Soundgarden – Badmotorfinger (25th Anniversary Remaster)

Album 1991

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1991 album Badmotorfinger (25th Anniversary Remaster).

Music from Badmotorfinger (25th Anniversary Remaster)

Artists on Badmotorfinger (25th Anniversary Remaster)

Chris Cornell

Roles:

Singer Guitarist

Groups:

Soundgarden Temple of the Dog Alice Mudgarden Audioslave M.A.C.C. The Center for Disease Control Boys
Ben Shepherd

Roles:

Singer Bassist Composer

Groups:

Soundgarden The Desert Sessions Wellwater Conspiracy Hater Devilhead Ten Commandos
Kim Thayil

Roles:

Guitarist

Groups:

Soundgarden 3rd Secret MC50 Dark Load Identity Crisis The No W.T.O. Combo The Impostors 6

Gear Used On Badmotorfinger (25th Anniversary Remaster)

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Soundgarden – Badmotorfinger (25th Anniversary Remaster) (1991). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Chris Cornell

Roles:

Singer Guitarist

Guitars used by Chris Cornell on Badmotorfinger (25th Anniversary Remaster)

Solid Body Electric Guitars

Gibson Les Paul Custom 'Silverburst' (1979-1980)

Avg price: $4,406.34

He used this guitar in the badmotorfinger era on songs like rusty cage as you can see in the video.

Amplifiers used by Chris Cornell on Badmotorfinger (25th Anniversary Remaster)

Guitar Amplifier Heads

Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier 100W 3-channel Solo Head (Multi-Watt)

Avg price: $2,659.20

Chris used a Mesa boogie blended with a Marshall JMP50 and most of his songs on superunkown. As shown in the article.

Ben Shepherd

Roles:

Singer Bassist Composer

Bass Guitars used by Ben Shepherd on Badmotorfinger (25th Anniversary Remaster)

Electric Basses

Fender Jazz Bass

Avg price: $1,175.62

This black 1970's Fender Jazz Bass, nicknamed 'Tree', was Ben's main bass right through Soundgarden's first period. He learned to play on this instrument and recorded most of Badmotorfinger and Superunknown on it. However, this piece of history was unfortunately stolen and its whereabouts are unknown.