Adam Jones — Rig Network
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Guitars
Primary recording and live guitar. Drop D tuning for Undertow, Drop C# for later albums. Modified with a Floyd Rose on some instruments. Duncan Custom pickups on many versions.
Bespoke instruments built in Devon UK, used increasingly on Lateralus and later material.
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Used on Undertow-era live performances. Modified to Adam's specs.
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Amplifiers
Primary amp throughout entire career. Vintage/Modern channel. The foundation of the Tool guitar sound — huge, sustained, and very dark.
Added from Lateralus onwards for additional clarity and surgical EQ definition at extreme gain levels. Run in parallel with the Mesa.
Early live use alongside the Mesa on Undertow tour.
Pedals & Effects
Used selectively for texture — not aggressive wah sweeps but parked positions and slow movement for tonal colour.
Used as preamp boost into the Mesa on Fear Inoculum material.
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Pitch shifting used for specific tonal passages — drop tuning simulation and octave effects.
Required for the extreme gain levels — keeps the signal silent between riff passages.
Subtle flanger used on specific songs for movement in the sustained riff texture.
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