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Parabola Bass Tone Settings — TOOL
TOOL · 1990s–2020s (recorded around 2000s–2010s; “Parabola” originally released 2001) · Progressive metal / alternative metal
Original Recording
Bass
Wal MKII 4‑string (main studio/live bass); Music Man StingRay (used on “Parabola” likely, as part of Fear Inoculum era)
Pickups
Wal active multicoil humbucker pickups; StingRay HH with 12‑volt preamp
Amp
Gallien‑Krueger 2001RB heads (clean and dirty), Mesa/Boogie cabinets
Pickup Position
both
Signal is split into clean and dirty channels; clean into one GK head, dirty into another with effects; cabinets include Mesa Boogie 8×10 and 4×10 for tonal blending
Amp Settings
Mids6
Bass6.5
Gain0
Treble5.5
Presence5
compression4
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Tone Character
- mid‑focused clarity
- blend of clean and dirty signals
- punchy low end with defined highs
- textural depth via effects blending
Playing Technique
- fingerstyle