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Opiate Bass Tone Settings — TOOL
TOOL · 1990s (early 1990s) · Alternative metal / progressive metal
Original Recording
Bass
Possibly Ovation Magnum Bass (early Tool era, maybe used on Opiate) or Rickenbacker Chris Squire model / Music Man StingRay (used by Paul D’Amour on early recordings)
Pickups
Unknown
Amp
Unknown (no specific bass amp documented for Opiate era)
Pickup Position
Unknown
Bass gear from the Opiate era is not well documented; early bassist Paul D’Amour likely used Ovation Magnum Bass or Rickenbacker/SingRay, but no confirmed amp info.
Amp Settings
Mids5.5
Bass6.5
Gain0
Treble5.5
Presence5
compression4
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Tone Character
- throaty churn
- rumble
- low‑end presence
Playing Technique
- pick
Notes & Caveats
- Bass tone settings derived from AI knowledge of the artist and genre conventions.