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"On our current tour, we open most of the shows with "Testify," which is the first cut on the new album.
The song begins with a very bizarre sound that is relatively simple to produce, but would be impossible
without the aid of a variety of effects pedals. To begin with, the low E string is tuned down one whole
step to D [this tuning is known as "dropped D" tuning]. I’ve got my Digitech Whammy pedal set to a "seventh,"
which means that any note I play on the guitar will be harmonized a minor seventh (five whole steps) higher
when I rock the pedal forward. Using a real short, slap-back delay setting – which creates a reverb-like effect
and helps to fill in the gaps in the sound – I hit the open low D string and then quickly flick the toggle
switch back and forth between the neck and the bridge pickups, both of which are turned up all the way. While
I’m toggling away, I slowly sweep the wah-wah back and forth between the bass and the treble frequencies.
This may sound like a lot to do at once, but it’s really not difficult at all."
This is a quote from Tom Morrello himself. This is taken from the article "Battle Cry." This is the official
way to play Testify.
For more info, go to http://www.musicfanclubs.org/rage/articles/testify.htm
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