Killing in the Name (Live at 2000 Democratic National Convention) amp settings — Fender Blues Junior IV
The Rage Against the Machine guitar tone for “Killing in the Name (Live at 2000 Democratic National Convention)”, dialed in for a Fender Blues Junior IV with a Gibson Les Paul Classic. Live at 2000 Democratic National Convention protest (Staples Center parking lot, August 14, 2000)
Gibson Les Paul ('Arm the Homeless') → Dunlop Cry Baby Wah → DigiTech Whammy → Marshall JCM800 2204 50W head into 4x12 Greenback cab
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 7 |
01Distortion pedal (user-owned)
This is your primary gain source — the Blues Junior stays clean to amplify the pedal's distortion without muddying it. Push the tone knob toward the bright side to get that JCM800 bite.
The original JCM800 is mid-forward with aggressive bite around 2-3kHz; your Blues Junior is naturally scooped and bright with a Fender clean headroom that won't crunch on its own. Your distortion pedal becomes the gain source (amp gain stays low at 3 to keep it clean), and I've pushed mids to 7 to compensate for the Fender's mid-scoop. Treble dropped to 5 because the Blues Junior's treble shelf is higher than the Marshall — going higher gets ice-picky.
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