GuitarCleanRiff
Descending Riff Guitar Tone Settings — TOOL
TOOL · 2010s+ · metal
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Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Custom Silverburst (1979)
Pickups
Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB (bridge), Gibson T-Top (neck)
Amp
Diezel VH4
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 2018-2019 for 'Fear Inoculum'. Adam Jones is known to use his 1979 Les Paul Custom Silverburst with the Diezel VH4 for clean sections on the album. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the clean riff section of 'Descending'.
Amp Settings
Mids6
Bass5.5
Gain0
Reverb2
Treble6.5
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Boss DD-3 Digital Delay · delay
- Reverb pedal (model unknown) · reverb
- Compression pedal (model unknown) · compression
Guitar → Compression pedal → Boss DD-3 Digital Delay → Reverb pedal → Diezel VH4 (clean channel)
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Tone Character
- lush and glassy
- ambient and spacious
- clear note separation
- slightly compressed
- chimey upper mids
- tight low end
- studio-polished clarity
- no audible breakup
- subtle reverb and delay trails
Sources
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