Riff Tone

Bulls On Parade (Live)

Rage Against the Machine

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

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

AmpMarshall JCM 800 2205 50-watt head into Peavey 4x12 cabinet

PickupsEMG 81 (bridge), EMG H (neck) active humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain8

bass6

mid6.5

treble7

reverb0

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

wahDunlop Dunlop Cry Baby Wah (GCB95 or TBM95 Tom Morello Signature)

Notes

Live performance rig, as used on 'Bulls On Parade' (riff section), 1990s-present. Guitar features two volume knobs for kill-switch effect. No evidence of other guitars used for riff section live. Settings estimated based on typical Morello live setup and genre/era.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussiveaggressive attackwah-inflected rhythmic sweepshigh output, saturated distortionarticulate, cutting midrangeminimal reverb/ambiencefocused, punchy lowsclear note separationDJ-style kill-switch stutter effectmodern, compressed high-gain sound

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate-level skill due to the integration of kill-switch toggling, rhythmic wah pedal use, and tight, percussive timing, but does not involve advanced soloing or complex chord voicings.