How to sound like Adam Jones including Fear Inoculum tone
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- Опубліковано 11 сер 2019
- A new look at the Adam Jones (from Tool) sound and tone and also taking the near title track 'Fear Inoculum' into the equation.
#adamjones #tool # fearinoculum
Great vid. I do indeed hear that plasma pedal a lot in the new album.
Awesome channel. Awesome gear. I'm obsessed with this band and I approve. Lol. Keep up the good work my man
I appreciate the feedback. Thanks! I'll 'keep up the good work' 😉
Jack, tremendous thanks to you for the shout out and I'm very honored to be a HUGE fan and avid supporter of your awesome channel! Always love your channel content, your approach to your tone, and man, you're just very relatable gear nerd as well as very informative. As far as a question I would like to offer is about the Diezel VH4-2 pedal. I'm wanting so bad to buy one but my question is in relation about the two ways you can run it (front of amp versus loop). My question more or less would be to see the difference in tonal characteristics by using either the EQ settings on the pedal or the amp based on which method you'd choose. my plan was to morph my Marshall DSL100HR into faux Diezel as I am married and after having spent a small fortune on gear in the last great while, I'd rather not have my wife straight murder me for buying the real thing 🙃. I figured you'd be the best source to get into the nitty gritty on it... plus I think a VH2 versus VH4-2 pedal video would be pretty awesome. Once again, thank you for the shout out and as always, thank you for bringing us Toolophiles and gear geeks something to look forward to!
the reverse pedal does make the volume swells sound like adam jones does, but i did FINALLY see tool after about 19 to 20 years of waiting to do so october of 19, on the floor of the arena in cleveland about 12 rows away from him, and he's hammering on the notes in the intro with a delay and using the volume knob to swell in the notes, not a reverse pedal. but i really do like this video. your channel is fantastic. also that big bend in the intro to the pot he plays on the second lowest string way higher on the neck, but its the same note you're hitting
I've chased Adams tone a bit and came really close by using the following gear: Gibson Lp with Emg Hetset into a Mesa Dual Rectifier and a Marshall Plexi clone. The Mesa runs through one side of my Marshall cab with V30 speakers. The Plexi clone runs through a attenuator and then into the other side of the Marshall cab through a pair of Greenbacks. Both sides are each miced with a sm57 pointing on the edge of the dustcap. The Mesa is running on modern mode with the gain set quite high. It provides the bottom end and the really high topend. The Plexi clone is providing all the mid punch and the articulation in the sound. This Setup is basically nailing the Ænima tone. For the later albums it seems like you will need to add in a Diezel which will give these "weird" mids that Adam has since he started using the VH4. But still the tone is not that far of without a Diezel in the mix.
Anyways great video
und Gruß aus Norddeutschland :)
So complicated a lot of expensive equipment can’t you give the simple version of how to attain tool tone on a budget
You really don’t need any of this to sound like Adam as his core tone is really just old school Gibson and Marshall.
Cheap as I can figure without getting too cheap. Get a Gibson scale length guitar with humbuckers (Epiphone?) and stick a set of 10-52 strings on it.
Get a JCM 800 or a lower wattage (20-40) comparable clone of one (DSL?). Put that through a closed back cabinet with a Vintage 30 (Orange 1x12?).
Also get a Tube Screamer clone (there are thousands), a Flanger, maybe a Dunlop Bass Wah and finally a pedal power supply.
Sounds killer dude. I swear everything you do sounds pretty darn spot on. YT search Bird and Jon go to the Tool Music Clinic in St. Paul MN 5-11-18 if you want a close up of his live rig.
Double thumbs up for the sh6 and agree with you on the plasma pedal. Micro amp works well with vh4 if using a lot of cable but vh2 doesn't need it imo. Plasma sounds great through vh2. Also found out adam uses ruby el34bht and Eh6ca7 tubes. The ruby el34bht are the joneztone in the vh2 imo. Never thought i would like them so much more than kt77s and they would sound so close. Running them a tad hot and wow..really, really diggin them.
How does the VH2 compare to the VH4 if you're shooting for Jones tones?
@@evitative462 perfect. An sh6 in the bridge and el34bht in the power section...it is the jonez tone. Wont get any closer than that.
15:12 is tone perfection. Volume on dist channel rolled back, and some sort of flanger setting?
Just set the flange like Adam does and play a clean tone with very slight gain and you're good. Add a slow delay and your mind will be fried.
