People of the Sun
Rage Against the Machine, 1996, from Evil Empire. Solo by Tom Morello.
Morello scrapes the strings with an Allen key to produce a wiry, percussive texture that works like a lead line. It is a bold example of treating the guitar as a noise-making tool.
People of the Sun by Rage Against the Machine is #11 in our ranking of the best Rage Against the Machine guitar solos. The solo is played by Tom Morello and the song was released in 1996.
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Who played the guitar solo on People of the Sun?
Tom Morello played the solo on Rage Against the Machine's People of the Sun (1996).
What guitar was used on the People of the Sun solo?
A "arm the homeless" custom guitar through a Marshall JCM800 2205 amp, according to widely reported accounts.