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Riff Tone
Killing In the Name
Rage Against the Machine
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster American Designer Edition (Drop D, single-coil neck pickup)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2205 head with Peavey 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1991; Tom Morello used his main drop D Telecaster for clean sections; amp is the JCM800 2205 as confirmed by multiple sources. No evidence of pedal-based gain or heavy effects for clean riff sections.
Tone Character(10)
clean and punchywarm neck pickup soundtight, percussive attackarticulate and dynamicminimal breakupslightly compressed from ampclear note separationsubtle amp reverb for spaceno modulation or delaystudio-recorded clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires accurate palm muting and rhythmic precision to maintain the percussive, clean sound, but does not involve complex chord shapes or advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster American Designer Edition (Drop D, single-coil neck pickup)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2205 head with Peavey 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1991; Tom Morello used his main drop D Telecaster for clean sections; amp is the JCM800 2205 as confirmed by multiple sources. No evidence of pedal-based gain or heavy effects for clean riff sections.
Tone Character(10)
clean and punchywarm neck pickup soundtight, percussive attackarticulate and dynamicminimal breakupslightly compressed from ampclear note separationsubtle amp reverb for spaceno modulation or delaystudio-recorded clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires accurate palm muting and rhythmic precision to maintain the percussive, clean sound, but does not involve complex chord shapes or advanced techniques.