4 Ways to Sound like Adam Jones from Tool
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2018
- Four ways to emulate the epic tone from the fantastic guitarist from Tool.
1st Method - 3 amps and fx pedals in the loop
2nd Method - 1 amp and the crunch channel
3rd Method - clean amp and a distortion pedal
4th Method - digital i.e. a plugin
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On one of Adam's Diezel amps he uses a 2x15 Mesa Bass cabinet. The other Diezel is through a Mesa 4x12 guitar cabinet. Adam's pickup is also NOT a SH-4. It's a custom from SD. I talked to them a few years ago and ordered a Custom SH5 pickup, it's as close as they could get me, they obviously cannot release his specs on his pickup.
His WAH is a 535Q. I was lucky enough to see his rig in person, up close, at the VIP Music Clinic tour they held earlier this year. I got to stand right where he does, got to see the whole rig as close as I wanted to, just couldn't touch anything obviously.
He also just rolls his volume knob back for clean tones, he does not use a clean channel on his amp at all. Only songs he uses the neck pickup for are "H" and "No Quarter". Rolls tone knob down for "jimmy" and "Pushit". That's all I can think of right now, great work bro!!!!
Hey Mike! Thanks for the informed input! Very useful. And you are one lucky guy getting to see his setup up close and personal. You're probably one of few people who has gotten the chance. Has he always had the custom SD pickup? I was under the impression he used a SH-4 (maybe only in the early stuff) before they were famous enough to be approached by Seymour Duncan.
And thanks for the input to the WAH and tone/volume controls. I did mention in the video that he never uses a clean channel and that it's all based on volume control. So you mentioning it as well confirms my statement; cheers ;-)
@@BasementGAS No problem man! I've done VIP at 3 of their concerts and when they offered the music clinic I just couldn't pass up the chance. It was simply amazing.
As far as the pickup, I've seen in VIP with Adam, many people ask him about it. He's very coy, and won't come out and answer the question at all really. On his back up Silver Burst, you can see the trademark Seymour Duncan stamp on the pickup, not sure what model it is, on the main Silver burst he uses, there is no such stamp. I bought a Vintage Les Paul Silverburst a few years ago, I have a 1980. I threw in a SH-4 cause all I've ever read is that what he uses, and the guitar just had NO mids and highs. The vintage Silver Bursts and so heavy and naturally low end, you need a bright pick up to really bring out the mids and highs. I play in a Tool Tribute band if it's not obvious yet, lol. I got frustrated and just reached out to Seymour Duncan personally telling them what I was looking for. They straight up told me the Custom SH5 is one Adam loves, and the closest I'll get to his actual pick up. the mystery continues...... :)
@@mikebrennan9633 That's very cool Mike! I'd love to get a Tool tribute band started here, but the following in Germany is not so apparent as in other countries. There are fans, but they hide away in dark spaces lol. I might just have to pick up (pun intended) a SH5 and slap into my custom LP.
And yes, the mystery will continue. It will be interesting to see if he changes his rig at all in the new tour following the album release next year. (Please god let the album come out next year - the wait has been like watching paint dry lol)
@@BasementGAS Dude, don't even get me started on the album wait. In the Music Clinic they confirmed that the drums were fully done and recorded. Nothing else was done, bass was close. Adam was last of the instruments to get recorded and he still hand't completed that yet as of this summer. They also gave the real story as to why it's taken so long, and honestly it's a bit heartbreaking. They've been fighting legal battles for years upon years with their old record label. They refuse to lay down, and they eventually won. They will always do it their way. Maynard was 100% not the reason as some state. It was their legal battles, and the guys just taking their time writing the new stuff. It's the band , not Maynard that takes forever, lol. Maynard has been bugging them for years to get him music. And he will not write lyrics til he gets the "FINAL" copy of each song. ALl this was straight from the band members mouths at the Music Clinic.
They also said a ton of the new album is in 7/8 time, no song is short, I believe I heard no song under 7 minutes long. Someone asked Adam what work he's most proud of and without hesitation he said, "The New Album". So we have something special coming our way I feel.
