No. 1051996·alternative-metal·6 blocks
Bulls on Parade
The bowel-shaking riff and the 'DJ scratch' solo that made a guitar sound like a turntable. Tom Morello cut Bulls on Parade on his 'Arm the Homeless' custom — a Performance body with a Kramer graphite neck, EMG 81/85 pickups and a toggle wired as a kill switch — into a 50-watt Marshall JCM800 2205 and a Peavey 4x12. Contrary to the Drop-D myth, the song is in E♭ standard (tuned a half step down). The solo is wah heel-down, one pickup killed, the toggle flicked while his left hand scratches the strings.
Evil EmpireSignal path · input → output · 4 blocksLive values · Boss Katana
Guitar
'Arm the Homeless' custom (Performance body / Kramer neck)
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
eb_standard
Noise Gate
Lead
Delay
Noise Gate
← Studio noise gate (FRFR essential)
Threshold
52dB
Release
20s
Level
0
Lead
← Marshall JCM800 2205 (50W)
Gain
85
Volume
55
Bass
95
Middle
90
Treble
70
Presence
70
Master
55
Delay
← Boss DD-3 (FX loop)
Time
380ms
Feedback
10
EffectLevel
18
Engineer's note
File 105
The bowel-shaking riff and the 'DJ scratch' solo that made a guitar sound like a turntable. Tom Morello cut Bulls on Parade on his 'Arm the Homeless' custom — a Performance body with a Kramer graphite neck, EMG 81/85 pickups and a toggle wired as a kill switch — into a 50-watt Marshall JCM800 2205 and a Peavey 4x12. Contrary to the Drop-D myth, the song is in E♭ standard (tuned a half step down). The solo is wah heel-down, one pickup killed, the toggle flicked while his left hand scratches the strings.
— Tom Morello
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