The Official Rage Agaisnt the Machien Equipment Page

Table of Contents
  1. Tom Morello, Guitar
    1. Guitars, Live
    2. Effects, Live
    3. Amplifier, Live
    4. Guitars, Studio
    5. Effects, Studio
    6. Amplifiers, Studio
    7. Tom's Guitars and Effects, by Song and Album

  2. Tim Commerford, Bass
    1. Basses
    2. Effects
    3. Amplifier

  3. Brad Wilk, Drums
    1. Drums
    2. Cymbals
    3. Other

  4. Thanks To....
Tom Morello, Guitar (Live Setup)
Tom's Setup

Guitars (click for picture):
  1. "Arm The Homeless" Custom - A custom Performance guitar with almost all the parts (neck, hardware, pickups, etc...) changed. It has EMG pickups (81 in the neck, 85 in the bridge), an Ibanez Edge vibrato, and what appears to be a Kramer neck. Tuning: Standard (EADGBE).
  2. Early 80's Fender American Standard Telecaster - Completely stock, except for various pictures on it and scratches/chips from smashing a TV with it at the 2000 Video Music Awards. Tuning: Drop D (DADGBE).
  3. Ibanez Custom Talman - As Tom describes it, "[...] I noticed that when you set the toggle between the two pickup settings, there was a really peculiar, high-pitched noise,and you could manipulate the tone of it dramatically when you turned the tone knob. I asked them what the noise was, and they said it was just incidental noise, that the guitar had an internal pickup and it was picking up this weird noise that they were trying to get rid of! I said, "Oh, no, no-come here with that one." [laughs] I gave them an idea of what I thought was possible with that noise, and they were kind enough to custom build a guitar for me with that feature in it. It's an Ibanez Talman." - Tom Morello, in Guitar World. Tuning: Drop D (DADGBE).
  4. Ibanez Custom Artstar Hollowbody - Has onboard effects (Wah-Wah, Echo, Distortion, and Treble/Bass Boost). Modelled after an old Vox that Tom saw at Guitar Center. Tuning: Standard (EADGBE).
  5. St. George "creamy" - Small, lightweight guitar. Middle position in the toggle switch is dead, creating a "hummingbird"-style toggle sound. DiMarzio Hot-Rail pickup in bridge, bad-ass tone from neck pickup (just listen to any live version of "Calm Like a Bomb" during the chorus). Bought in a Canadian pawn shop, no one knew the brand until recently. Tuning: Drop A (AADGBE) or Drop D (DADGBE).
  6. Gibson EDS1275 Double-Neck - Completely Stock. Tuning: Drop D (DADGBE) on Both Necks.
  7. Ibanez AX Custom - Possible built-in Whammy pedal (pushbutton control and knob are evidence of such), "Devil 340" sticker, Floyd Rose-style vibrato, probably an Ibanez Edge. EMG SA in neck, 81 in bridge. Backup for the telecaster.
  8. Ibanez Roadstar - Small hippo stickers. Backup for the "Arm the Homeless".
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Effects (click for picture):

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Amplifier (click for picture):

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Tom Morello, Guitar (Additional Studio and Other Gear)
Guitars:
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Effects:

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Amplifiers:

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Guitars and Effects, by Song and Album:

Rage Against the Machine:

Bombtrack:

  • Arm the Homeless
  • Slide
  • Flanger

    Killing in the Name:

  • Telecaster
  • Flanger
  • Whammy set 2 octaves up

    Take the Power Back:

  • Telecaster

    Settle for Nothing:

  • Arm The Homeless
  • Telecaster for the solo

    Bullet in the Head:

  • Arm The Homeless
  • Whammy set 2 octaves up
  • Wah-Wah

    Know Your Enemy:

  • Arm The Homeless
  • Whammy harmonizing up a fifth

    Wake Up:

  • Telecaster
  • Arm The Homeless for the solo
  • Flanger
  • Whammy set 1 octave up
  • Talkbox
  • Wah-Wah
  • Whammy harmonizing up a seventh

    Fistful of Steel:

  • Arm The Homeless
  • Whammy set 2 octaves up
  • Slide

    Township Rebellion:

  • Telecaster
  • Whammy harmonizing down a fourth
  • Flanger

    Freedom:

  • Telecaster
  • Flanger
  • Whammy
  • Wah-Wah
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    Evil Empire:

    People of the Sun:

  • Arm The Homeless
  • Allen Wrench (rubbed on strings)

    Bulls on Parade:

  • Arm the Homeless
  • Wah-Wah
  • Whammy harmonizing 1 octave down

    Vietnow:

  • Arm The Homeless
  • Wah-Wah
  • Whammy harmonizing 1 octave down
  • Delay

    Revolver:

  • Ibanez Talman
  • Delay
  • Number 2 Pencil

    Snakecharmer:

