Solo Tone

Culling Voices

TOOL

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

Guitar1979 Gibson Les Paul Custom

Amp1976 Marshall Model 1992 JMP Super Bass 100-watt head

PickupsSeymour Duncan SH-4 JB (bridge humbucker)

Amp Settings

gain0

bass5.5

mid7

treble6.5

reverb2

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2018-2019 for 'Fear Inoculum' album. Adam Jones is known to layer amps (Marshall JMP, Diezel VH4, Rivera KR7), but for clean tones, the Marshall JMP is most likely primary. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the clean solo in 'Culling Voices'.

Tone Character(10)

clear and bell-likeopen and dynamicslightly dark but articulateminimal breakuprich low-midsairy top endnatural sustainsubtle room ambienceuncompressedno audible drive or fuzz

Difficulty

The solo is technically straightforward but demands clean execution, dynamic control, and subtlety to match the studio tone.

Sources

The secrets behind Adam Jones' guitar tone on Tool's Jambi | Guitar World Gear Inoculum: The Mysterious Gear Used By Tool's Adam Jones | Ultimate Guitar

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