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Black Hole Sun guitar tone

Soundgarden · Superunknown (20th Anniversary) · 1994 · Grunge

KeyG major
ChordsG – B♭ – F – E♭ – D
Clean

Verse

AmpFender Twin? Mesa
GuitarGibson ES-335
PickupNeck humbucker
GAIN3.5
BASS5.5
MID5
TREBLE5.5
PRESENCE4.5
REVERB3

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. Leslie / Rotary chorus
    Speed 3 · Depth 6
    The seasick swirl
  2. Big Muff fuzz
    Sustain 7 · Tone 4 · Volume 6
    Chorus wall

Drop D. Verse chords float in rotary swirl; chorus crushes.

These are starting points, not gospel. Every amp is a little different, so let your ears do the last 10%.

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