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Forty Six & 2 Bass Tone Settings — TOOL
TOOL · 1990s · Progressive metal / alternative metal
Original Recording
Bass
Music Man Stingray
Pickups
Active humbucker (Stingray stock)
Amp
Gallien-Krueger (clean) + dirty amp chain (dirty via Turbo Rat + Boss GEB‑7 into GK), Mesa/Boogie cabs
Pickup Position
bridge (active humbucker typical of Stingray)
Stingray used on Forty Six & 2; signal split clean/dirty; flanger (Boss BF‑2) used for modulation
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain0
Treble6
Presence5
compression4
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Tone Character
- mid‑heavy
- flanged modulation
- clean/dirty blend
- aggressive yet articulate
Playing Technique
- fingerstyle