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Riff Tone
Cochise
Audioslave
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
Guitar1982 Fender Telecaster 'Sendero Luminoso'
AmpMarshall JCM800 2205 50-watt head into Peavey 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2002. Tom Morello is documented as using his Telecaster with single-coil bridge pickup and Marshall JCM800 2205 for Audioslave's debut album, including 'Cochise' riff. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this section.
Tone Character(9)
tight palm-muted chugspercussive, staccato attackaggressive, saturated distortionsingle-coil bridge pickup bitemechanical, helicopter-like rhythmhigh output, cutting through the mixminimal reverb, dry and immediatechunky, focused low endclear note separation under gain
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting, precise timing to match the delay effect, and aggressive picking to maintain the mechanical, percussive feel. While not technically advanced in terms of note choice, the rhythmic discipline and tone control make it moderately challenging.
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Original Gear
Guitar1982 Fender Telecaster 'Sendero Luminoso'
AmpMarshall JCM800 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
Studio recording, 2002. Tom Morello is documented as using his Telecaster with single-coil bridge pickup and Marshall JCM800 2205 for Audioslave's debut album, including 'Cochise' riff. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this section.
Tone Character(9)
tight palm-muted chugspercussive, staccato attackaggressive, saturated distortionsingle-coil bridge pickup bitemechanical, helicopter-like rhythmhigh output, cutting through the mixminimal reverb, dry and immediatechunky, focused low endclear note separation under gain
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting, precise timing to match the delay effect, and aggressive picking to maintain the mechanical, percussive feel. While not technically advanced in terms of note choice, the rhythmic discipline and tone control make it moderately challenging.