I know Adam uses different amps during recording at times, but he'll keep his current setup live, it's his go to tone.
Im trying to think of other cool notes form the music clinic I can share. The band started out playing "The Grudge". Danny mentioned that is the most physically taxing song he plays. The most difficult song to play is "Rosetta Stoned". That one is also Adam's favorite song to play live. Their set list is 100% done by what Maynard can sing. He creates the setlists for live shows. They also played Eulogy at the music clinic, absolutely one of my favorites. And I got to see how Adam correctly plays the verses. Justin's hardest song to play is "The First One". He gets so amped up his hands cramp up when they first hit the stage. Then he settles in. We got to see a new video for Opiate they will eventually release. they recorded the extended version they've been playing live and made a whole new video for it. they also said they still love each other like brothers and have never fought over money, they split everything 4 ways, no matter what. Even the music clinic tour that Maynard was not a part of, he got his share from it.
@Anthony Hernandez Totally agree. Mike Brennan having first hand contact with the band really provided some helpful insight! Thanks again @Mike Brennan
I can not believe how small this channel is. Professional video quality, informative. What gives? This a new channel or something?
Hi Luke! Thanks for compliments. I literally started this a couple of months ago. It's still in its testing/BETA stage. If you like the content give me a like, subscribe and share. It will encourage me to continue bringing out more videos ;-)
You forgot all the gearrr!
You should check out @MoronReviews they have a review of the ACTUAL Adam Jones Gibson Les Paul.
@Huey Cheatum why would you do that !? Just to find proof of what you already thought, she is cheating with 4 other guys and 2 other girls 🤪
To bad he doesn’t know how to play the songs right 🤔but other than that he’s 👍🏻 😃
the initial feedback from the 3 amp hit the subscribe button for me
Cheers Josh. I'm still astounded by the sound I got out of these beauties and hearing reviews from people like you just confirms it. So thanks for the support and your subscription. 👍😊
We tool fans are notoriously critical of anybody who tries to emulate or break down aspects of their sound. That being said, this was excellent and tones were right on the money. Well done sir!
That 3 amp tone is monstrous. So good. Makes me want to hook up all my amps at once!! Subbed.
Thanks Justin. It was the first time I had really played through 3 amps and it just sounded explosive. Such a wide range to the sound palette. Try it out, you'll love it ;-)
For real, it sounds so good. I really want that sound but I only have one BOSS amp
First time I seen Tool on a very small stage for the undertow tour I remember Adam used just the DD a equalizer and a 50 watt Marshall Plexi. It was a very good sounding bare bones set up and it sounded killer. I'm not saying you're wrong but I remembered on the next album is that's where he expanded his pedalboard to what you see now.
Keep doing Adam Jones vids like this! Nice work. I’m always trying to achieve his tone.
Thank you!!!! I recently started to play tool and have been looking for a way to get close to Jones’s tone; now I got it, thanks to you, and can focus on the songs. I really appreciate the time and effort you put into your videos. You saved me a lot of time and money. Please keep the Tool videos coming.
Hi Jairo. Glad you liked it and that I could help. Have no fear, the Tool videos will continue 😊
Thank you for this video. I've been trying to get close to Adam's sound for sometime and your video has taught me so much that I didn't know. Keep em coming!!!
Thanks Chuck. Glad I was able to help.
Absolutely MASSIVE sound, cheers
Why is this channel so small? This deserves way more views, subs, etc. for this kind of quality.
Thanks for the support Brandon. If you have any questions or suggestions, let me know. I'm always looking at improving quality ;-)
Absolutely Spot on dude! Completely nailed it!
This video is amazing! Dude honestly your tone almost seems like an amalgamation of Frampton's late 70s love tone and AJ's modern live tone! It's so freakin sick! I'm a fan!
Thanks James! I appreciate the feedback and support.
