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Killing in the name amp settings — Blackstar HT20R MkII

The Rage against the machine guitar tone for “Killing in the name”, dialed in for a Blackstar HT20R MkII with a Harley Benton Fusion-III HH. Studio version, Rage Against The Machine (1992) — main Drop-D rhythm riff

Original rig

1982 Fender Standard Telecaster (neck pickup, Drop D) into Marshall JCM800 2205 50W (Boost Channel) through Peavey 4x12 cab

Raw, punchy British crunch with tight low end and hollow single-coil neck bite

Amp settings — Blackstar HT20R MkII

CHANNELOverdrive (Voice switch Out / Classic British Crunch, ISF set to 9 CW)BOOSToff

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

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Guitar

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Why these settings

The Blackstar HT-20R MkII Overdrive channel replicates the JCM800 bite with ISF turned fully clockwise (around 9) to push British upper-mids. Because your Harley Benton has humbuckers instead of Tom Morello's low-output Telecaster neck single-coil, gain is dialed back to 6 to keep the low-end articulate without getting muddy. Keep treble and mids pushed high to emulate that signature glass and attack from a single coil on the neck position.

PRO TIPSplit the neck humbucker if your Fusion-III model has a coil-tap switch; otherwise, pick aggressively close to the bridge while using the neck pickup to capture Morello's percussive, hollow snap.

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