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Tim Commerford of Rage Against The Machine performs during day 3 of the Coachella Music Festival held at the Empire Polo Field on April 29, 2007 in Indio, California.
With Rage Against the Machine, Tim Commerford pioneered an all-time iconic bass tone. No wonder he's cagey about his setup

By Nick Wells Published

The toughest right hand in bass charts his never-ending quest for the ultimate tone

Bassists
(L-R) Ozzy Osbourne, Tommy Clufetos, and Tony Iommi perform onstage as Black Sabbath on "The End Tour" at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater on August 17, 2016 in Wantagh, New York
Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's final show will play host to a Tool, Rage Against the Machine and Smashing Pumpkins supergroup

By Janelle Borg Published

The July 5 mega-event's lineup is stacked with top-tier names, including Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira and Alice in Chains

Concert, Gigs & Tours
Tim Commerford Music Man StingRay Bass
Tim Commerford’s new Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay is a love letter to the pawnshop bass that crafted the first Rage record

By Phil Weller Published

Passive and active editions have been launched, but both come optimized with some clever, player-adjustable additions

Bass Guitars
Tom Morello in 1999 and Adam Jones in 1997
Tom Morello reflects on his high school band with Adam Jones – and how the guitarist shaped him into the player he is today

By Phil Weller Published

Morello remembers how the Tool maestro helped kick-start his career by dragging him to gigs in a lengthy post that recalls the pair’s friendship

Guitarists
Tom Morello
Tom Morello on his tone struggles and what he learned from teaching his son Roman how to play

By Andrew Daly Published

Rage Against The Machine icon discusses his unreleased Post Malone song, being outshredded by his son, pushing Iron Maiden for the Hall of Fame and why he avoids most endorsement deals

Guitarists
Tom Morello with his Soul Power Fender Stratocaster
Tom Morello on the origins and mods of his Soul Power Stratocaster – the first Strat he ever played

By Andrew Daly Published

The Soul Power was the instrument of new beginnings for Tom Morello, a stock, off-the-wall Guitar Center purchase that was soon to be customized, soon to be iconic in Audioslave. This is its story

Guitar Gear
Tim Commerford of Rage Against The Machine performs on stage at Finsbury Park on June 6, 2010 in London, England.
That time Rage Against the Machine's Tim Commerford injected himself with steroids then set himself on fire

By Joel McIver Published

The RATM bassist went all out for Future User’s Mountain Lion video – which also features a cameo by Lance Armstrong

Concert, Gigs & Tours
Tim Commerford
“Bass players always are the last people to find out”: Rage Against the Machine bassist Tim Commerford doesn’t know if the band is over or not

By Phil Weller Published

While Commerford's words do bass player stereotypes no favors, they at least spark some hope for the future of the political rockers

Bassists
Rage Against the Machine
“I don’t want to string people or myself along any further”: Rage Against the Machine are finished, according to drummer Brad Wilk

By Phil Weller Published

The drummer has said the band will not be rescheduling RATM’s cancelled shows, ending hopes of the rap-rock legends hitting the stage again

Bands
Roman Morello playing onstage during Rage Against The Machine soundcheck
“One of my favorite memories”: Praise rolls in for Tom Morello’s 12-year-old son, Roman, as footage emerges of him nailing Killing in the Name during Rage Against The Machine soundcheck

By Matt Owen Published

The youngster, who can “shred circles around” his father, filled an empty arena with Whammy-laden lead lines back in 2022 in the latest example of his impressive soloing chops

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