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Riff Tone
Bombtrack (Live at First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN - April 1993)
Rage Against the Machine
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
Guitar1982 Fender Telecaster (black, stock)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2205 head with Marshall 1960A 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Live performance, April 1993, First Avenue, Minneapolis. Tom Morello is known to use his black Telecaster and Marshall JCM800 for clean sections of 'Bombtrack' in this era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the clean riff section in this specific live performance.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatetight and percussivedynamic and responsiveminimal breakupsnappy attackclear single-coil definitionpunchy low endslight natural compressionvery low reverbfunk-inspired clean
Difficulty
The clean riff requires tight, syncopated rhythm and precise muting for the percussive attack, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.
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Original Gear
Guitar1982 Fender Telecaster (black, stock)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2205 head with Marshall 1960A 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Live performance, April 1993, First Avenue, Minneapolis. Tom Morello is known to use his black Telecaster and Marshall JCM800 for clean sections of 'Bombtrack' in this era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the clean riff section in this specific live performance.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatetight and percussivedynamic and responsiveminimal breakupsnappy attackclear single-coil definitionpunchy low endslight natural compressionvery low reverbfunk-inspired clean
Difficulty
The clean riff requires tight, syncopated rhythm and precise muting for the percussive attack, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.