# People of the Sun guitar solo

> Tom Morello's guitar solo on People of the Sun by Rage Against the Machine (1996) starts at about 1:30. From the album Evil Empire.

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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.

## In our lists

- [The Best Rage Against the Machine Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/rage-against-the-machine-guitar-solos/) — #11
- [The Best Tom Morello Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/tom-morello-guitar-solos/) — #11

## Sources

### 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.

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