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Invincible Riff Guitar Tone Settings — TOOL

TOOL · 2010s+ · metal

studio

Original Recording

Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Custom Silverburst (Adam Jones signature or vintage 1979 model)
Pickups
Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB (bridge), Dimarzio PAF (neck), middle single coil (model unknown)
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Fillmore 50 Combo
Pickup Position
Neck pickup

Studio recording, 2018-2019 for 'Fear Inoculum' album. Gear confirmed via Equipboard and live photos for 'Invincible'; no evidence of alternate guitars or amps for clean riff section. No explicit studio pedalboard photo for this song's clean section.

Amp Settings

Mids
6
Bass
6
Gain
0
Reverb
2
Treble
6.5
Presence
6.5

Effects Chain

  • Delay pedal (model unknown) · delay
  • Reverb pedal (model unknown) · reverb

Gibson Les Paul Custom → Delay pedal → Reverb pedal → Mesa/Boogie Fillmore 50 (clean channel, spring reverb)

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Tone Character

  • crystal clear
  • warm low end
  • shimmering top end
  • articulate note separation
  • slightly compressed attack
  • dynamic response to picking
  • ambient spaciousness
  • tight and controlled low mids
  • subtle room reverb
  • no audible breakup

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