Black hole sun amp settings — Fender Hot Rod Deluxe IV
The Sound garden guitar tone for “Black hole sun”, dialed in for a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe IV with a Jackson JS22 Dinky. Studio version, Superunknown (1994) — Chorus/Main Heavy Rhythm Tone
1989 Gretsch G6128T Duo Jet (Filter'Tron humbuckers) into blended late-70s Marshall JMP 50W Lead and 1993 Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier (Orange channel)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 7 |
| Mid | 8 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 4 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 4 |
The Hot Rod Deluxe IV is naturally mid-scooped and bright compared to Cornell's thick Marshall/Mesa blend, so the mid control is pushed to 8 with treble cut back to 5. Because you own no pedals, you must engage the More Drive mode with gain at 8 to achieve the required 90s crunch straight from the amp. With an added distortion pedal like a Rat, switch to the clean channel and drop gain to 2 for tighter low-end saturation. Verse clean switch: tap the footswitch back to the clean channel and roll guitar volume to 7.
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