The sixth track from The Battle Of Los Angeles champions Tom Morello at his most crushing. But at the same time, it manages to get clarity in mids and higher-mid areas. It’s not certain when Tom actually got one of these, but he uses it for backstage practice and warmups. One feature that is distinctive on this guitar is a kill-switch installed by Tom at the lower horn of the guitar, which can turn the signal of the guitar on and off to create a stuttering sound. Tom Morello's Guitar Revolution is an event for players and music-lovers of all ages, levels, interests, and taste! Tom used it to record “Tire Me”, paired with a 1960s St. George MP-2. At that time Morello was playing in a band called Lock Up, which he joined in early after Mike Livingston, who was the guitarist and the original founder of the band, left in late 1987. But the most intriguing part here is that the pedal became really popular among collectors after it became widely known that Tom Morello uses one of these. He used the guitar as his main from 2002 to 2007 for all of the Audioslave songs which are played in standard tuning, and continues to use it to this day next to his other guitars. In fact, it’s one of the company’s longest-running products, going steady since 1942. Tom’s Kay SG replica featured cherry red finish, plywood body, Bigsby-style tremolo, and two blade pickups. Tom got this guitar in 2002, around the time he was starting the whole Nightwatchman thing. His nylon string guitar that he had at the time wasn’t loud enough for live gigs, so he talked with guys from Ibanez about ma king him one. Tom bought this guitar at a pawn shop in Toronto for around $30. At this point, you should know how much Tom loves the obscure and weird stuff. He was ranked #26 in Rolling Stone’s list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.”. The guitar Tom picked up made a weird high-pitched sound when the toggle was set between two pickups, reason for which was an internal pickup which was picking up this weird noise when it wasn’t supposed to. He also has another Ibanez model in his collection, the Talman which was custom-built for him. Although we all remember Tom for his awesome electric guitar tricks, it’s also important to note that he has some pretty great acoustic guitars in his collection. It’s also equipped with a killswitch that completely shuts off its output signal, just like on his famous “Soul Power” Fender Strat. They are the same markings/settings I used at every show and every record I’ve ever made. To submit requests for assistance, or provide feedback regarding accessibility, please contact support@masterclass.com . Tom replaced the stock one with a DiMarzio Super Distortion T “rails” humbucker. Enter another longtime mainstay of Tom Morello’s—a run-of-the-mill 1982 Fender Telecaster coined “Sendero Luminoso.” He wanted to start writing/performing songs in drop-D tuning, but all of his other guitars at the time had a locking nut, so he traded his roommate for the Tele and Morello had to part ways with a 50-watt Marshall. My name is Chris and I’ve had a passion for music and guitars for as long as I can remember. It was a regular Strat-style guitar with a light blue finish. It’s not certain when he got his hands on this, but the story goes that he was at Ibanez’s workshop and stumbled upon a faulty Talman and just fell in love with it. But if you want to push the limits in the guitar world, you need to know your basics, as well as how to implement the right gear in proper ways that would fit the context of a musical piece. The guitar originates from Tom’s roommate, who at the time played in a band called “Liquid Jesus” and was in need of an amp. He also has a red Les Paul which he uses for overdubbing he uses in the more recent days of Nightwatchman. With the disbandment of Rage Against the Machine and the beginning of Audioslave, he looked for a new instrument. Search. Years Used: Early 1990s to now This comes from The Clash’s guitar player Mick Jones who called this guitar “heart attack machine”. Tom Morello. Going to RATM’s early years, Tom used one with a bare metal finish and two Hot Rails humbuckers. However, it’s far from a bad one and Tom certainly found a use for it. Used as a backup for the Peavey cabinet. Around 1993 he carved the words saying “Arm the Homeless” which quickly became the guitar’s nickname due to lack of actual branding. For this one, we have to go all the way back to the late 1980s when his old Marshal got stolen. Although there’s no official record of when he got it, we can still safely assume that it was in the 1990s and that he just kept it. Music. The guitar also features a pretty fitting binding on the body edges and the fretboard, which also goes perfectly with its trapezoid inlays. It seems that Tom really likes putting his own stamp to guitars as he also modified