Clean Tone
Know Your Enemy (Live In Mexico City, MX, 10/28/99)
Rage Against the Machine
Bassrock1990s
Original Gear
BassFender Jazz Bass (custom, passive, likely natural finish, with custom-wound pickups)
AmpAmpeg SVT (classic tube head, likely with Ampeg 8x10 cab)
PickupsPassive single-coil Jazz Bass pickups (custom-wound)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid6
treble5.5
presence5
compression3.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Live, Mexico City, 1999; from 'The Battle of Mexico City' concert video; Tim Commerford's main live rig for RATM in the late 1990s.
Tone Character(8)
tight low endclear, punchy attackslightly scooped midsarticulate note definitionno audible drive or gritquick transient responsefocused, modern rock presencepercussive fingerstyle clarity
Difficulty
The clean section requires tight, punchy fingerstyle playing at a fast tempo with precise muting and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques like slap or tapping.
Sources
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Original Gear
BassFender Jazz Bass (custom, passive, likely natural finish, with custom-wound pickups)
AmpAmpeg SVT (classic tube head, likely with Ampeg 8x10 cab)
PickupsPassive single-coil Jazz Bass pickups (custom-wound)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid6
treble5.5
presence5
compression3.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Live, Mexico City, 1999; from 'The Battle of Mexico City' concert video; Tim Commerford's main live rig for RATM in the late 1990s.
Tone Character(8)
tight low endclear, punchy attackslightly scooped midsarticulate note definitionno audible drive or gritquick transient responsefocused, modern rock presencepercussive fingerstyle clarity
Difficulty
The clean section requires tight, punchy fingerstyle playing at a fast tempo with precise muting and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques like slap or tapping.
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