Riff Tone

Room A Thousand Years Wide (Remastered 2016)

Soundgarden

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarGuild S-100 Polara

AmpMesa/Boogie Mark IIC+

PickupsGuild HB-1 humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain7

bass6

mid7

treble6.5

reverb1.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1991 (Badmotorfinger sessions, remastered 2016). Kim Thayil is known to have used the Guild S-100 and Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ for the heavy riff sections on Badmotorfinger. No evidence of pedal use for main riff; gain from amp. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars/amps for this specific recording.

Tone Character(10)

thick and saturatedtight and percussiveaggressive and heavymid-forwardchunky palm-muted chugsarticulate note separationslightly scooped highsraw and unprocesseddynamic pick attackminimal ambience

Difficulty

The riff requires tight palm muting, dynamic pick attack, and syncopated rhythms in Drop-D tuning, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.

Sources

Soundgarden – Badmotorfinger (25th Anniversary Remaster)Does any one know how I can get the guitar tone from ...Room A Thousand Years Wide Tab by Soundgarden

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