Riff Tone
Sleep Now In the Fire
Rage Against the Machine
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarCustom 'Arm The Homeless' guitar (Tom Morello's main guitar, custom body, EMG H active humbuckers, Kahler tremolo, killswitch)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2205 head into Peavey 4x12 cabinet
PickupsEMG H active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain7
bass5.5
mid7
treble7
reverb0
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
fuzzVox Vox Tone Bender (vintage fuzz/distortion)
Notes
Studio recording, 1999, Battle of Los Angeles sessions. All gear confirmed for studio use on this track. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
aggressive and bitingtight and percussivemid-forward puncharticulate note separationraw and in-your-facecompressed and focusedminimal ambiencefuzz-like saturationdynamic response to pickingslightly nasal upper mids
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive picking and rhythmic precision, but does not involve advanced techniques or extreme speed, making it intermediate in difficulty.
Sources
This tone has been researched 3 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarCustom 'Arm The Homeless' guitar (Tom Morello's main guitar, custom body, EMG H active humbuckers, Kahler tremolo, killswitch)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2205 head into Peavey 4x12 cabinet
PickupsEMG H active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain7
bass5.5
mid7
treble7
reverb0
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
fuzzVox Vox Tone Bender (vintage fuzz/distortion)
This tone has been researched 3 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1999, Battle of Los Angeles sessions. All gear confirmed for studio use on this track. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
aggressive and bitingtight and percussivemid-forward puncharticulate note separationraw and in-your-facecompressed and focusedminimal ambiencefuzz-like saturationdynamic response to pickingslightly nasal upper mids
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive picking and rhythmic precision, but does not involve advanced techniques or extreme speed, making it intermediate in difficulty.
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