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Clean Tone
Wake Up
Rage Against the Machine
Bassrock1990s
Original Gear
BassErnie Ball Music Man StingRay (early 1990s, 4-string, active electronics)
AmpSWR SM-400S head into SWR Goliath 4x10 cabinet (studio era, not Ampeg SVT for this album)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1991-1992, debut album sessions. Clean section of 'Wake Up' specifically.
Tone Character(9)
deep and woodytight low endclear fundamentalslightly scooped midscrisp but not harsh treblearticulate note definitionpercussive finger attackfull-bodiedstudio clarity
Difficulty
The clean section requires solid fingerstyle technique, precise timing, and adaptation to Drop D tuning, but is not technically demanding beyond groove and consistency.
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Original Gear
BassErnie Ball Music Man StingRay (early 1990s, 4-string, active electronics)
AmpSWR SM-400S head into SWR Goliath 4x10 cabinet (studio era, not Ampeg SVT for this album)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1991-1992, debut album sessions. Clean section of 'Wake Up' specifically.
Tone Character(9)
deep and woodytight low endclear fundamentalslightly scooped midscrisp but not harsh treblearticulate note definitionpercussive finger attackfull-bodiedstudio clarity
Difficulty
The clean section requires solid fingerstyle technique, precise timing, and adaptation to Drop D tuning, but is not technically demanding beyond groove and consistency.