one of his Fender Aerodyne Stratocasters as well. But in order to keep the Peavey cabinet and not ruin this treasure completely, Tom got another spare one, Marshall’s 1960B model, also featuring four 12-inch speakers. He occasionally used it for live performances with Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave. It worked on that demo and I’ve loved the sound from that combo to this day—no magical rhyme or reason, but it has worked out for me quite well. However, it’s been confirmed that he used it to record “Tire Me” from the 1996 album “Evil Empire”. Once again, there’s no definitive info on whether he still has one of these or not. Those who are fond of the 1980s Marshall stuff use this one even for live gigs. Finish: Custom black and red. First one was used in the earlier years and had bare metal finish and two Hot Rails pickups, while his second Steelcaster has Hot Rails in the bridge and Alnico pro II in the neck position and features red star graphic finish. Later on, he brought it with him and used it for practicing during the time he was enrolled at Harvard University around 1982, and continued using it after moving to LA in 1986. For years I was seeking out this miraculous tone and I was banging my head against the wall trying to get all this horrible rack gear—which I thought made my sound worse—and cab/head combinations, but nothing really worked. Now, this is an odd one. Tom is also the co-founder (along with Serj Tankian) of the non-profit political activist organization, Axis of Justice. Hear Tom Morello and Serj Tankian cover this Gang Of Four classic. And it’s important to note that Tom still has the original WH-1 model and has been using the same exact pedal for all these years (which comes as no surprise). Although very strict about what he uses, and although Morello prefers to have the same setup all the time to have the same exact tone, this one worked well for some overdubs on the record. Years Used: Early 1990s to now One of the most influential musicians of the past three decades, Tom Morello, has never been an off-the-rack kind of guitar player. Ver 1. This is yet another old model, although it’s a small combo with just one 10-inch Celestion speaker (presumably a G10L-35 model). This is a name of a radical organization in Peru, which is classified by the Peruvian government, the U.S., the European Union, and Canada as a terrorist organization [Shining Path – Wikipedia]. The guitar’s design is pretty interesting as well, featuring a black finish with white binding on the front of the body. However, this is most likely the MP-2 model. Rage Against the Machine co-founder Tom Morello teaches the riffs and solos that redefined rock guitar in his first-ever MasterClass. He is best known for his unique and creative guitar playing style, which incorporates feedback noises, unconventional picking and tapping as well as heavy use of guitar effects. However, it has not been confirmed whether or not Tom still uses one of these. The reason behind that was I had to record a demo for my band on the weekend and all my gear got stolen out of my van. Going more into it, he also added a locking nut to go with the Ibanez Edge 2-way tremolo bridge. Valued $100, young Morello split the costs with his mother. This is a 50-watt amplifier that comes with five standard 12AX7 tubes in the preamp section, while the power amp includes two EL34 tubes. While pronouncing some of the same frequencies as Marshall stuff, AC30 amps have a special tone of their own. So when heard there was a harmonizer in a stompbox, I thought I gotta get me one of those. As the guitar was laying around it accidentally picked up signal from a Korean radio station which ended up as a part of “Sleep Now in the Fire” song. Being a fan of the 1980s stuff, Tom Morello used one of their classic flanger pedals, the DFL model. This is one of the longest-lasting products by Dunlop and Tom uses the same one that he got in the 1980s. Of course, this was his main steel-string acoustic guitar during his time doing The Nightwatchman project. What’s more, this was the first commercially sold electric guitar with active electronics. Having music with a strong message was something that Tom Morello and Rage Against the Machine always strived for. For Morello, the instrument has a lot of sentimental value and he still keeps it in his collection, despite not staying in tune that well (at least according to his words). It even had some arpeggiator effect modes, allowing for some pretty psychedelic tones. This cream-colored instrument has two single-coils. Although released as a new pedal, there’s actually no practical difference between these two. Originally, Tom used it for the 1999 song “Guerilla Radio”, but the instrument has also seen some action in live shows, as well as Morello’s solo work. Early 80s model that