Riff Tone
Bombtrack (Live at First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN - April 1993)
Rage Against the Machine
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
Guitar1982 Fender Telecaster (black, stock)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2205 head with Marshall 1960A 4x12 cabinet
PickupsFender single-coil (stock Telecaster pickups)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid7
treble6.5
reverb1
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Live performance, April 1993, First Avenue, Minneapolis. Tom Morello is known to use his black Telecaster and Marshall JCM800 for clean sections of 'Bombtrack' in this era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the clean riff section in this specific live performance.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatetight and percussivedynamic and responsiveminimal breakupsnappy attackclear single-coil definitionpunchy low endslight natural compressionvery low reverbfunk-inspired clean
Difficulty
The clean riff requires tight, syncopated rhythm and precise muting for the percussive attack, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.
Sources
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Original Gear
Guitar1982 Fender Telecaster (black, stock)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2205 head with Marshall 1960A 4x12 cabinet
PickupsFender single-coil (stock Telecaster pickups)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid7
treble6.5
reverb1
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Live performance, April 1993, First Avenue, Minneapolis. Tom Morello is known to use his black Telecaster and Marshall JCM800 for clean sections of 'Bombtrack' in this era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the clean riff section in this specific live performance.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatetight and percussivedynamic and responsiveminimal breakupsnappy attackclear single-coil definitionpunchy low endslight natural compressionvery low reverbfunk-inspired clean
Difficulty
The clean riff requires tight, syncopated rhythm and precise muting for the percussive attack, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.
Bombtrack (Live at First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN - April 1993) settings for your amp
Exact settings ToneAdapt players use on these amps.
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