Dude. Unreal... Absolutely unreal!!!!!!! I can't believe i'm just finding your channel. I hope you keep up the incredible quality content. This is not just one of the best guitar videos i've seen. This is one of the best UA-cam videos of them all. You're a master of your craft! Please keep uploading!
PS. I liked and subscribed. Maybe you can do something Metallica centric in the future? Merry Christmas!
Wow! Thanks a lot! That's a real compliment. I appreciate the support and I'm definitely going to keep adding content. I'll have a think about doing a Metallica kind of vid. I do have a LTD guitar and a Marshall so the options are there ;-)
Have a Merry Christmas too. Thanks again
40 seconds into seeing your videos. Already love it
Anything Tool is good for me. Always nice to see people that love Tool as much as I do.
Wow you got the sound down perfectly!!! I been trying to figure out what he uses and now I know! Great work!
Man it's super close! That delay and volume pedal are spot on. I wish I could hear it in person because it sounds far away in the video.
Congrats you've been recognized by the youtube algorithm. Enjoy the fame and I'm happy to be an early sub, awesome content!
Great production man! And very informative to boot. Keep up the awesome work.
Thanks a lot! Glad you enjoy it ;-)
man it's a really really awesome work !!!
Very nice! Thanks for the awesome content!
awesome video! just subscribed and I hope you keep pumping vids out man! That first set up absolutely nailed it!
Thanks Josh! I appreciate the feedback and support. 😊
Very cool video!
I really hope this channel goes up and up,because you really deserve,it isn't fair,the quality of the videos, information,good sound,video and playing(and I tell that as a guitarist myself) well just here to tell that good luck on growing,and you have great gear...keep rocking \m/
Thanks for the support! I'll keep doing what I enjoy and try to pass on information and knowledge. 👍🤘
Awesome content dude
Great work.
You've earned a sub here man, keep it up
Thanks a lot Zack. Really appreciate the support.
Dude. With production quality like this, how you don't have hundreds of thousands of followers is fucking insane. You NAIL this shit!!
Thx for the experiments!
Geesh, three amp tone gave me chills.
EEXCCEELLEENNT CHANNEL
Imagine being actually in the room, I got goosebumps 😂
Thanks for the comment and support
I love playing Tool, you helped out alot, thanks heaps.
Daaaammmnnnn if it wasn’t so expensive I’ll go with the first set-up, exact tone! Hope you get more subs! :)
Keep these videos coming! Great job and tone is pretty darn close. You may want to make an updated video using the Diezel VH4-2 pedal, (much cheaper than the Diezel head).
This is really good.
Man! those vh4 settings saved me. I was far off. Thanks a lot.
Man that sounded spot on! Great playing also. 🤘🤘🤘. Now bring on the Mastodon stuff!
this channel is criminally underrated
Thanks Jack. Appreciate the support ;-)
Fuck yeah that was bad ass!... tool is one of my favorite styles of guitar playing and this was an awesome review!!!...🤘🤘
I recently bought a VX Kraken and I was surprised how close it got me to AJ tones, even in a single amp setup. I just came back to this video to cross check some Diezel settings after years. It made me smile that you had the Kraken in this video, I didn't remember. I hope you're doing well! Frank
Thanks Frank. Doing well. Gonna try and get some more videos down this year. Took quite a break from the whole channel but I kind of miss doing it.
Top quality content here. I play bass but the vídeo is very informative, loved it. Subbed
Thanks Miguel!
Sick dude!
Good work, man. Some great sounds in there. The twerking Freudian slip made me laugh.
Glad you enjoyed it ;-)
you slayed it with method 1
Great video !
Thank you very much!
Diezel has a VH4 pedal now. I use it along with Misha Mansoor's precision drive, a Line 6 DL4 and TB4 pickup running Reaper on my laptop.....Yamaha HS8 monitors. Sounds pretty authentic. I kinda developed my own Tool"ish" sound by other means though. Since I love MIDI guitar and the ability to alternate tune digitally I am running a VG99 using RMC setup through Amplitube using DADADA tuning. Soldano SLO 100 and a ping pong delay with a more scooped mid type crunch sounds absolutely fabulous.
