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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
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain8
Reverb0
Treble7
Presence6.5
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