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Clean Tone
Lateralus
TOOL
Bassprog2000s
Original Gear
BassWal MkII 4-string (custom, active electronics, likely fretted for main clean sections)
AmpMesa/Boogie M-2000 (main), with likely blend of DI and amp-mic'd signal
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2001, Lateralus album. Justin Chancellor's rig at this time was a Wal MkII 4-string into a Tech 21 SansAmp GT2 preamp, Mesa/Boogie M-2000 head, Radial JD-7 splitter, and a blend of DI and amp-mic'd signals.
Tone Character(9)
clear, piano-like attackdeep low endarticulate midsslightly scooped but not thinairy, hi-fi claritytight, focused lowssubtle compressiondistinct note separationmodern, studio-polished
Difficulty
The clean section of 'Lateralus' requires precise fingerstyle technique, dynamic control, and the ability to maintain clarity and articulation through syncopated, polyrhythmic lines in odd time signatures.
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Original Gear
BassWal MkII 4-string (custom, active electronics, likely fretted for main clean sections)
AmpMesa/Boogie M-2000 (main), with likely blend of DI and amp-mic'd signal
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2001, Lateralus album. Justin Chancellor's rig at this time was a Wal MkII 4-string into a Tech 21 SansAmp GT2 preamp, Mesa/Boogie M-2000 head, Radial JD-7 splitter, and a blend of DI and amp-mic'd signals.
Tone Character(9)
clear, piano-like attackdeep low endarticulate midsslightly scooped but not thinairy, hi-fi claritytight, focused lowssubtle compressiondistinct note separationmodern, studio-polished
Difficulty
The clean section of 'Lateralus' requires precise fingerstyle technique, dynamic control, and the ability to maintain clarity and articulation through syncopated, polyrhythmic lines in odd time signatures.