# Wake Up guitar solo

> Tom Morello's guitar solo on Wake Up by Rage Against the Machine (1992) starts at about 2:54. From the album Rage Against the Machine.

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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.

## In our lists

- [The Best Rage Against the Machine Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/rage-against-the-machine-guitar-solos/) — #7
- [The Best Tom Morello Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/tom-morello-guitar-solos/) — #15

## Sources

### 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.

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