  • St. George "creamy"
  • Wah-Wah

    Tire Me:

  • St. George "creamy"
  • Wah-Wah

    Down Rodeo:

  • Arm The Homeless
  • Tone Bender
  • Whammy harmonizing 1 octave down
  • Wah-Wah

    Without a Face:

  • Arm The Homeless
  • Wah-Wah
  • Whammy harmonizing 1 octave down
  • Slide
  • Delay

    Wind Below:

  • Arm The Homeless
  • Whammy set 2 octaves up
  • Flanger
  • Reverb

    Roll Right:

  • St. George "creamy"
  • Wah-Wah
  • Delay
  • Whammy harmonizing up a fifth and seventh
  • Slide

    Year of the Boomerang:

  • Telecaster
  • Whammy set up 2 octaves
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    Battle of Los Angeles:

    Testify:

  • St. George "creamy" for intro
  • Telecaster and Les Paul for verse
  • Breadwinner for "breakdown"
  • Wah-Wah
  • Whammy harmonizing up a seventh
  • Delay

    Guerilla Radio:

  • Ibanez Artstar
  • Talkbox
  • Wah-Wah
  • Whammy harmonizing up 1 octave
  • Gated Delay
  • Phaser
  • Flanger

    Calm Like a Bomb:

  • St. George "creamy"
  • Whammy set 2 octaves up
  • Delay

    Mic Check:

  • Arm The Homeless
  • Wah-Wah
  • Delay
  • Slide

    Sleep Now in the Fire:

  • Arm The Homeless
  • Breadwinner overdubbed near the end
  • Tone Bender

    Born of a Broken Man:

  • Telecaster
  • Wah-Wah

    Born as Ghosts:

  • Unknown, believed to be Ibanez Talman
  • Wah-Wah
  • Whammy

    Maria:

  • Arm The Homeless
  • Whammy set to deep detune

    Voice of the Voiceless:

  • Telecaster
  • Whammy (twirls knob)

    New Millenium Homes:

  • Ibanez Talman
  • Wah-Wah
  • Whammy harmonizing up a third

    Ashes in the Fall:

  • Ibanez Talman
  • Breadwinner
  • Wah-Wah
  • Delay
  • Whammy set up 2 octaves

    War Within a Breath:

  • Telecaster
  • Whammy set up 2 octaves
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    Renegades:

    Microphone Fiend:

  • Arm The Homeless
  • Ibanez Artstar Hollowbody
  • Wah-Wah
  • Whammy harmonizing 1 octave down

    Pistol Grip Pump:

  • Telecaster
  • Ibanez Talman or Arm The Homeless for the solo
  • Wah-Wah
  • Whammy harmonizing 1 octave up

    Kick Out the Jams:

  • Ibanez Artstar Hollowbody
  • Artstar Built-In Tremolo

    Renegades of Funk:

  • Telecaster
  • Wah-Wah
  • Whammy set 2 octaves up
  • Manual detune of B string

    Beautiful World:

  • Arm The Homeless

    I'm Housin':

  • Arm The Homeless
  • Wah-Wah
  • Whammy harmonizing 1 octave up

    In My Eyes:

  • Arm The Homeless

    How I Could Just Kill a Man:

  • Ibanez Talman
  • Wah-Wah
  • Whammy harmonizing 1 octave up

    Ghost of Tom Joad:

  • Gibson Double-Neck SG
  • Wah-Wah
  • Whammy harmonizing 1 octave down

    Down On the Street:

  • Telecaster
  • Arm The Homeless overdubbed on the solo
  • Wah-Wah

    Street Fighting Man:

  • Telecaster
  • Arm The Homeless
  • Whammy set 1 octave up

    Maggie's Farm:

  • Telecaster
  • Whammy set down one step
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    Other:

    Autologic:

  • Telecaster

    Clear the Lane:

  • Arm The Homeless
  • Whammy set 2 octaves up

    Zapata's Blood:

  • Telecaster
  • Delay
  • Wah-Wah
  • Whammy set 1 octave up

    Darkness:

  • Arm The Homeless
  • Delay
  • Slide

    No Shelter:

  • Telecaster
  • Wah-Wah
  • Whammy harmonizing up a seventh

    Hadda Be Playin' on the Jukebox:

  • Arm The Homeless
  • Delay

    Clampdown:

  • Arm The Homeless
  • Delay
  • Whammy set 2 octaves up

    Producer:

  • Telecaster

    Mindset's a Threat:

  • Arm The Homeless
  • Harmonized Guitars

    Fuck tha Police:

  • Arm The Homeless
  • Whammy set 2 octaves up
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    Tim Commerford, Bass

    Basses:
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    Effects (not in order):

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    Amplifier:

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    Brad Wilk, Drums
    Brad's Drum Kit

    Drums (Premier Signia Marquis):
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    Cymbals (Zildjian):

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    Other:

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