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Guerilla Radio amp settings — Orange Crush 12

The Rage Against The Machine guitar tone for “Guerilla Radio”, dialed in for a Orange Crush 12 with a Fender Squier. Studio version, The Battle of Los Angeles (1999) — main riff

Original rig

1982 Fender Standard Telecaster (Sendero Luminoso) + Marshall JCM800 2205 50W head (boost channel) into Peavey 4x12 cab (Celestion G12K-85 speakers)

Aggressive, mid-heavy British crunch with tight percussive attack and bright cut
Amp settings — Orange Crush 12
GAIN 2 BASS 5 MID 7 TREBLE 6 MASTER 5
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain2
Bass5
Mid7
Treble6
Master5
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PICKUPneck TONE10 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01Boss DS-1 Distortion

Primary gain source running into the clean front input

Tone 5 · Level 6 · Dist 7
Why these settings

Because the Boss DS-1 acts as the primary dirt source into the single-channel Orange Crush 12, amp gain is set low at 2 to keep the platform clean and prevent muddy stacking. The Orange naturally pushes thick low-mids, so the amp bass is kept moderate at 5 while mids are boosted to 7 to replicate Tom Morello's mid-forward Marshall 2205 bite. (Presence and reverb are omitted as they do not exist on the Crush 12 faceplate).

PRO TIPMorello tracked the main riff specifically using his Drop-D Telecaster's neck pickup (contrary to typical metal riffs) paired with aggressive, percussive palm muting to achieve that uniquely thick, hollow low-end growl.

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