Tom Morello has a number of iconic electric guitars to his name, perhaps most notably his ‘Soul Power’ Fender Stratocaster , which was his go-to guitar for the entirety of his Audioslave days and beyond. A stock, off-the-wall Guitar Center purchase, the Soul Power Strat became synonymous with Morello, who still uses the instantly recognizable axe to this day. Such is its popularity, it was revived in 2020 as a like-for-like replica by Fender .
Another iconic instrument in his collection is the ‘Arm the Homeless’ model – another custom build, which has undergone a huge array of mods and upgrades across its three-decade existence. Unlike the Soul Power model, the Arm the Homeless guitar hasn’t been reissued as a signature guitar – but, as Morello teases in an upcoming interview with Guitar World , that could change at some point in the future. “I've never done endorsements,” Morello replies when asked about a re-run of his Arm the Homeless guitar.
“The only time I've done one is when it's really my thing, like the Soul Power one. “They promised me they would make it exactly like the guitar – and they did. It's crazy just how identical it is to that guitar that played on all the Audioslave records.
” As for working on a re-run of the Arm the Homeless model, Morello adds, “I'm open to [it]...
I don't have a vast collection of notable guitars, but I'm open to that idea.” As mentioned, the challenge of recreating the Arm the Homeless would be an entirel.