Tool (Adam Jones) Amp Settings & Guitar Tone

Forty Six & 2 (1996)

~1979 Gibson Les Paul Custom, Silverburst finish → 1976 Marshall Super Bass Model 1992 JMP 100W (primary) — converted to Super Lead specs by Dave Friedman. Channels jumpered together. JJ EL34 power tubes. Likely blended with Mesa

Thick, dense, mid-heavy tone that is distinctly non-scooped. Cutting, aggressive upper mids that sit above the bass. Described as 'fuzzy but not scooped' and 'very in your face with barely any gain.' The perceived heaviness comes from amp saturation at moderate gain plus heavy studio compression plus multi-amp layering. Warm but defined. Dry core tone on heavy sections, flanged atmospheric contrast on interludes. Double-tracked guitars panned center during heavy riff sections.