Solo Tone
Wake Up
Rage Against the Machine
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
Guitar1982 Fender Telecaster 'Sendero Luminoso' (aka 'Arm The Homeless')
AmpMarshall JCM800 2205 head into Peavey 4x12 cabinet
PickupsEMG H (bridge), EMG H (neck) - active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid7
treble6.5
reverb1
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1991-1992. Guitar and amp confirmed for RATM debut album sessions. Clean tone achieved by rolling down guitar volume and using amp's clean channel. No evidence of pedal-based clean boost or compression for clean section.
Tone Character(10)
glassy and percussiveclear note separationtight attackbright but not harshslight amp reverb for spacedynamic and touch-sensitiveno audible distortionno modulation or time-based effectsstudio claritywarm neck pickup character
Difficulty
The clean section requires careful control of picking dynamics and muting to achieve the percussive, glassy tone, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
Sources
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Original Gear
Guitar1982 Fender Telecaster 'Sendero Luminoso' (aka 'Arm The Homeless')
AmpMarshall JCM800 2205 head into Peavey 4x12 cabinet
PickupsEMG H (bridge), EMG H (neck) - active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid7
treble6.5
reverb1
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1991-1992. Guitar and amp confirmed for RATM debut album sessions. Clean tone achieved by rolling down guitar volume and using amp's clean channel. No evidence of pedal-based clean boost or compression for clean section.
Tone Character(10)
glassy and percussiveclear note separationtight attackbright but not harshslight amp reverb for spacedynamic and touch-sensitiveno audible distortionno modulation or time-based effectsstudio claritywarm neck pickup character
Difficulty
The clean section requires careful control of picking dynamics and muting to achieve the percussive, glassy tone, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
Wake Up settings for your amp
Exact settings ToneAdapt players use on these amps.
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