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Riff Tone
Parabol
TOOL
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom Silverburst (1979)
AmpDiezel VH4 (Channel 3, high gain)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2001 (Lateralus sessions). Adam Jones is known to use the Les Paul Custom Silverburst with Seymour Duncan pickups into a Diezel VH4 for the heavy/distorted sections of 'Parabol' and 'Parabola'. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this specific studio riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivesaturated high-gainarticulate note separationchunky palm-muted chugsclear low-end definitionslight ambient spaciousnessmid-heavy punchcontrolled feedbackmodern metal clarityfocused attack
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting, precise timing to sync with subtle delay/flanger effects, and dynamic control to maintain clarity and heaviness throughout the section.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom Silverburst (1979)
AmpDiezel VH4 (Channel 3, high gain)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2001 (Lateralus sessions). Adam Jones is known to use the Les Paul Custom Silverburst with Seymour Duncan pickups into a Diezel VH4 for the heavy/distorted sections of 'Parabol' and 'Parabola'. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this specific studio riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivesaturated high-gainarticulate note separationchunky palm-muted chugsclear low-end definitionslight ambient spaciousnessmid-heavy punchcontrolled feedbackmodern metal clarityfocused attack
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting, precise timing to sync with subtle delay/flanger effects, and dynamic control to maintain clarity and heaviness throughout the section.