Great setup! Thanks for this video! Could you please tell me your wah wah knob settings? Im struggling to modulate mine to sound like Adam
Great videos! I'm a big noob in what concerns music engineering. Got your Adam Jones presets for the Line 6, but they don't sound as good through mine JBls and LDT BK600 (Bill Kehilier signature model). What do you think about the Diezel VH4 pedal into the Helix? Do you think it's a superfluous buy? I got some Adam jones presets that I'm quite happy with, but you know how it is with the never ending search for tone!!!
Adam, if you watched the video and you're reading this: I think you should consider hiring Jack as your new guitar tech! Also: You're a god!
I second that!! Could you imagine the tones these two would produce working together!!
Hi this is Adam. All of you are gay and dont understand my style. Leave me alone. -AJ
I have to say I liked the first video tone better. It was much more open and atmospheric and kind of "chuggier" too. Do you think it was because of the mxr carbon copy?
Just thought I'd throw in my 2 cents regarding his pedalboard. The signal chain is as follows.
Guitar > 1st psm > that splits to either the tuners (korg dtr-1 and a peterson strobostomp and dead ends there for silent tuning) or the 2nd psm that splits to either straight to the amp or to the rest of the pedal chain. From there, mxr micro > goodrich 120 volume > DD-3 > BF-2 > FX40B > 535 (non Q) > back to 2nd psm. Now recently, he has added a 2nd DD-3 after the first one and is set to a slightly quicker delay with a shorter feedback. Even more recently (during the 2019 summer shows) he added yet another pedal, the mxr carbon copy deluxe. No idea yet if it will become a permanent part of the lineup or go the route of the line 6 delay that was only used a couple of times. Time will tell.
If you run your chain in that order with as close as possible to the identical pedals (preferably the exact same), I promise you'll be happy. Any difference in tone from there is a matter of amp(s) and pickups. Speaking of which, AJ recently confirmed that he's always used an sd super distirtion in the bridge. That said, he's known for being somewhat misleading when giving out info. I've always ran the sd sh-4 jb with great results.
ohmygod
actual Adam Jones guitar tech here
@@archie_guitar Haha. I wish. Just an enthusiast like the rest of y'all.
Hey man, I just wanna ask one thing. I followed your previous video on the Jones 7ones and I did manage to get a decent tone through Bias FX 2 (Tried the Diezel VH4 amp sim too. Best one yet..really crispy sound)..I am poor and I only have a Blackstar Fly practice amp so that is why I use amp sims and VSTs to get the tone..So I have been having a difficult time trying to get the NEW tone from Fear Inoculum..can't even get close...You mentioned that plasma pedal might be essential...Is there any way that can be emulated in Bias FX or any other VST possibly? I am very new to this amp sim world so can't figure it out all on my own. Could really use some tips! Thanks for this and the previous video..it really did make me happy with the tone I currently have as I can never get it even close on a little practice amp!
me too
Adam doesn't use a pick on the intro to Fear Innoculum. He uses the volume knob to make swells as he's fretting with his left hand. If you search "Tool Fear Inoculum at aftershock" here on UA-cam you can see it clearly.
Awesome video jack , I still want to find an affordable way for the Jones tone. Appreciate all you do for us tool nerds! 🤘 is the diezel vh4 pedal with the money ? Thanks bro
the pedal is the exact same as the 3 and 4 channel of the amp and it's great.
I use the VH4-2 pedal and it’s great. Of course it can only emulate the growl of the tubes so well, but man is it really close. Easily worth it.
Great man, many thanx for sharing. Why this exhauuusting 7 minute introduction tho?
I've been chasing adam jones tone for a while and I think that a lot of his tone is in his right hand, I've been able to achieve a tone that's pretty close with an alpha omega set from seymour duncan, they are the pickups that mark holcomb uses in his signature guitar.
I've paired these pickups with a line 6 mod 2204 on my helix and it sound HUGE
Hi Enrique, any chance you could share that Line6 patch?
@@BasementGAS it's was nothing special just the line 6 2204 mod withou any tweaking and a stock cab, believe me, all the tone were in the alpha omega set, they are perfect for my adam jones set up
Marshall SV20H, vh4 pedal, flanger, delay. I’m thinking of trying this setup
Think it should sound pretty good. Would you use the Vh4 as a preamp or just stack it on top of the Marshall?
Basement GAS I think I would experiment with both but I’m assuming I’d stick with the pre-amp in which I am probably wasting money on the head. Maybe I’ll save for the big boy vh4 head
@@nomadicexplorers Take volume into consideration. Those 100 watt heads sound great when cranked but your neighbors will hate you 😂.
Or use something from TwoNotes like the Captor with impulse responses. That gives you more options in general anyway.
Volume swells?
