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Riff Tone
Bulls On Parade (Live)
Rage Against the Machine
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarCustom 'Arm The Homeless' guitar (Tom Morello's main guitar, live)
AmpMarshall JCM 800 2205 50-watt head into Peavey 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Notes
Live performance rig, as used on 'Bulls On Parade' (riff section), 1990s-present. Guitar features two volume knobs for kill-switch effect. No evidence of other guitars used for riff section live. Settings estimated based on typical Morello live setup and genre/era.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive attackwah-inflected rhythmic sweepshigh output, saturated distortionarticulate, cutting midrangeminimal reverb/ambiencefocused, punchy lowsclear note separationDJ-style kill-switch stutter effectmodern, compressed high-gain sound
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level skill due to the integration of kill-switch toggling, rhythmic wah pedal use, and tight, percussive timing, but does not involve advanced soloing or complex chord voicings.
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Original Gear
GuitarCustom 'Arm The Homeless' guitar (Tom Morello's main guitar, live)
AmpMarshall JCM 800 2205 50-watt head into Peavey 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Live performance rig, as used on 'Bulls On Parade' (riff section), 1990s-present. Guitar features two volume knobs for kill-switch effect. No evidence of other guitars used for riff section live. Settings estimated based on typical Morello live setup and genre/era.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive attackwah-inflected rhythmic sweepshigh output, saturated distortionarticulate, cutting midrangeminimal reverb/ambiencefocused, punchy lowsclear note separationDJ-style kill-switch stutter effectmodern, compressed high-gain sound
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level skill due to the integration of kill-switch toggling, rhythmic wah pedal use, and tight, percussive timing, but does not involve advanced soloing or complex chord voicings.