GuitarCleanRiff
H. Riff Guitar Tone Settings — TOOL
TOOL · 1990s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Custom Silverburst (late 1970s)
Pickups
Stock Gibson T-Top humbuckers
Amp
Diezel VH4 (Channel 1 or 2 for clean), possibly blended with Marshall Super Bass (studio recording, 1996/1997)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording for 'Ænima' (1996/1997). Adam Jones is known to layer multiple amps, but the clean sections are most likely the Les Paul Custom into the Diezel VH4 on a clean channel, possibly with some Marshall Super Bass blended in. No evidence of Fender or other guitars/amps for this part.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain0
Reverb1.5
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Boss DD-3 Digital Delay · delay
- Boss BF-2 Flanger · flanger
- DOD FX40B Equalizer · eq
Guitar → DOD FX40B EQ → Boss DD-3 Delay → Boss BF-2 Flanger → Diezel VH4 (clean channel, light digital reverb)
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Tone Character
- glassy and clean
- slightly compressed
- warm and rounded
- clear note separation
- subtle delay ambience
- minimal breakup
- articulate and dynamic
- studio depth and layering
- no audible overdrive
- neck pickup warmth