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 assist 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 ...
SOLD PIGNOSE Amplifier (7-100). The Legendary Portable Amp - Used, Very Good Condition (* see video). Complete with pig-snout on/off switch and volume control. Case opens up for easy access to speaker and insides. You can even have a friend fan the case open and closed for a wah-wah effect! Also features preamp out jack for plugging those classic distortion sounds into external power amps, PA, or recording console. Quality-built with metal corner protectors, tough covering, and a rugged 6" speaker. Runs on batteries or optional power supply.
Just a little slow blues jam. I completely mess the ending up but hey that's life. I'm using a Marine Band (Self Customised) in the key of A, an Astatic JT30 with a Shure 99A86 CM element and a Pignose 7-100 amp.
2:19 Tom Waits Cover I apologise for the awfully out-of-tune guitar solo... just too lazy to do it again! Well, some might find it charming,perhaps,hehe... ;-) painting by Dominik Krause-Paulus Someone asked for recording details: Equipement: Fostex 16-track harddrive recorder mics: AKG D112, AKG C1000S mixed to a standalone CD-burner track: 01- drums ( bassdrum ) 02- drums ( 'Tambourine snare', cowbell,cymbals ) 03- floortom with brushes 04- clay derbouka 05- bodhran brushed with hand 06- iron ring hit with hammer 07- nylonstring guitar through pignose amp 08- Zeynel Abidin Cümbüs ( turc banjo-oud ) 09- fretless bass guitar 10- resonator guitar ( solo )
