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 · 5 blocksLive values · Pedalboard
Guitar
Gretsch G6128T Duo Jet (1989)
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
Drop D (recorded sharp)
Leslie Model 16 (Fender Vibratone), fast rotor
Marshall Model 1987 JMP 50W (drives the Leslie)
Leslie 16 rotor + Marshall 1960 4x12 (Greenback)
Studio mic (undocumented)
Leslie Model 16 (Fender Vibratone), fast rotor
rotary
Marshall Model 1987 JMP 50W (drives the Leslie)
preamp
Volume
5
Bass
5
Middle
6
Treble
6
Presence
5
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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