No. 1552002·alternative-metal·5 blocks
Show Me How to Live
Tom Morello's galloping Drop-D anthem from Audioslave's 2002 debut, cut with Rick Rubin at Cello Studios. The riff is deceptively simple: his 'Soul Power' Stratocaster (Seymour Duncan Hot Rails bridge) straight into a 50-watt Marshall JCM800 2205 lead channel and a Peavey 4x12. The famous warbling wail is in the SOLO, not the riff -- Morello tremolo-picks the high E through a Cry Baby wah fed into a ring modulator. Drop D tuning (D-A-D-G-B-E).
AudioslaveSignal path · input → output · 5 blocksLive values · Fractal Axe-Fx
Guitar
Fender 'Soul Power' Stratocaster (Audioslave-era)
Pickups
HSS
Tuning
bridge
Strings
Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)
Studio Comp
Brit 800
4x12 Brit V30
Plate
Studio Comp
← Light tracking compression
Threshold
-30dB
Ratio
2:1
Attack
40s
Release
180s
Mix
0.3
Level
0dB
Brit 800
← Marshall JCM800 2205
Drive
7
Bass
4
Mid
5
Treble
9
Presence
6
MV
6
4x12 Brit V30
← Peavey 4x12 (Celestion G12K-85)
LowCut95Hz
HighCut8500Hz
Level
0dB
Plate
← Cello Studios ambience
Mix
0.1
Decay
1.1s
Predelay
16ms
Engineer's note
File 155
Tom Morello's galloping Drop-D anthem from Audioslave's 2002 debut, cut with Rick Rubin at Cello Studios. The riff is deceptively simple: his 'Soul Power' Stratocaster (Seymour Duncan Hot Rails bridge) straight into a 50-watt Marshall JCM800 2205 lead channel and a Peavey 4x12. The famous warbling wail is in the SOLO, not the riff -- Morello tremolo-picks the high E through a Cry Baby wah fed into a ring modulator. Drop D tuning (D-A-D-G-B-E).
— Tom Morello
Sources · Verified by
