Black Hole Sun amp settings — NUX MG-300
The Soundgarden guitar tone for “Black Hole Sun”, dialed in for a NUX MG-300 with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Superunknown (1994) — signature clean/Leslie verse arpeggios
Gretsch Duo Jet (Filter'Tron humbuckers) into Leslie Model 16 rotary speaker cabinet, powered by a Marshall JMP 50W head
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 4 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 5 |
| Reverb | 4 |
| Master | 7 |
01NUX MG-300 Rotary / Vibrato Block (MOD)
Placed pre-delay/reverb to emulate the physical Leslie 16 cabinet rotation
02NUX MG-300 Plate Reverb Block (RVB)
Studio ambience behind the rotary swirl
The NUX Plexi/Brit model provides the British edge-of-breakup foundation while the onboard rotary modulation handles the signature Leslie swirl. To compensate for thin single coils compared to Cornell's Gretsch Filter'Trons, we run position 4 (neck+middle) with treble softened slightly and mids pushed to 6. Heavy chorus: engage a screamer/overdrive block or switch to the Cal Mini/Recto model block.
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