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Killing in the name amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

The Rage against the machine guitar tone for “Killing in the name”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Ibanez AZ2402. Studio album version, Rage Against the Machine (1992) — main Drop-D rhythm riff

Original rig

1982 Fender Standard Telecaster (neck single-coil pickup, Drop D) into Marshall JCM800 2205 50W head (boost channel) and Peavey 4x12 cab

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

Amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

CHANNELRock 800 (or British 800 model)BOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE10 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Mustang LT25's Rock 800 model nails the cranked Marshall 2205 crunch directly without extra pedals. Engaging the Ibanez AZ2402's neck pickup (or split neck via the dyna-MIX switch) captures Tom Morello's signature hollow, gritty Telecaster neck bite. Keep the mids pushed to 7 to maintain the punchy mid-forward attack through the 8-inch speaker.

PRO TIPTom Morello tracked the heavy drop-D rhythm tracks using the neck single-coil pickup of his Telecaster, not the bridge pickup; pick aggressively near the neck joint with heavy downstrokes to get the distinctive hollow percussive thump.

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