Fender Rumble 100 settings
Black Hole Sun settings for Fender Rumble 100
Soundgarden · adapted 4 times on ToneAdapt
To get the Soundgarden "Black Hole Sun" riff tone on a Fender Rumble 100, set Gain 1.5, Bass 4, Mid 7, Treble 6, Bright 1, Contour 0. Use the neck pickup with your guitar's tone on 8-10 and volume on 8-10.
Riff settings
Adapted for a Jackson JS22 Dinky · updated 2026-09-15
- Pickup
- Neck pickup
- Guitar knobs
- Tone 8-10 · Volume 8-10
Fender Rumble 100 knobs
- Gain
- 1.5
- Bass
- 4
- Mid
- 7
- Treble
- 6
- Bright
- 1
- Contour
- 0
- Vintage
- 1
- Overdrive
- 0
Playing tips
- Use dynamic picking to enhance note separation.
- Incorporate open-string drone techniques for ambient effects.
- Experiment with modulation effects to achieve a Leslie-like warble.
The original rig
What Soundgarden used on the recording, for reference. ToneAdapt translates this to the controls your Fender Rumble 100 actually has.
- Guitar
- Guild S-100
- Amp
- Late-Seventies Marshall Model 1987 JMP 50-watt Lead head (blended with Mesa-Boogie Dual Rectifier Solo head)
- Gain
- 6
- Bass
- 6
- Mid
- 7
- Treble
- 5.5
- Presence
- 4
- Reverb
- 1.5
Different guitar or pedals? Get Black Hole Sun adapted to your exact rig
These settings were generated for the gear named above. ToneAdapt adapts Soundgarden's tone to your own guitar, pickups, amp and pedals in seconds.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best Fender Rumble 100 settings for Black Hole Sun?
Set Gain 1.5, Bass 4, Mid 7, Treble 6, Bright 1, Contour 0.
Which pickup should I use for Black Hole Sun?
Neck pickup, with the guitar's tone at 8-10 and volume at 8-10.
What gear did Soundgarden use on Black Hole Sun?
Guitar: Guild S-100. Amp: Late-Seventies Marshall Model 1987 JMP 50-watt Lead head (blended with Mesa-Boogie Dual Rectifier Solo head).
Will these settings work with my guitar?
These settings were adapted for a Jackson JS22 Dinky. Different pickups change how much gain and treble you need. ToneAdapt adapts the tone to your exact guitar, pickups, amp and pedals.
Black Hole Sun on other amps
- Black Hole Sun on Fender Mustang LT25 · 134
- Black Hole Sun on Boss Katana · 55
- Black Hole Sun on Fender Frontman 10G · 45
- Black Hole Sun on Fender Champion 20 · 20
- Black Hole Sun on Line 6 Helix Floor / LT / Rack · 20
- Black Hole Sun on Fender Frontman 15G · 17
- Black Hole Sun on Fender Mustang LT50 · 14
- Black Hole Sun on Boss GT-1000 · 13
Popular songs on the Fender Rumble 100
- Hysteria · Muse
- Master of Puppets · Metallica
- For Whom the Bell Tolls · Metallica
- Come Together · The Beatles
- Schism · TOOL
- Money · Pink Floyd
- My Name Is Mud · Primus
- Walk · Pantera
- Give it Away · Red Hot Chile Peppers
- Paranoid · Black Sabbath
- Symphony of Destruction · Megadeth
- Chop Suey! · System Of A Down
Settings are generated by ToneAdapt's tone adaptation for the gear named on this page and are a starting point — every amp, guitar and room is a little different.