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Solo Tone
Stinkfist
TOOL
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
Guitar1979 Gibson Les Paul Custom Silverburst
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier + Marshall JCM800 (studio blend, likely main solo amp: Marshall JCM800 2203)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1996 Ænima album. Adam Jones is known to blend amps in the studio, but the JCM800 is widely cited as the main amp for solos. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the solo section of 'Stinkfist'.
Tone Character(10)
singing sustaintight and percussive attackthick, saturated lead tonearticulate single-note linesslight upper-mid emphasiscontrolled feedbackclear note separationharmonic overtonesaggressive pick attacksmooth sustain
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate technique, including expressive bends, sustaining notes with feedback, and dynamic picking, but does not involve extreme speed or advanced shred techniques.
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Original Gear
Guitar1979 Gibson Les Paul Custom Silverburst
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier + Marshall JCM800 (studio blend, likely main solo amp: Marshall JCM800 2203)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1996 Ænima album. Adam Jones is known to blend amps in the studio, but the JCM800 is widely cited as the main amp for solos. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the solo section of 'Stinkfist'.
Tone Character(10)
singing sustaintight and percussive attackthick, saturated lead tonearticulate single-note linesslight upper-mid emphasiscontrolled feedbackclear note separationharmonic overtonesaggressive pick attacksmooth sustain
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate technique, including expressive bends, sustaining notes with feedback, and dynamic picking, but does not involve extreme speed or advanced shred techniques.