with palm muting and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.