Riff Tone

Getaway Car

Audioslave

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Telecaster (standard stock, likely 1970s-80s, used by Tom Morello for E tuning Audioslave tracks)

AmpMarshall JCM 800 2205 50W head

PickupsSingle-coil (stock Telecaster neck pickup)

Amp Settings

gain5.5

bass6

mid7

treble6.5

reverb2

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2002. Morello stated he used the same Telecaster and JCM 800 2205 for Audioslave's debut album, marking the amp for consistent tone. No evidence of pedal use for the riff section; straight into amp. Pickup choice confirmed as neck for E-tuned songs. No evidence of additional effects or pedals in the riff section.

Tone Character(10)

warm and roundedslightly gritty edge-of-breakupdynamic and touch-sensitiveopen and airyclear single notesarticulate chord voicingssubtle amp breakuporganic responseno excessive compressionminimal reverb

Difficulty

The riff requires moderate control of dynamics and articulation to achieve the touch-sensitive, slightly gritty tone, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast playing.

Sources

Tom Morello: "This is missionary work.I’m on a zealot’s mission out there" | MusicRadar

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