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Riff Tone
The Grudge
TOOL
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (Silverburst, late 1970s)
AmpDiezel VH4 (Channel 3, studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording for 'Lateralus' (2001). Adam Jones used his late 1970s Gibson Les Paul Custom Silverburst with Seymour Duncan pickups into a Diezel VH4 amp. No evidence of live or alternate gear for the studio riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive, saturated distortionchunky, metallic rhythmfocused midrange puncharticulate note separationcontrolled feedbackcrisp attackheavy, modern metal soundclear, defined low endslightly scooped but present mids
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, percussive palm muting, precise rhythmic accuracy with delay and flanger effects, and dynamic control of wah sweeps, making it challenging for most players.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (Silverburst, late 1970s)
AmpDiezel VH4 (Channel 3, studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording for 'Lateralus' (2001). Adam Jones used his late 1970s Gibson Les Paul Custom Silverburst with Seymour Duncan pickups into a Diezel VH4 amp. No evidence of live or alternate gear for the studio riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive, saturated distortionchunky, metallic rhythmfocused midrange puncharticulate note separationcontrolled feedbackcrisp attackheavy, modern metal soundclear, defined low endslightly scooped but present mids
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, percussive palm muting, precise rhythmic accuracy with delay and flanger effects, and dynamic control of wah sweeps, making it challenging for most players.