No. 0141992·alternative-metal·4 blocks
Killing in the Name
Tom Morello's approach to guitar is unlike anyone else: he uses a simple rig — Les Paul, Marshall JCM800, Whammy pedal, and wah — but manipulates them in unconventional ways to create sounds that resemble turntables, synthesizers, and samples. On Killing in the Name, the core rhythm tone is a Les Paul through a cranked JCM800 for aggressive, tight palm-muted riffs. The Whammy and wah are used for the song's iconic solos and DJ-like scratching effects.
Rage Against the MachineSignal path · input → output · 7 blocksLive values · Neural DSP Quad Cortex
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Standard ('Arm the Homeless')
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
drop_d
Studio Comp
Crying Wah
Wham
Brit 2203
4x12 Green 25
Tilt EQ
Studio Comp
← Studio compressor
Threshold
-34dB
Ratio
3:1
Attack
38s
Release
200s
Mix
50
Level
2dB
Crying Wah
← Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
Wham
← DigiTech Whammy
Brit 2203
← Marshall JCM800 2205
Gain
8
Bass
6
Mid
7
Treble
6
Presence
5
Master
6
4x12 Green 25
← Marshall 4x12 Greenback
LowCut90Hz
HighCut8500Hz
Level
0dB
Tilt EQ
← Tilt EQ (global brightness)
Tilt
5
CenterFreq
1000Hz
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 014
Tom Morello's approach to guitar is unlike anyone else: he uses a simple rig — Les Paul, Marshall JCM800, Whammy pedal, and wah — but manipulates them in unconventional ways to create sounds that resemble turntables, synthesizers, and samples. On Killing in the Name, the core rhythm tone is a Les Paul through a cranked JCM800 for aggressive, tight palm-muted riffs. The Whammy and wah are used for the song's iconic solos and DJ-like scratching effects.
— Tom Morello
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