No. 0801994·grunge·4 blocks
Black Hole Sun
The warbling, underwater verse of Superunknown's biggest single — and the surprise is who played it. Chris Cornell tracked the rhythm on a Gretsch Duo Jet through a real Leslie 16 rotary cabinet driven by a Marshall; Kim Thayil handled the leads. The off-kilter shimmer is the spinning rotor plus a tape-speed trick that nudged the whole song ~3/4 semitone sharp of drop D. The album's heavier tones blend a Marshall and a Mesa Dual Rectifier.
SuperunknownSignal path · input → output · 4 blocksLive values · Boss Katana
Guitar
Gretsch G6128T Duo Jet (1989)
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
Drop D (recorded sharp)
Crunch
Rotary
Room
Crunch
← Marshall JMP 50W (cleanish)
Gain
3
Volume
6
Bass
5
Middle
6
Treble
6
Presence
5
Master
6
Rotary
← Leslie Model 16, fast rotor
Rate
7Hz
Depth
8
Level
90
Room
← Bad Animals room (interpretive)
Time
3ms
PreDelay
20ms
Tone
5
EffectLevel
12
Engineer's note
File 080
The warbling, underwater verse of Superunknown's biggest single — and the surprise is who played it. Chris Cornell tracked the rhythm on a Gretsch Duo Jet through a real Leslie 16 rotary cabinet driven by a Marshall; Kim Thayil handled the leads. The off-kilter shimmer is the spinning rotor plus a tape-speed trick that nudged the whole song ~3/4 semitone sharp of drop D. The album's heavier tones blend a Marshall and a Mesa Dual Rectifier.
— Kim Thayil
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