Good job brother
One thing I've noticed on his board is that he has the delay before the flange. Goes against every pedal order guide out there. Makes a huge difference in getting that signature metallic effect. "Delay the flange..."
I'm definitely going to try that out! Thanks for the suggestion.
@@vids595 Check out my Adam Jones Pedalboard video and you'll find out...short answer: Yes! 😉
Pedal order rules are largely arbitrary. There are some that are practical such as two transistor fuzzes before anything else, but most of it is bunk.
Flange your delay trails, put your wah last in the chain, just try stuff, good sound is good sound.
your channel is dope
Amazing vid, can't believe I never saw this before now. Nice destiny shirt 😀
Thanks Jaybird ☺
I own the VH-2 & run it together with a jcm 2204. the 2204 holds down the old school angryness & the vh-2 covers the sweet spots in the highs & lows, pulls it all together.
THANK YOU !!
Basement GAS You just got yourself a like and a sub. I loved the fact that you had different ways of approaching this; I'm fairly new to the guitar, so I'm still getting into WHAT I enjoy playing. Being a massive Tool fan, but with next to no budget, having the option to emulate Adam with plugins really came in handy. It would be nice to have a listen to the cleaner tones, though; think Parabol.
Hey Benjamin, thanks for you support and feedback. I was thinking of perhaps doing a follow-up vid on the whole plugin and bias amp solution with and without a DAW and how to setup the hardware part with an audio interface. If that's something you would be interested in if you're just starting off I could help it there. There I could explore the clean tones as well; the cleaner tones were not a major priority as almost 90% of Tool songs have at least a crunch tone ;-)
If it's the same image of the Diezel settings on Google search that you mention, I think the bass knob is at 10 o' clock, or even lower. That would also help tighten up the low-end and make it sit better in the overall mix. Great vid, Cheers!
that 3 amp setup is just the best tone i've heard
Hi there I like your channel, I'm also your number 411 subscriber. keep it up!
Thanks Wendell! Every subscriber and comment is a huge support and motivates me to do more and improve my standards. Too bad you weren't subscriber 462 #46&2
My God the sound is absolutely fucking incredible
The plugins on the Fender site are also great for their modeling amps (Mustang V1 or 2). Lots of Hard and clean variations.
Appreciate the video bro
You're very welcome
Basement GAS hey what interface and do you use headphones or speakers? What kind do you use,? do you use for your bias efx
My first DAW I started using was Presonus Studio One - so to simplify things I had the itwo interface. I've upgraded to the Studio 192 Mobile now and I'm using Presonus Eris E8 Monitors. And the beyerdynamic DT-770 Pro - these are just amazing headphones for a pretty reasonable price. You get a lot of bang for your buck.
Great video!
Very informative and spot on tune!
Your channel deserve way more views and subs, but all I can do is subscribe myself :D
I already commented great sound. But I just wanted to say thanks man. I love anyone that loves tool enough to try and emulate Adam's sound. We've all tried our hardest. When I first started playing at 15, I would turn the bass all the way up on my Amp before I knew what I was doing. And don't get me wrong it sounded good on clean lol. I even one time put acoustic strings on my electric bc I couldn't get any lower gauge on my strings lol. We live and we learn right. But I never liked higher gauge strings bc of the way my drop d power chords sounded. But anyway keep it up bro. I love a fellow tool fan. I'm about to go sub now.
Thanks a lot! I also like a story and experience in the comments. Makes it all more personal. Thanks for the support.
🤘🤘Nice Job
Cheers Dan! Hope to see you again soon.
Perfect
Thanks a lot :-)
If you need to sound like Adam Jones, this video makes you realize how much Justin Chancellor's bass sound contributes to it. Especially since he plays bass with a pick with lots of treble that almost sounds like a slap and a bit of overdrive. The first method had too much reverb and delay but it sounded like you were going for the live tone and not the recordings.
