🎸 Artist tone guide

How to get Soundgarden's guitar tone

Soundgarden across 3 famous tones — mostly through Mesa/Boogie Trem-o-Verb + Electra Dyne, with humbuckers. Here is where to start, then adapt any of it to the guitar and amp you actually own.

Starting point (averaged): gain 6 · bass 6 · mid 6 · treble 6 · presence 5.5 (out of 10)
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Soundgarden's go-to amps

Mesa/Boogie Trem-o-Verb + Electra Dyne ×3

3 famous Soundgarden tones

Spoonman
gain 7 · bass 6 · mid 6 · treble 6
Outshined
gain 7 · bass 6.5 · mid 6 · treble 6
Black Hole Sun
gain 4 · bass 6 · mid 5.5 · treble 6
Settings are community-researched estimates. Adapt any to your gear at GuitarToneAdapt · amp settings · all 495 tones.