GuitarDistortedRiff
Sleep Now In the Fire Guitar Tone Settings
Rage Against the Machine · 1990s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Custom 'Arm The Homeless' guitar (Tom Morello's main guitar, custom body, EMG H active humbuckers, Kahler tremolo, killswitch)
Pickups
EMG H active humbuckers
Amp
Marshall JCM800 2205 head into Peavey 4x12 cabinet
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1999, Battle of Los Angeles sessions. All gear confirmed for studio use on this track. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for the riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass5.5
Gain7
Reverb0
Treble7
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Vox Tone Bender (vintage fuzz/distortion) · fuzz
Guitar → Vox Tone Bender → Marshall JCM800 2205 head → Peavey 4x12 cabinet
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Tone Character
- aggressive and biting
- tight and percussive
- mid-forward punch
- articulate note separation
- raw and in-your-face
- compressed and focused
- minimal ambience
- fuzz-like saturation
- dynamic response to picking
- slightly nasal upper mids