Tom used pretty much his whole career. Boss is actually the first manufacturer in history to make a pedal-sized digital delay. Finish: Gold. Honestly, it’s a real surprise to see that his Peavey has stayed alive for over three decades. What’s also really weird is that he uses the same exact parameter setting on it to this day. – GHS Boomers 9 – 46 (used on all guitars with tremolo), – GHS Boomers 10 – 46 (used on other guitars, with a 56 instead of the 46 for the drop-B guitars). You can use your headphones or plug your amp into a mixer or an audio interface and get a tone that resembles Orange’s 4×12-inch cabinets. It’s also not known whether or not he uses it in his live rig or in the studio. Replaced the Ibanez Flanger when Audioslave was formed), More recent updates — setup used with Ozzy Osbourne and in Prophets of Rage. Tabs Articles Forums Wiki + Publish tab Pro. – Peavey VTM 4×12 Cabinet This is a pretty stylish instrument, and you don’t often see a Les Paul with this finish. Although a rather innovative name, this guitar is basically shaped like a regular Fender Telecaster, including its headstock. In this, the first of a MusicRadar series called All-Star Gear, we spoke with Tom Morello about his famed Arm The Homeless guitar and Marshall/Peavey rig. GroundGuitar counts on your criticism and feedback. Based on the heavily modified early 2000s Designer Series Strat that he played with Audioslave, the Tom Morello "Soul Power" Strat is a guitar that's designed for radical sound and playing styles. Soul Power Specs Alder slab body with binding Maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, 9.5"-14" compound radius, 22 medium-jumbo frets It was completely custom-built – meaning that Tom chose every single piece of it himself, even though at the time he didn’t know much about guitars – or at least none of the things related to building one. Taking just a glance at it, you can immediately notice that this is an old model. It was a pretty versatile one for those times, offering 7 frequency ranges with 12 dB of cut or boost for each one. St. George guitars are a sort of a mystery. What’s more, the DD-3 model was cheaper, which made it available to wider guitar-playing masses. Tom Morello’s Guitar Amps: – Marshall JCM 800 2205 50W Tom used this Marshall as his main amp ever since 1988 when his old Marshall was stolen from his van. Of course, even after the group stopped working for the first time in 2000, he kept using it for drop D songs, both in the studio and for live shows. However, we have a smaller one, the Marshall Lead 20 5002 amp, that comes with a total of 20 watts of power. This is the first guitar Tom ever bought. As for the bridge, the guitar now has an Ibanez Edge and the pickups on it are EMG’s 85 and H models. This pedal was introduced in 1986 as a continuation of the DD-2 model. What’s more, we have that classic “fuzzy” and “wooly” tone that’s typical for Orange amps. Introduced in 1983, one of the pedal’s biggest advantages for its time was the ability to have delay times of up to 800 milliseconds. While Tom still relies on his JCM800 2205 amp, there’s another Marshall in his collection. Now, as Tom Morello releases a new photobook spanning his three-decade career, he shares memories of obsessive practice, bad gigs and nights behind bars… Kid Rock “As a kid, I had a little acoustic guitar that I probably plucked Smoke On The Water on. The guitar is based on the Fender Telecaster model, but features hollow steel body. He used it on and of since he got it, mostly for the stuff in standard tuning. This one is actually intended as a classical guitar with a cutaway body shape, allowing much easier access to higher frets. Tom used this pedal (exclusively only the original vintage model) for the most part of his career, and it can be heard among other during the solo on “Killing in the Name”. When he finally got his hands on this fine black Fender Aerodyne Stratocaster, done as Factory Special Run for Guitar Center, it became his main guitar during the following few years. After learning all the important basics, Tom needed a better instrument. A comprehensive guide to Tom Morello amp settings and tone, covering his guitars, amps and effects up through the Audioslave years. When Morello got this guitar from an LA shop in 1986, he went on to pick and choose every single detail on the guitar. Tom used this Marshall as his main amp ever since 1988 when his old Marshall was stolen from his van. The instrument is well-known for its Kenyan flag finish and a peculiar headstock design. One of them was the XP-300 Space Station, which included a bunch of different modulation and atmospheric effects. This second Steelcaster had a Hot Rails pickup in the bridge position and an Alnico Pro II in the neck position. And the most impressive thing here is that this old thing is still