I achieved something very close to Adam's tone using an sd1 into an mxr super badass distortion into boss dd500 into a katana mini. I don't want to post the vid in the comment because it will look like im just trying to get views etc. Also great job with recreating his tone.
Dude, this is a community by and for Tool fans. Post the video link. I'd like to see it and I'm sure other people would too
@@BasementGAS ua-cam.com/video/rC6j62PiTCs/v-deo.html
So, without knowing much about all kinds of amps and pickups...I use a Marshall DSL1CR tiny tube amp with my PRS SE Paul’s guitar and this already sounds good for tool stuff. I donˋt even need any more than 12 o clock on the gain and almost full treble and middle.
How is this channel so small???
I think you shiuld create a Patreon page. There probably are some people who would support you there (I'm a student, I don't have that kind of dough). Even if no one doesn't, well, you would still have Patreon up for when someone does
It’s close
Which of the effects are on at 15:15?
If I remember correctly the flanger and chorus stacked
Sounds pretty spot on to me mate. To think I'd only need to spend an extra 7 grand or so to get all that gear :'(
*SEYMOUR DUNCAN SH6*
How to sound like static x? Massive fan of shadow zone and it’ll be great to see a video as detailed as this to get the shadow zone/start a war tone.
What song is at 14:51??? Doesn't sound like Tool at all..
Supposed to be that one part in Invincible. Didn't have the pull off down yet
@@BasementGAS Ok, I hear it now
Personally I’ve felt the sh6 was much better than the sh4. For years now. Sh4 to me is kinda of cornered and stuck in the 80s. No matter what you put it through it sounds like 80s hair metal lol.
The sh6 can really do it all from modern metal to grunge to classic rock. I just Dial in my perfect mid to high gain tone, then dial back the volume on my guitar to get a lighter crunch tone that’s closer to clean but not quite. Where as in my experience the sh4 kinda sounds like ass when you roll back volume too much. To each his own at the end of the day. No judgement just my experiences.
Nice video! Only thing that will improve your setup will be soon(?) to be released Adam Jones les paul! ...
Oh God I hope so! I'm already saving up with the hope that it is true. Might have to sell some gear 😥 But a Jones sig? How could we say no?
@@BasementGAS I'm all over it for sure!
You might as well just by an original 79-81 silverburst. I'm sure the sig is going to be a really nice guitar but I bet it will cost more than an original and it still won't be an original silverburst.
@@Parabola264 Believe me, I've been looking for 70s 80s silverbursts for years now. If I had saved up and not bought the other guitars and amps I own I could have easily afforded one. They're beautiful guitars but really expensive. I'll wait and see if there is a signature coming out. If not, I will sell some gear and save up and get a 70s and 80s silverburst. Although I love my '87 black LP. It's the best guitar I have. Bought it 3rd hand and it's certainly seen some dings and dongs but it just plays like a gem.
@@BasementGAS I hear ya my point is that you're most likely going to have to pay more for the sig model which is a copy of the original so why not just get an original? I would also guess that the original will hold its value and appreciate in value more than the sig model. Just my thoughts on the matter thanks for the video.
Hey. Not hating, im just saying that you play the rhythm in "The pot" a littlebit wrong :-) (the last part part of the riff, you have a few more E string hits than there should be). If you play it like this intentionally, than sorry for my comment
Yep. you're right.
Yup. You are right. I've been practicing the alternative picking method but still need to work on the timing. It's tricky 😅
@@BasementGAS Hey it isnt that tricky. Count that riff like this - 1) 2 open E hits 2) 3 open E hits 3) 4 open E hits. Thats all. The last round is just 4 open E hits. You hit "ta-dam-da" 3hits and then you wait a moment, hit another. Last round is 4 open E strings only, not more :-)
What is happening with E string: DOWN - UP, A string hit, DOWN - UP - DOWN, A string hit AAAND THE ONE YOU HAVE PROBLEM WITH IS : DOWN - UP - DOWN !!!!!WAIT!!!!! - UP, A string hit. I hope this will help you in counting
@@MacMillerHD You're fantastic Lukas. Thanks for the tips. I'll try it out tomorrow! Cheers
Sounds good but needs more chug. At least through what we hear through UA-cam the chug is way too weak
Thanks but I already saw kmacs video
What is that supposed to mean??
@@BasementGAS lol he's a memer and made a video on how to sound like tool
@@SpicyTortilla69 I know kmac very well. He just did a vid on Tool on spotify which was classic.
Can you not play tool when you highlight Adams sound, just want to hear your own ideas and song writing techniques. Thanks