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killing in the name amp settings — Nux Mighty 8BT

The rage against the machine guitar tone for “killing in the name”, dialed in for a Nux Mighty 8BT with a Madison Meg WH. Studio version, Rage Against the Machine self-titled album (1992)

Original rig

Marshall JCM800 2205 50W (overdrive channel only), Fender Telecaster US Standard with stock single coils, DigiTech Whammy WH-1, MXR Phase 90, 2x Boss DD-3, DOD FX40B EQ as boost

Tight, aggressive palm-muted crunch with mid-forward bark, very dry with no reverb

Amp settings — Nux Mighty 8BT

CHANNELCrunch or Lead channel (Marshall-voiced model if available)BRIGHToffBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Nux Mighty 8BT is a small modeling amp with digital voicings. Select the highest-gain British/Marshall-style model available. Your Madison guitar likely has humbuckers vs Morello's Telecaster single coils, so I dropped treble from the original's flat EQ to 5 and pushed mids to 7 to compensate for the warmer, thicker humbucker output. Gain is set to 6 rather than 9 because humbuckers hit the preamp harder. Reverb must be at zero—this recording is bone dry.

PRO TIPMorello gets his clean tones by rolling the guitar volume knob to 3-4 while keeping the amp on the dirty channel—practice this mid-song for dynamic control. For the solo's 'DJ scratch' sound, you'd need a Whammy pedal set to +2 octaves; without one, try rapid toggle-switch killswitch flicks on your guitar for a similar rhythmic effect.

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