Wake Up
Rage Against the Machine, 1992, from Rage Against the Machine. Solo by Tom Morello.
A long, dynamic track whose lead section uses pitch-shifted wails and heavy sustain to build tension. The massive, sparse riffing around it gives the solo room to explode.
Wake Up by Rage Against the Machine is #7 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 1992.
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Who played the guitar solo on Wake Up?
Tom Morello played the solo on Rage Against the Machine's Wake Up (1992).
What guitar was used on the Wake Up solo?
A "arm the homeless" custom guitar through a Marshall JCM800 2205 amp, according to widely reported accounts.