TOM MORELLO TRICKS #1
Part #2: http://youtube.com/watch?v=RDy6t1XZr_I
Part #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjmsIfkrBxY
Morello is famed for his guitar style, which consists of blues, heavy metal, and punk hybrid riffs and funk/hip hop-inspired sounds. His guitar playing is also characterized by heavy use of guitar effects, such as delay, modulation, wah, harmonizers, distortion, feedback, and others in unique ways and combinations. The most recognizable effect in Morello’s arsenal is the Digitech Whammy, which helps him create many of his sounds.
Critically acclaimed, he is said to use the guitar in a unique and imaginative way; rather than just plucking the strings, his maneuvers include toggling between two pickups - one on and one off - while rubbing his hands on the strings over the pickups; uses the bridge pick up (his signature vinyl scratch effect used in “Bulls on Parade”). He also uses techniques such as rapidly hitting a pencil on the strings (”Cochise”, although he now emulates the sound by “baby-tapping” the strings), scraping an allen wrench on the strings for a whole song (”People of the Sun”) and even tapping or scratching his pick-ups and strings with his audio jack cable.
To ist in his alien guitar sounds, Morello chooses various effects pedals. During his tenure in RATM, he used a Dunlop Cry Baby, a Digitech WH-1 Whammy, a Boss DD-2 Digital Delay, a DOD EQ pedal (used to boost the volume during guitar solos), and an Ibanez DFL Flanger. Around the time of The Battle of Los Angeles he added a Boss TR-2 Tremolo pedal (which can be heard on “Guerrilla Radio”). For Audioslave, Morello replaced the Ibanez Flanger with a MXR Phase 90. His amplifier of choice has always been a 50-watt Marshall JCM 800 2205 and a Peavey 4×12 cabinet. Though the Marshall is his amp of choice with Rage Against the Machine, he used a Vox AC30 combo amplifier to record multiple tracks on Audioslave’s ‘Revelations’ album. While the Marshall amplifier has two channels, he only uses the overdrive channel, and simply turns down the volume on his guitar to get cleaner sounds.
In the studio, Tom uses the same setup for the bulk of the guitar tracks. For The Battle of Los Angeles, he also used a few other amps, such as a Line 6 as heard on the clean, spacey intro of “Mic Check,” plus a Pignose mini-amp and a MusicMan “Twin” style amp.[18] Morello has used several guitars throughout his career, two of the most well-known being branded “Arm the Homeless” and “Soul Power”, with “Arm the Homeless” available to play in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. He also uses an acoustic guitar called “Whatever It Takes” for his performances under the alias The Nightwatchman.
Duration : 0:7:43
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October 10th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
DAMN! Nice Les Paul!
! Nice Les Paul!
October 10th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
And Vietnow sounds …
And Vietnow sounds like The Wanton Song. Tom Morello has talked about Led Zeppelin being an influence on his playing and it definitely shows.
In the best way possible of course
October 10th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
he didn’t start …
he didn’t start learning guitar until COLLEGE!!!
October 10th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
magic
magic
October 10th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
how does he do that …
how does he do that? :S
October 10th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
“BULLS ON PARADE=)” …
“BULLS ON PARADE=)” LOL
October 10th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
Znl0931: No, that’s …
Znl0931: No, that’s a Budweiser Les Paul. Tom just burned the budweiser logo off.
October 10th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
did u know tom …
did u know tom morello once had mihael angelo as his teacher? his influence is clearly seen when tom shreds like in “Doesn’t Remind Me”
October 10th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
Nice, mrkennedy. …
Nice, mrkennedy. Check out my videos. ive been told they’re rare as . All of em!
October 10th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
in the behind Tom …
in the behind Tom sitting on a guitar stand is Slash’s Snakepit Signature guitar
October 10th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
hahaha lol at the …
hahaha lol at the way he says “bulls on parade” it’s like if he was giving an explatation.
October 10th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
You can tell he’s …
You can tell he’s been listing to Jimmy Page a lot. “Bulls On Parade” without the effect sounds like “Immigrant Song”. Listen to “Wake Up” and it sounds like “Kashmir”. Great player Morello is.
October 10th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
PLEASE DONT READ …
PLEASE DONT READ THIS. YOU WILL GET KISSED ON THE NEAREST POSSIBLE FRIDAY BY THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE. TOMORROW WILL BE THE BEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE. HOWEVER IF YOU DONT POST THIS COMMENT TO AT LEAST 3 VIDEOS YOU WILL DIE WITHIN 2 DAYS. NOW UV STARTED READIN DIS DUNT STOP THIS IS SO SCARY. SEND THIS OVER TO 5 VIDEOS IN 143 MINUTES WHEN UR DONE PRESS F6 AND UR CRUSHES NAME WILL APPEAR ON THE SCREEN IN BIG LETTERS. THIS IS SO SCARY BECAUSE IT ACTUALLY WORKs
October 10th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
lol he can make …
lol he can make more funny noises than a room full of steve vai enthusiaists lol tom your a legnend
October 10th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
spiderpig1015 :
“U …
spiderpig1015 :
“U SUCK U LISTAN 2 “POP” MUSIC I BET ”
WTF he is not pop..who in there right mind says something like that about tom morello?
October 10th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
Been in a lot of …
Been in a lot of gay clubs to know that I take it.
October 10th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
200
200
October 10th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
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October 10th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
genio tom
genio tom
October 10th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
3:00 to 3:08 sounds …
Tom is THE coolest guitarist I know of!
3:00 to 3:08 sounds like a gay club song LOL!
October 10th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
PLEASE DONT READ …
PLEASE DONT READ THIS. YOU WILL GET KISSED ON THE NEAREST POSSIBLE FRIDAY BY THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE. TOMORROW WILL BE THE BEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE. HOWEVER IF YOU DONT POST THIS COMMENT TO AT LEAST 3 VIDEOS YOU WILL DIE WITHIN 2 DAYS. NOW UV STARTED READIN DIS DUNT STOP THIS IS SO SCARY. SEND THIS OVER TO 5 VIDEOS IN 143 MINUTES WHEN UR DONE PRESS F6 AND UR CRUSHES NAME WILL APPEAR ON THE SCREEN IN BIG LETTERS. THIS IS SO SCARY BECAUSE IT ACTUALLY WORKs
October 10th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
soul power es
soul power es
October 10th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
lol :)whe whicka …
lol :)whe whicka woo wi wi(crazy guitar solo
October 10th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
I thought that the …
I thought that the chorus was just power chords.. well i guess i can play it correct now!
October 10th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
I gotta learn some …
I gotta learn some of those killswitch techniques!
January 16th, 2010 at 10:02 pm
I’ve been (attempting) to learn guitar for a loooong time.