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Killing in the Name (Live at 2000 Democratic National Convention) amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

The Rage Against the Machine guitar tone for “Killing in the Name (Live at 2000 Democratic National Convention)”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Epiphone Les Paul Classic. Live at 2000 Democratic National Convention — same core rig Morello has used live since 1988

Original rig

Gibson Les Paul Standard ('Arm the Homeless'), Marshall JCM800 2205 50W (Gain 10, Bass 10, Mid 10, Treble 7, Presence 1), DigiTech Whammy WH-1 in FX loop for solo scratches

Aggressive, tight, mid-heavy crunch with scooped presence for chunk without fizz — designed for palm-muted Drop D riffs

Amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

CHANNELBritish 80s (closest to JCM800 voicing)BOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	7
Mid	8
Treble	5
Reverb	0
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Mustang LT25's British 80s model approximates the JCM800's mid-forward bark. Morello runs presence at 1 to avoid fizz — the LT25 has no presence knob, which actually helps here. Your Epiphone's humbuckers match his Les Paul output well; treble dropped from 7 to 5 because the LT25's digital treble can get harsh where the real 2205 stays smooth. Mid pushed to 8 to replicate his maxed-mid chunk.

PRO TIPMorello's tight attack comes from aggressive palm muting right at the bridge saddles and picking hard with the fleshy part of his thumb bracing the strings — practice the 'machine gun' mute technique on the low D string to nail the riff's percussive bite.

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