Tom Morello Gives Custom Guitar To 10-Year-Old Who Crushed "Guerrilla Radio" Cover [Watch]

Tom Morello may act all tough onstage with Rage Against The Machine, but deep down he’s a real sweet heart. This week, the anarchist-rocker sent 10-year-old Nandi Bushell one of his signature Fender Soul Power Stratocasters after a clip of her performing “Guerrilla Radio” went viral earlier this month.

This was far from Bushell’s first brush with fame, as she has gone viral for her musicianship before. A passionate performance of Nirvana‘s “In Bloom” on her YouTube page has over one million views, and she was afforded the opportunity to jam with Lenny Kravitz on Ellen.

In a clip posted to her YouTube page, which boasts an impressive 53,000 subscribers, Bushell is seen being led into the other room where a surprise is waiting for her. After being assured that “it’s not scary,” Bushell enters the room where a video from Morello begins playing. Morello tells her,

Hey Nandi, I’d like you to have this guitar as a gift from me to you because you rock so great, and to see someone rocking so great who is so young, it really gives me hope for the future. I didn’t start playing guitar until I was 17 years old, so you are way, super-far ahead of me, and I look forward to hearing a lot more of your music in the future. You’ve got a lot of soul, and here’s a little Soul Power to go with it. Keep it up!

The elated 10-year-old then opens the box containing one of Morello’s signature axes, which he released earlier this year, and her reaction is nothing short of heartwarming. Like a kid on Christmas morning, Bushell immediately straps on the Strat, which is bigger than she is, and thanks the iconic guitarist for his generosity. Watch the full clip below.

Nandi Bushell — “Tom Morello gifts 10 year old girl his signature Fender Stratocaster”

[Video: Nandi Bushell]

[H/T Consequence of Sound]