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Riff Tone

Intolerance

TOOL

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (Adam Jones's silverburst, 1979)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (early 1990s revision, rackmount)

Amp Settings

gain7
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, Undertow album (1992-1993). Adam Jones is known for using his 1979 Gibson Les Paul Custom Silverburst with the bridge pickup for heavy riff sections. The amp for the album was primarily a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier. No evidence found for live or alternate gear for this specific song/section.

Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivesaturated distortionarticulate attackfocused low endslightly scooped midsaggressive metallic edgeminimal ambiencecrushing power chordsclear note separationdynamic to picking attack

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, percussive palm muting and precise rhythm timing, with dynamic picking to maintain note clarity under high-gain settings. Syncopated patterns and muting add to the technical challenge.

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