Riff Tone

Bombtrack (Live at First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN - April 1993)

Rage Against the Machine

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarCustom 'Arm The Homeless' (Tom Morello's main guitar, live 1993)

AmpMarshall JCM800 2205 50-watt head into Peavey 4x12 cabinet

PickupsEMG H (bridge and neck, active humbuckers, custom-wired)

Amp Settings

gain7

bass6

mid7

treble6.5

reverb0

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Live performance, April 1993. Guitar is Tom Morello's custom 'Arm The Homeless' with EMG H active pickups. Amp is a Marshall JCM800 2205 head into a Peavey cab, as used in early Rage Against the Machine live shows. No evidence of additional amp effects or alternate guitars for this section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussiveaggressive attackchunky, saturated rhythmfocused midrange punchdry, immediate soundclear note separationdynamic pick responseminimal ambiencearticulate and powerfulno modulation or time-based effects

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, percussive palm muting and precise rhythmic control at a moderate tempo, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.

Sources

All-Star Gear: Tom Morello's Arm The Homeless guitar and Marshall ...[QUESTION] how to set up a guitar like Tom Morello's - Reddit

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