Kim Thayil

In an interview with Premier Guitar (2012), Kim Thayil stated, "When I got there, Matt brought a Mesa/Boogie Tremoverb combo and Neil had one, too. I just really liked how it sounded and it felt almost instantly like Soundgarden."

In this photo, we can see Thayil with 3 heads of VTM-120 model.

This was Kim’s main amp for superunkown. There were other amps he messed around with but the dual rectifier gave him his tone.

At 29:15 in this Rig Rundown for Kim Thayil of Sound Garden, his gear is displayed, showing his Mesa/Boogie Electra-Dyne Head.

This amp can be seen in the photos, both hiro and Kim are using Mesa boogie gear.

He used this amp on the albums ultramega ok and louder than lover.

Two of those cabs were seen with Thayil when Mesa documented his rig.

In an interview on uDiscover Music, photographer Charles Peterson discusses his experience capturing Soundgarden, where Kim Thayil is seen using a Mesa/Boogie 4x12 Cabinet.

In a YouTube video titled "Soundgarden - 1987-02-14 Seattle, WA" uploaded by pjvideoguy, at the timestamp 6:26, Kim Thayil is seen using a Fender Super Reverb Combo Amp in the lower-left corner of the screen. The amp's front square shape matches the characteristics of the 50W Super Reverb model. Additionally, a Fender Bassman head, which has 45W of power, appears to be placed on top of the amp. This setup was likely used by Thayil during Soundgarden's early live performances in the late 1980s and might have been used to record Soundgarden's first two EPs, "Screaming Life" and "Fopp."

In a photograph taken in 1990 by Marty Temme Les Paul, Kim Thayil is seen using a 45W Fender Bandmaster head. The layout of the knobs and the distinctive white line separating them are characteristic of the Bandmaster model. Additionally, Thayil appears to have used the same amp head in an earlier performance, as documented in the YouTube video titled "Soundgarden - 1987-02-14 Seattle, WA," uploaded by user pjvideoguy. (Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D49lgVfy6C4)

In a photograph from the late 1980s or early 1990s, Kim Thayil is visibly using a Music Man HD-130 Reverb amplifier head, judging by the logo and the specific arrangement of the knobs. This evidence confirms that Thayil utilized this model during Soundgarden's early live performances, also verified by a quick Google Image search of the amp. The image can be viewed here.

Kim Thayil has confirmed the use of an Ampeg B-15 bass amplifier, stating, "We’ve always embraced feedback, starting in the early days of the band—I used to record with Hiro’s backup Ampeg B-15 bass amp," as reported in an interview with Premier Guitar by Chris Kies.

In an interview with Chris Kies for Premier Guitar, Kim Thayil mentions that he used an Ampeg VT-22 amplifier on the album King Animal.

In an interview with Premier Guitar, Kim Thayil stated that he used Matt Cameron's Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp during the recording of King Animal.

In an interview with Premier Guitar, Kim Thayil mentions using a Savage Amps Rohr 15 while working on King Animal.

In an interview with Premier Guitar, Kim Thayil mentions that he borrowed Ben Shepherd's 1957 Fender Champ during the recording of King Animal.

In an interview with Premier Guitar, Kim Thayil stated that he used a Fender Vibroverb during the recording of King Animal.

In an interview with Premier Guitar, Kim Thayil mentioned that he used a Fender Pro Junior amplifier in the studio during the recording of King Animal.

In this photo, Kim can be seen using a Mesa Maverick head to record Soundgarden's 1996 album "Down on the upside", he also mentions the use of this amp on the album in this interview with Guitar player magazine: https://web.archive.org/web/20180716223804/http://web.stargate.net/soundgarden/articles/gplayer_7-96.shtml

According to his artist page on the official MESA/Boogie® website, guitarist Kim Thayil uses the Mesa/Boogie 4x12 Recto Standard OS Slanted Cabinet.

According to his artist page on the official MESA/Boogie® website, guitarist Kim Thayil uses the Mesa/Boogie Rectifier 2x12H cabinet.

According to his artist page on the official MESA/Boogie® website, guitarist Kim Thayil uses the Mesa/Boogie Transatlantic TA-30 2x12 Combo.