How do I get my Adam Jones guitar tone?
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To encourage the upper end of your tone, you’ll want to keep your mids pretty high. Possibly the most crucial component to Adam’s sound, your mid knob should dial in around eight or higher. Keep bass at eight and treble at seven.
What amp did Adam Jones use on undertow?
Marshall Super Bass 100
Adam Jones’ Amplifiers His modified mid-’70s Marshall Super Bass 100 has been a mainstay since the very beginning, with its two channels wired together to create a more aggressive and saturated high-gain sound. This Marshall was used extensively for recording on Tool’s debut album Undertow.

Does Adam Jones use an ebow?
JONES Please don’t say that I play an E-Bow. They say on their web site that I use one, but I don’t. If I used one, I’d say it, but I don’t. I asked Robert Fripp what is the best way to get sustain—meaning what equipment should I use, what strings, what kind of amp.
What tuning does Adam Jones use?
Aside from the occasional venture into drop-B, Jones rarely deviates from the well-known D-A-D-G-B-E tuning, as nearly all of Tool’s tracks are played in it. Furthermore, the riffs that Jones comes up with are often deceptively simple in notation, yet extremely complex in terms of timing.
What bridge pickup does Adam Jones use?
Adam Jones uses a Seymour Duncan DDL humbucker in the bridge and a Gibson Custombucker in the neck of his 1979 Gibson Les Paul. But the twist here is that the pickups are reverse-mounted, again, this was done on the advice of King Buzzo of the Melvins.

What AMP does Justin Chancellor use?
Justin Chancellor’s Amplifier has been Mesa Boogie cabinets and he’s done some major boogie experimentation along the way. Justin’s first amplifiers when he joined TOOL in 1996 he was seen on stage with; Mesa Boogie Road Ready 4X10″ (x2) PH1000 (15″ sub with 10″ speakers)
What volume pedal does Adam Jones use?
While he used to use an Ernie Ball volume pedal, Jones has upgraded to the Goodrich 120 volume pedal.
What pickups do Adam Jones use?
Jones’ original model has a Seymour Duncan DDL humbucker at the bridge and a Gibson Custombucker at the neck. Here, Jones explained how it was Melvins guitarist and frontmen who advised him to reverse-mount the neck pickup. “It gives you a different polarity and it really helps with the sound,” said Jones.
Who uses drop B tuning?
Bands who have used the Drop B tuning, specifically, include Three Days Grace, Disturbed, Halestorm, Linkin Park, Sevendust, and a slew of other nu-metal and post-grunge rock bands.