Killing in the name of amp settings — Marshall DSL40CR
The R.A.T.M guitar tone for “Killing in the name of”, dialed in for a Marshall DSL40CR with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Rage Against the Machine (1992) — main riff
1982 Fender Telecaster (neck pickup, Drop D) -> Marshall JCM800 2205 (50W) Boost Channel -> Peavey VTM 4x12 cab (effects in loop: Digitech Whammy WH-1, Ibanez DFL flanger, DOD FX40B boost)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 7 |
| Mid | 8 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 3 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
01Digitech Whammy (Pitch Shifter)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (used for the famous +2 octaves solo)
02Flanger (Ibanez DFL style)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (FX loop, used for intro jet-plane sweep)
Morello ran his JCM800 2205 Boost channel with Bass 10, Mid 10, and Treble 7 into a dark Peavey 4x12 cabinet. On the modern DSL40CR combo, the Classic Gain Crunch channel matches the vintage 2205 breakup perfectly; we pull bass down to 7 to prevent low-end flub from your Strat's neck single-coil in Drop D and keep presence low at 3 to tame modern Marshall high-end fizz. Intro intro sweep/solo switches rely on the recommended pedals, but the main riff relies 100% on the amp crunch dialed here.
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