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Killing in the Name (Live at 2000 Democratic National Convention) amp settings — Boss Katana mini

The Rage Against the Machine guitar tone for “Killing in the Name (Live at 2000 Democratic National Convention)”, dialed in for a Boss Katana mini with a Ibanez AZ427P1PB-CKB. Live version, 2000 Democratic National Convention protest performance — same rig as studio/touring setup

Original rig

Marshall JCM800 2205 50W (overdrive channel only) into Peavey 4x12, Fender Telecaster with stock single coils, DigiTech Whammy WH-1, MXR Phase 90, dual Boss DD-3, DOD FX40B EQ as boost

Tight, aggressive mid-forward crunch with controlled gain — punchy pick attack, not saturated

Amp settings — Boss Katana mini

CHANNELBrown — closest to JCM800 overdrive voicingBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	4
Mid	7
Treble	5
Presence	5
Reverb	0
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE6 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Zoom G1xT — Whammy/Pitch Shift effect

Set to +2 octave pitch shift mode. This is THE solo effect — rock the expression pedal heel-to-toe while tremolo picking for the DJ-scratch sound

Effect Type 10 · Depth/Shift 10 · Mix 10

02Zoom G1xT — Phaser effect

Used only on the opening riff swells — bypass for main riff and solo

Rate 5 · Depth 6 · Mix 7

03Zoom G1xT — EQ/Boost

Morello uses DOD FX40B as a flat EQ with level boost for solos — replicate by keeping EQ flat and raising output level

Low 5 · Mid 5 · High 5 · Level 7

Why these settings

Your Ibanez AZ has humbuckers vs Morello's Tele single coils — the neck humbucker will be darker and hotter. Compensate by rolling tone knob to 6 and boosting mid +2 over the original's flat EQ. The Katana Mini's Brown channel approximates JCM800 grind but lacks the power section thump — push master volume to 7 for compression. Gain set to 6 (vs original's 9) because your humbuckers hit the input harder.

PRO TIPMorello gets his clean tones by rolling guitar volume to 3-4 on the same dirty channel — practice this instead of switching patches. For the kill-switch stutter effect in the verses, rapidly flick your pickup selector toggle to simulate the staccato cuts.

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