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Riff Tone
Burden In My Hand
Soundgarden
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender American Standard Telecaster (likely, as used by Chris Cornell on the studio recording of 'Burden In My Hand')
AmpAmpeg VT-22 combo
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1996. Guitar and amp choice inferred from interviews and era. Kim Thayil and Chris Cornell both referenced Ampeg combos and Telecasters for this song. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
open and janglyslightly gritty edge-of-breakupbright and articulateclear note separationdynamic and responsiveorganic amp breakupwarm but present midrangepercussive attacknot heavily compressednatural sustain
Difficulty
The riff requires familiarity with open C tuning, precise strumming and picking for clarity, and dynamic control to maintain the song's signature edge-of-breakup tone.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender American Standard Telecaster (likely, as used by Chris Cornell on the studio recording of 'Burden In My Hand')
AmpAmpeg VT-22 combo
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1996. Guitar and amp choice inferred from interviews and era. Kim Thayil and Chris Cornell both referenced Ampeg combos and Telecasters for this song. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
open and janglyslightly gritty edge-of-breakupbright and articulateclear note separationdynamic and responsiveorganic amp breakupwarm but present midrangepercussive attacknot heavily compressednatural sustain
Difficulty
The riff requires familiarity with open C tuning, precise strumming and picking for clarity, and dynamic control to maintain the song's signature edge-of-breakup tone.