active and running smoothly. The guitar is completely stock except for the pickguard which was removed. The difference between GCB95 and GCB95F models is that the latter has Italian-made Fasel inductors, which makes them much closer to the original Cry Baby pedals from the 1960s. My background is in Electrical Engineering earning a Bachelor’s degree from Youngstown State University and with my engineering experience I’ve developed as a designer of guitar amplifiers and effects. Nonetheless he kept playing the to this day, and to some extent he used it on every record he ever made. He took it out of retirement as soon as 2005 during the writing of ‘Out of Exile’ album, and since then it has been used regularly like before. The overdrive knob adds more clipping to it, while the gain control controls the signal strength at the input. He also installed a locking-nut to go with the black Ibanez Edge tremolo bridge. While we don’t know for sure for how long Tom has been using DigiTech’s XP-300 Space Station pedal, there are documented examples of it in his setup. Vocal M S. Rhythm Guitar M S. Solo Guitar M S. Drums M S. View all instruments. This guitar is finished in black and has a matching headstock and features white binding along the top edge of the body, as well as a mirror pickguard. Enter here for new music, tour dates and lessons from Tom Morello. [Tom Morello – Science Friction; GuitarWorld]. – Marshall Lead 20 Years Used: From the 1990s to now Although the body has a pretty weird shape, this is a pretty ergonomic design. And it also comes with an entirely black finish, along with a few interesting details, including flags of Kenya, the USA, and Italy. Featuring one 6-string and one 12-string guitar in it, the model found use in plenty of musical styles. Tom got this guitar around the time he was heading of the college, and used it with Lock Up and in the early days of the RATM. Brendan, of course, has tons of amps and gear. He’s been using one exact same amp since the beginning of his career – the Marshall JCM800, and his main effect is the Digitech Whammy pedal. In it’s original state, the guitar featured a light-blue colored rear loaded Stratocaster-style body and a Performance Corsair neck, two Seymour Duncan JB humbuckers, and the original Floyd Rose chrome unit. This guitar was used around 1999 – during the time the band (RATM) was working on The Battle of Los Angeles album. In case you notice anything wrong with the information posted on this page, or you have knowledge of something that you would like to share, be sure to leave a comment above. They were produced for a short period of time in the 60s in Japan, and sold in the US mostly alongside Teisco guitars. Used for doubling guitars/recording multiple tracksed on Audioslave’s ‘Revelations’ album, Ordinarily, I’m very militant; I only want to use my crappy old setup. All of the materials and components were chosen by him. Pro Play This Tab. Tom Morello Is “Disgusted” That Young People Won’t Practice Guitar Eight Hours a Day "They are all looking for an easier route to becoming famous" However, they had some solid-body electric guitars, like the Breadwinner model. Years Used: Late 1990s to now 20W practice amp with a 10 inch speaker. The song earned them a Grammy, and we’re fairly certain that this amp helped the cause. But while we associate Ibanez with those shreddy guitars, this one is actually a semi hollow-body instrument in the style of classics like Gibson’s ES-335. Tom’s usual setup is as follows (used with SSSC, Nightwatchman, Bruce, RATM, etc). It’s equipped with a standard Ibanez Edge double-locking tremolo bridge and a nice-looking mirror pickguard. As Tom became more serious about playing he decided it’s time to invest some money in a better guitar. Tom Morello is no exception to this traditional rule. Nevertheless, Morello learned to adapt, and in the case of the guitar (dubbed 'Arm The Homeless' in the early Rage days), he used its shortcomings as a springboard for his own fervent creativity. Although it’s not an essential amp or a part of his rig, Tom also has Orange’s Crush 12. During his time in Rage Against the Machine, it became the main guitar for all the stuff in drop D tuning. Another obscure guitar model in his collection, he has a St. George copy of a Goya Rangemaster. We could see Morello using another one of these later in his career. Morello got more than just one Steelcaster from him, most likely two different instruments. This photo dates back to 1950s and the Mau Mau Uprising that happened during the time Tom’s father was living in Kenya. Finish: Black with custom additions. The choice fell on a Gibson Explorer with a flat gold finish. Used by many other guitar legends, this simple phaser features only one parameter knob that controls. 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