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Bulls On Parade (Live) Guitar Tone Settings

Rage Against the Machine · 1990s · rock

live

Original Recording

Guitar
Custom 'Arm The Homeless' guitar (Tom Morello's main guitar, live)
Pickups
EMG 81 (bridge), EMG H (neck) active humbuckers
Amp
Marshall JCM 800 2205 50-watt head into Peavey 4x12 cabinet
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup (EMG 81), toggle used for kill-switch effect

Live performance rig, as used on 'Bulls On Parade' (riff section), 1990s-present. Guitar features two volume knobs for kill-switch effect. No evidence of other guitars used for riff section live. Settings estimated based on typical Morello live setup and genre/era.

Amp Settings

Mids
6.5
Bass
6
Gain
8
Reverb
0
Treble
7
Presence
6.5

Effects Chain

  • Dunlop Cry Baby Wah (GCB95 or TBM95 Tom Morello Signature) · wah

Custom 'Arm The Homeless' guitar → Dunlop Cry Baby Wah → Marshall JCM 800 2205 → Peavey 4x12 cabinet

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Tone Character

  • tight and percussive
  • aggressive attack
  • wah-inflected rhythmic sweeps
  • high output, saturated distortion
  • articulate, cutting midrange
  • minimal reverb/ambience
  • focused, punchy lows
  • clear note separation
  • DJ-style kill-switch stutter effect
  • modern, compressed high-gain sound

Notes & Caveats

  • ⚠️No direct numeric amp settings found; values estimated based on Marshall JCM 800 usage in 1990s alt-metal/rock and Morello's typical live tone.
  • ⚠️Pedal settings not specified in sources; wah pedal is confirmed and clearly audible, but exact model settings are not available.
  • ⚠️No evidence of delay, chorus, flanger, or reverb in the riff section; only wah and amp distortion are used.
  • ⚠️Pickup configuration and kill-switch technique confirmed by multiple sources; guitar and amp models are well-documented for this song/era.
  • ⚠️Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Tom Morello's 'Bulls On Parade' live tone is high-gain but not modern metal-level, with tight, punchy mids and a focused low end, typical of his Marshall JCM800 settings. The tone is dry (no reverb), aggressive, and cutting, with enough presence to pierce the mix without harshness.

Sources