Solo Tone

Killing In the Name (Live In Mexico City, MX, 10/28/99)

Rage Against the Machine

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

Guitar1982 Fender Telecaster (Arm The Homeless custom guitar not used live in 1999; Telecaster confirmed for live performances in this era)

AmpMarshall JCM800 2205 head into Marshall 1960A 4x12 cabinet

PickupsEMG 81 (bridge), EMG 85 (neck) active humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain7.5

bass6

mid7

treble7

reverb0

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

modulationDigitech Digitech Whammy WH-1

Notes

Live performance, Mexico City, October 28, 1999. Tom Morello's live rig for this era is well-documented: Telecaster with EMG pickups, Marshall JCM800, and Digitech Whammy for the solo. No evidence of additional drive pedals; distortion from amp. No studio effects. No evidence of reverb or delay in the solo section.

Tone Character(10)

aggressive and saturatedtight and percussive attackcutting midrange focuspronounced octave-shifting effectminimal ambience/reverbcompressed, focused lead soundarticulate single-note clarityin-your-face presencehigh output, modern edgedistinctive whammy sweep

Difficulty

The solo requires intermediate to advanced coordination between picking and real-time whammy pedal sweeps, with tight timing and clarity under high-gain conditions.

Sources

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