I was stacking the delays. No reverb but I was going more for the live tone. I just love standing there and getting the full blast from the speakers and a massive sounds. You're right, the studio recording would be far less. Doing this video and playing Tool songs by myself really does make you realize how Justin's sounds is just as important and the dynamics he adds to the overall tone.
grate job man , thats awesome tunes and awesome play >< \,,/
Dude, I’ve been chasing this same tone. I just dropped the SH-6 in my les paul studio and it sounds pretty damn good.
Are you 100% about the volume pedal? I thought and have always seen a Goodrich style pedal which I always assumed was the volume pedal. Also, I’m sharing this video to all the Tool groups I’m apart of! I’m sure they’ll love this video! Keep up the good work man!
It is a Goodrich Volume pedal. He has used Ernie Ball in the past once or twice, but the Goodrich is his main volume pedal. Thanks for your support Anthony. Much appreciated.
idk if its the YT compression but try lowering the gain just a tad bit on the Diezel, i mean by just a tiny tiny amount, play around with it
might find you get more articulation on your power chords (your tone is super tasty btw) absolutely rockin!
I think the boss pedals are what makes the huge difference. It sounds great
My sound isn't right and I found this today❤❤❤thank you 🙏
Geiles Video! Ich bin auch ein riesen Tool Fan. Bin ein großer Fan von deinem Kanal.
Mfg🤘
Vielen Dank Erikx. Freut mich zu hören 😊
@@BasementGAS Ich würde mich mal über ein Video zum Jcm 800 freuen. Wollte mir den nämlich auch mal zulegen. Was hälst du von dem Amp?
Lg Erik
@@erikx7740 Der JCM800 ist wirklich super! Aber man braucht allerdings ein attenuator. Ich kann gerne mal ein Video davon machen.
Lucky you are to have all this gear I am like jealous 😊 I had to sell mine to pay taxes in France its too high... I play on a Eagletone start copy and a line6 spider II it's a truly heart blessing cause I am playing guitar since 1994 a'd can't offord great gear.. Enjoy yours and. Thanks for the video
Thanks Max! I am lucky to have my gear and I enjoy it and use it every day. If you have passion for music you can get great tones from any guitar. It's all in the fingers 😉
Love the stethoscope. Best way to have good tone is having great taste and hearing. Adam Jones tone on the latest album absolutely blew me away. Tools tone is as good as gets…every member has videos like this. Bass, guitar, and drums…how do I get that tone. It is truly amazing compared to most. Jake White gets some pretty amazing tone.
Just found this! Great sounds!! & ((also use axe of creation alot.))
Axe of Creation is a great channel. Great for learning Tool songs.
I would love Devin Townsend tutorial with this level of detail!
Anyway .. when I was young I did the same: The 'grind" of his tone is by having very little gain as it applies to bottom end, making it 'flubby' (or whatever Mesa coins it but they at least think about ;.)
I think you're right. In a live setting he just smashes the gain up but for recording it's set a lot lower. Tiffany mentioned in the comments that it's around 10 o clock.
It's not clear what pickup Adam Jones actually used but the Gibson signature lists a Custom-Wound Seymour Duncan DDJ. From what I know, that pickup is essentially the same as an off the shelf Duncan Distortion (SH-6) pickup with a custom winding. I've heard accounts of him using a Seymour Duncan DDL (80s) originally, so I don't know about the JB
That first tone is on the money
Dude. Are you a German that learned English? Christ I thought this was American for ... first 15 minutes! Great channel and checking things out. Brian Jones tone cuts more to the core of listeners and is an awesome thing to take a look at.
Thanks! I'm an American-Brit who grew up in Germany. Germany is my home country but I have a strong American/British mindset. I get confused sometimes 😂
He uses DOD EQ pedal aswell. The wah he uses is a bb535 .
