Real AmpTuning: Drop DPickup: NeckAlternative RockHigh GainDrop D
Sendero Luminoso Dry Assault — Drop-D Riff & Two-Octave Whammy Solo
Morello recorded the track with his Sendero Luminoso Fender Telecaster through a 50-watt Marshall JCM800 and a Peavey 4x12. The solo adds a DigiTech Whammy set two octaves up, while the entire recording remains exceptionally dry with no reverb; exact amplifier controls are approximated from the documented rig. Source: Premier Guitar’s Tom Morello Rig Rundown and Roland/BOSS’s Killing in the Name tone analysis.
Signal Chain
1982 Fender Telecaster “Sendero Luminoso”→Marshall JCM800 2205 50-watt→Peavey 4x12→Output
Guitar1982 Fender Telecaster “Sendero Luminoso”
Tone
8.5
PickupNeck
TuningDrop D
Volume
10
AmpMarshall JCM800 2205 50-watt
Bass
8
Gain
5
Mids
6
Master
7
Treble
9
Presence
6
Cab / IRPeavey 4x12
MicClose dynamic
Mic PositionOff-axis, cap-edge transition
Notes
Use the Telecaster neck pickup despite the heaviness of the riff. Leave the sound completely dry and create the stop-start impact with fretting-hand muting.
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