Riff Tone

Burden In My Hand

Soundgarden

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender American Standard Telecaster (likely, as used by Chris Cornell on the studio recording of 'Burden In My Hand')

AmpAmpeg VT-22 combo

PickupsFender single-coil Telecaster pickups

Amp Settings

gain5

bass6.5

mid7

treble6.5

reverb3

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1996. Guitar and amp choice inferred from interviews and era. Kim Thayil and Chris Cornell both referenced Ampeg combos and Telecasters for this song. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.

Tone Character(10)

open and janglyslightly gritty edge-of-breakupbright and articulateclear note separationdynamic and responsiveorganic amp breakupwarm but present midrangepercussive attacknot heavily compressednatural sustain

Difficulty

The riff requires familiarity with open C tuning, precise strumming and picking for clarity, and dynamic control to maintain the song's signature edge-of-breakup tone.

Sources

Classic interview: Soundgarden's Chris Cornell and Kim ...Chris Cornell, Kim Thayil Discuss Soundgarden's Future Soundgarden – Down On The Upside - Gear & Equipment ...

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