# Testify guitar solo

> Tom Morello's guitar solo on Testify by Rage Against the Machine (1999) starts at about 2:10. From the album The Battle of Los Angeles.

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Rage Against the Machine, 1999, from *The Battle of Los Angeles*. Solo by *Tom Morello*.

Morello pairs a buzzing, octave-heavy riff with a short lead of electronic-sounding squeals. The tones are so processed that listeners often assume synths, which the band never used.

Testify by Rage Against the Machine is #9 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 1999.

## In our lists

- [The Best Rage Against the Machine Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/rage-against-the-machine-guitar-solos/) — #9
- [The Best Tom Morello Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/tom-morello-guitar-solos/) — #8

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Testify?

Tom Morello played the solo on Rage Against the Machine's Testify (1999).

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