Adams guitar sound is based on the Marshall Base head, or vintage Marshall tube amp can get close to recreating that sound. Listen to their 1992 album live which he plays through one amp, and you will see his tone has not changed much, just been added to. The Vh4 blue stereo amp is the perfect add to his sound. And he has hardly changed his live set up from the aenima tour. He switch out the messa for another Vh4 standard. The key with his sound is the stereo setup, playing 3 amps at once. Lastly his Silver burst les Paul has a special sound that he says keeps him playing them. The tone you have created is very dry. And JCM Marshall apps do go very dry. His base head is very hard to get and modify, but trying the vintage tube amps like the Marshall 1974x hardwired 18W tube amp turned right up to vol 10 will get you close with that wet vintage Marshall sound. Then get a Vh4 amp with a quad and play them in stereo you will see what i mean.
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Cheers Simon ;-) Appreciate the support
Adam has a Gibson Tony Iommi neck humbucker on one of his Customs (at least based on checking out opiateofthemasses Tool covers. I always assumed he uses a JB on the bridge (SH-4) but maybe a customised SH-5 could fit the bill (never tried a Duncan Custom without the default ceramic magnet so I'm not sure) Great video btw :)
Just to add some resolution to what you've stated here: the wah is a Dunlop 535 model from the 90s (not the 535q, its predecessor that is no longer made anymore), the Marshall started as a Super Bass but has been modified to Super Lead component values (they are very similar but it would be more accurate to say it's a Super Lead). Also, another resource to list would be Opiateofthemasses here on UA-cam as he's pretty much recreated the rig and tone better than damn near anyone.
You're right about his use of a volume pedal, but I don't think it's an Ernie Ball. I think it's an optical volume pedal though I'm unsure of the brand.
Thanks for the input. I appreciate the additional info. I'll check out opiateofthemasses vid.
Edited: yeah, I know him. That dude is a legend. Great playing and tone. Sorry I forgot to mention him.
His volume pedal may have changed but I've definitely seen an Ernie ball in there. If I'm mistaken, well, the Ernie ball is still pretty good ;-)
I think he uses a Goodrich volume pedal.
this video has more likes than you do subs. for the amazing tones and brilliant playing, let me help you out with both.
Thanks Crispy! I appreciate the support. Fans like you motivate me to keep producing.
You’re English is very good never would of known your german.. killed it by the way
Thanks B. Mark. But to be completely transparent, I'm an English/American living in Germany...at least for now. Let's see what happens after Brexit next month 😂
Thanks for the support. Always appreciated.
@@BasementGAS where u living now? Much love buddy, hope u r cool and doing okay
@@detroitfettyghost8492 Doing fine at the moment. Having to do home office due to Corona. I'm in Bavaria.
@@BasementGAS Aye. In Michigan all schools are closed after tommorow. Everything's shutting down, they found a positive test in our town😷 Be safe brother! I'm not to worried just gotta use our heads! I enjoy your videos, new subscriber!
@@detroitfettyghost8492 Thanks buddy! I appreciate the support. Stay healthy. And yes, let's use our heads before we spiral out 😉
I use that amount of bass / mids / treble on my Laney Ironheart 60W head playing a Reverend Sensei RA, not intending to emulate Mr. Jones, though I'm a HUGE Tool fan. It does comes close to his tone, I guess hehe
You just earned a sub! How much did all of the stuff in method 1 cost you though?
You nailed the tone bro. Relax your pick hand way more. Then when you hear it. Relax it more. Then heavily palm mute more. Keep your guitar near you at home at all times. Eat with it. Practice instead of socializing. I can watch the news a d my hands are playing a tune Iv never heard before
Great channel man,
You said here in Germany, where abouts?
One question though, cause it’s probably very crucial. What mics and positions did you record with?
Love the tone man.
I used a Sennheiser e609 and an SM57. Both mics were slightly off centre but very close to the cone. I live in northern Bavaria.
I'm shocked by that Way Huge Pedal. That's the closest I've heard without going with the full 3 amp rig!
