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Riff Tone

Room A Thousand Years Wide (Remastered 2016)

Soundgarden

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarGuild S-100 Polara
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark IIC+

Amp Settings

gain7
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1991 (Badmotorfinger sessions, remastered 2016). Kim Thayil is known to have used the Guild S-100 and Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ for the heavy riff sections on Badmotorfinger. No evidence of pedal use for main riff; gain from amp. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars/amps for this specific recording.

Tone Character(10)
thick and saturatedtight and percussiveaggressive and heavymid-forwardchunky palm-muted chugsarticulate note separationslightly scooped highsraw and unprocesseddynamic pick attackminimal ambience

Difficulty

The riff requires tight palm muting, dynamic pick attack, and syncopated rhythms in Drop-D tuning, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.

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