i'm not quite sure how tom morello is viewed in the guitar community, or even in the musician community as a whole. i get the feeling it's the same as many other artists, respected and admired in his own genre, unappreciated, mocked or scorned in others. in my opinion, which is unapologetically partial, he should earn a lot of respect. that cat can do things with his guitar that i haven't seen anyone else do. it may look in this picture like he's giving his instrument an insecure hug, but he's actually flicking the pickup while scratching the fret to produce a distinctive sound that's a million miles away from strumming a d chord. it may not be everyone's cup of tea, but he deserves props for innovation.

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i'm not quite sure how tom morello is viewed in the guitar community, or even in the musician community as a whole. i get the feeling it's the same as many other artists, respected and admired in his own genre, unappreciated, mocked or scorned in others. in my opinion, which is unapologetically partial, he should earn a lot of respect. that cat can do things with his guitar that i haven't seen anyone else do. it may look in this picture like he's giving his instrument an insecure hug, but he's actually flicking the pickup while scratching the fret to produce a distinctive sound that's a million miles away from strumming a d chord. it may not be everyone's cup of tea, but he deserves props for innovation.

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