I think he runs all his pedals in front of the amp(s). That rolling sound of the notes when he bends the string is the same you get with a delay pedal before a overdriven amp. Normally that doesn't go very well, unless you get the amps cooking. I played around with a Mesa Single Rectifier and a 78' Marshall 2150 (the first plexi model to have a master volume), with flanger and delay into a splitter and then the two amps. If you can't feel it shake you, you're not playing loud enough haha. It sounds like you play loud guessing on the feedback, but that's where many fail - gotta crank them amps ;-)
Are you talking about cranking the pre- or power amps? But I've heard that from several comments that everything is running through the front. Might have to do a Part 2 😉
Thanks Martin for the feedback.
@@BasementGAS Yes I meant the power amp :-). The good thing about perhaps doing a part 2 is that you get to play Tool riffs even more ;-)
Diezel vh4/vh2 have natural sounding swooshy, whimsical delay type tone. Mine almost sounds like it has a built in leslie speaker. My favorite amp of all time.
Hey man, amazing video! Thank you for all this great information! I am wondering why you used the fat sandwich pedal instead of the VH4 pedal for method number 3? I current use the VH4 pedal with a bass breaker 15, but yours sounds much better. Wondering if it's the pedal or the settings that are throwing it off, considering your set up is practically identical to mine, including the guitar. Thanks man, keep up the good work!
Back when I made this video the VH4 pedals didn't exist yet. The fat sandwich is great but if you have the VH4 pedal you're going to get closer to the tone. Have you tried running it through the power amp section of the bass breaker?
@@BasementGAS oh wow, didn't realize this video was that old! So yeah I thought putting the pedal in FX loop would be my best bet for getting the perfect tone, but either I'm stupid or the pedal is defective. Guitar > Pedal input, Pedal output to power amp > Return in the FX loop is giving me 0 distortion and is obnoxiously loud, even at lowest possible settings on guitar and pedal. Running from the clean amp output into the fx loop sounds good, but still stupidly loud for an apartment lol
@@tryptameme4509 It might be the fx loop of the amp. I had a bass breaker too and the loop was defective. Try just going in to the front of the amp on a relatively clean setting. Low gain on the amp.
The key for getting that big Adam Jones sound seem to whittle down to using three amps simultaneously.
Hey bro, nice video! I have a question, I would like to know if its posible to get a good Adam Jones tone with a Marshall Origin 20 amp with the VH4 pedal, or if its better to use the dsl20 amp.
Nice job on this... much prefer the amps to the fat sandwich and any distortion pedals for that matter...I only use devices that increase voltage like a Boss EQ to push the amp...much better dynamics. But the best is just full on output valve overdrive....
Does adam jones use any kind of noise gate? If so how would he set it up with using the earnie ball volume pedal?
Great video! Any idea what exact Seymour Duncan pickup that is?
Your neighborhood must love you
wearing a stethoscope and putting it up to an amp just seems hilariously dangerous for your hearing 😂😂
Hey bud, love the content! Would you mind giving me some advice? If I were to record like you did with the 3 amps, and double track it, how would you pan the amps? Should I put the diezel on one side and the Marshall on the other, or should I put both amps into the same side and then track again with both amps and throw that to the other side? I don’t know if that makes sense, but any help would be much appreciated! (Oh, BTW, I just subscribed to the channel)
Thanks buddy! Appreciate the support.
To your question - if you're going to be doing double tracking I personally would pan both amps on one side and then for the second take on the other. Just be sure to taking phasing issues into account. If you're using a signal splitter there will likely be a phase switch in there too. Are you micing up two cabs or doing a DI?
Basement GAS I’m getting in the MTS modules game, so the diezel is going to be the VH4 module they put out with Synergy, the Marshall will likely be the Friedman BE or a Plexi module (but I also have a Marshall DSL so it could do the trick as well) that’s going to be DI and then I’ll add impulse responses in the DAW
@@HighVoltageCovers That sounds like it's going to be a solid rig. Let me know how it sounds or post a video of it. What impulse responses are you going to use? Are they from TwoNotes?