Tool guitar and bass tones and amp settings
Settings for 5 Tool song pages: Forty Six & 2, Pneuma, Schism and The Pot. Each page has the knob values for the reference amps and, where a source documents it, the gear on the record.
The amps on the records
- Schism (guitar): Adam Jones, Sunn Beta Lead
- Pneuma (bass): Justin Chancellor, Gallien-Krueger 2001RB
- The Pot (bass): Justin Chancellor, Gallien Krueger 2001RB heads into Mesa Boogie cabinets
Each song page cites the source for its gear.
Song pages
Each page has every knob for the reference amps, the parts that change, and the gear on the record. The knobs here show its main amp settings.
- Forty Six & 2 (Tool) bass toneOn a Fender Rumble 40 V3
- Pneuma (Tool) bass toneOn a Fender Rumble 40 V3
- Schism (Tool) guitar toneOn a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3
- Schism (Tool) bass toneOn a Fender Rumble 40 V3
- The Pot (Tool) bass toneOn a Fender Rumble 40 V3
Photographs: “Close-up view of guitar strings showcasing details”, Shixart1985, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
