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Killing in the Name (Live at 2000 Democratic National Convention) amp settings — Nux Mighty 8BT

The Rage Against the Machine guitar tone for “Killing in the Name (Live at 2000 Democratic National Convention)”, dialed in for a Nux Mighty 8BT with a Madison Meg WH. Live at 2000 Democratic National Convention protest performance — same core rig as studio, no Whammy solo section (performance was cut short)

Original rig

Marshall JCM800 2205 50W (overdrive channel only), Fender Telecaster with stock single coils, DOD FX40B EQ as boost, all effects in FX loop

Tight, aggressive mid-forward crunch with controlled gain — drier and more direct than expected, no fizz

Amp settings — Nux Mighty 8BT

CHANNELCrunch or British voicing (closest to JCM800 overdrive channel)BRIGHToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Nux Mighty 8BT's British/Crunch model approximates the JCM800's mid-forward bark. Your Madison humbucker is hotter than Morello's Tele single coils, so gain drops from original 9 to 6 to avoid mud. Treble stays moderate because humbuckers already lack the Tele's ice-pick top end. Morello's tone is surprisingly dry and flat EQ'd — don't over-complicate it.

PRO TIPMorello gets his clean tones by rolling guitar volume to 4-5 while staying on the dirty channel — practice this for the verse-to-chorus dynamics instead of switching amp settings. The attack comes from hard palm-muting right at the bridge saddles.

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