Tim Commerford

Tim Commerford on stage with Rage Against The Machine with his Fender J Bass.

The bass Commerford used for most of the early Rage Against the Machine years. Pickguard removed on a natural wood finish.

At 12:53 we can see in Tim's pedalboard that he has a MXR Boost-Line Driver

Tim can be seen working on two beat-up Ampeg SVT-VR heads in this video.

An Electro-Harmonix POG2 can be seen on Tim Commerford's pedalboard at 0:28 in this video.

He shows he is using this in a video from orange, most clearly at 0:37

Tim Commerford has used the Lakland USA Series 44-60 (Vintage J) bass during recent Rage Against the Machine performances. A user-uploaded photo on Wordpress captures him with this instrument.

As stated by Juan Alderete in this June 23, 2018 Instagram post, Commerford got a Denver Broncos themed custom shop P-bass around the same time Alderete got his Oakland Raiders themed one.

It was my first Custom Shop bass, made around the same time Alex made Tim Commerford’s “Denver Bronco” bass. Tim and I used to kick it and we were competitive fans as our teams were rivals. He got a @broncos bass, I got a @raiders bass.

In a YouTube performance of "Killing in the Name Of" by Prophets of Rage, Tim Commerford is seen using the Barefaced Two10 bass amplifier cabinet, highlighting its superior sound quality with the remark, "You don't know how much better a cab can be."

Commerford is very secretive of his tone, even going so far as to put effects on his pedalboard that he doesn't even use, making his own gear, and even removing the labels off some of his effects. Here are some effects which he has used during his career. Marshall Guv'nor Distortion Pedal (RATM, 1991–1998) The Guv’nor’ was launched in the late 80s to critical acclaim among guitar players: skip forward to the late 90s, and we saw a few bassists (most famously Tim Commerford of Rage Against The Machine) enjoying this almost forgotten pedal.

Tim Commerford is associated with the Ampeg SVT-2 Pro Head, as seen in a user-uploaded photo on Tumblr. Although Commerford rarely discusses his gear, this amplifier is frequently mentioned in music forums.

Commerford is very secretive of his tone, even going so far as to put effects on his pedalboard that he doesn't even use, making his own gear, and even removing the labels off some of his effects. Here are some effects which he has used during his career. Marshall Guv'nor Distortion Pedal (RATM, 1991–1998) The Guv’nor’ was launched in the late 80s to critical acclaim among guitar players: skip forward to the late 90s, and we saw a few bassists (most famously Tim Commerford of Rage Against The Machine) enjoying this almost forgotten pedal.

Two images are shown during this video immediately after each other, at 12:29, showing Commerford with two different Rickenbackers, a natural finish one with white binding and an arctic white finish one with what looks to be like an gold-anodised aluminium pickguard and no binding ( seems to be a 4001S model due to the dot inlays ).

Tim Commerford plays custom Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay basses and Ernie Ball Regular Slinky bass strings.

COG built this custom fuzz for Tim Commerford

In the Premier Guitar Rig Rundown, Tim Commerford pairs the Ampeg PR-810h 8x10 Cabinet with his '78 Classic SVT.

At :28s of this video we can see a 105Q Bass Wah Pedal.

At 0:28 in this video, Tim Commerford's Boss TU-2 can be seen on his pedalboard.

In a performance of "Prophets of Rage" on YouTube, Tim Commerford uses the Barefaced Four10 bass amplifier cabinet, showcasing its superior sound quality.

At 16 00 we see that Tim is using an Ampeg SCR-Di.

In a YouTube video featuring Prophets of Rage performing "Killing in the Name Of," Tim Commerford discusses the superior quality of the Barefaced Eight10 bass amplifier cabinet, highlighting its impressive performance.

We see at 13:43 that he is using a EBS Multicomp.

At 1:16 we can see Tim holding this bass

Tim Commerford, known for his secretive approach to his tone, uses the Aphex Punch Factory Model 1404 Optical Compressor as part of his effects setup. This is evidenced by a listing on eBay.

COG built this custom octaver fot Tim Commerford

We see in this video that a Dunlop mini bass wah is in pedalboard around min 13.

Tim Commerford, known for his meticulous approach to crafting his sound, uses the Dunlop DC-Brick Multi-Power Supply as part of his effects setup. This is evidenced by a listing on eBay.

Utilisée avec Rage against the machine

Tim Commerford used the Source Audio Soundblox 2 Multiwave Bass Distortion pedal during his time with Audioslave, as highlighted in a Pinterest post by miamia DAVlS.

In this September 10, 2016 interview with Premier Guitar, Commerford states:

[PG]: What basses did you use on the record?

[TC]: I recorded Wakrat with Lakland Joe Osborn Signature jazz basses strung with Rotosound Tru Bass black nylon flatwounds—the ones Paul McCartney used. It's a cool sound and I was planning on using that live, but somewhere along the way I got approached by Ernie Ball to play Music Man basses. I love Bernard Edwards and Louis Johnson and I grew up playing StingRay basses, but I hadn't played one in a long time. So Ernie Ball gave me one and it sounded perfect. I love the way it feels. I did make some modifications. I used a Dremel and ramped the pickup screw mounting points down and put a thumb rest on it.

[PG]: Are you using flatwounds live?

[TC]: No. I'm using roundwounds. They're more raw-sounding. It gives the overdrive a little more fur and fills in the blanks a little better. And they stay in tune much better.