Rage Against the Machine album cover
Tone Breakdown

Killing in the Name

Rage Against the Machine · Rage Against the Machine · 1992

A Fender Telecaster into a 50-watt Marshall JCM800 2205 — and a DigiTech Whammy set to +2 octaves that makes the solo.

The rig

  1. 🎸 Guitar Fender Telecaster The recording guitar — bright, cutting single-coil.
  2. 🎛 Pedal DigiTech Whammy Morello's defining pedal — this makes the solo.
  3. 🔊 Amp Marshall JCM800 2205 Morello's lifelong 50-watt amp.
  4. 🧱 Cab Peavey 4x12 Cabinet (straight-front)

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