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Riff Tone

Parabola

TOOL

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (black, early 1970s, silverburst not yet in use for Lateralus era)
AmpDiezel VH4 100W Tube Guitar Head (Channel 3, main amp for Parabola riff)

Amp Settings

gain6.5
bass7

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 2001 (Lateralus album). Adam Jones is confirmed to use the Diezel VH4 as his main amp for this era and song. Guitar is a black Les Paul Custom with bridge humbucker. Settings are based on user-reported Amplitube VH4 settings closely matching the album tone, corroborated by multiple gear sources. No evidence of fuzz or boost pedals for the main riff; EQ pedal is present in rig but not confirmed as engaged for this section.

Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivemassive midrange punchaggressive, articulate attackhuge, focused low endclear note separation under high gainmodern, studio-polished metal sounddry, no audible reverbbridge humbucker claritysaturated but controlled distortiondynamic response to palm muting

Difficulty

The main riff requires tight palm muting, precise alternate picking, and dynamic control to maintain clarity under high gain. The syncopated rhythm and timing are moderately challenging for intermediate players.

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