Great Job man!
the guitar was a 1 month old stock les paul studio. pretty nice guitar for all stock. think it should sound fairly similar on most guitars
Zorran,
Great job on this patch! My friend/bandmate and I were just discussing the other day how much Adam's sound has evolved/changed over the years and through the albums! If you've played some of there older stuff, do you find some tangible (and drastic) differences between (what I call) his
"post-millenium guitar-sound" (Lateralus & 10,000 Days LP's) versus his
"1990's-era guitar-sound" (Opiate EP, Undertow & Aeinima LP's)? I'm just curious if you hear it that way too?!?
For example in the 1990's,
I sense that Adam went for a less pre-gain, more bass, and less upper-midrange frequencies. I think that may have been a result of his "multiple/parallel amp-blending" and choosing to use a much
higher percentage (%-blend) of Modded Marshall Super Bass, (NO amp-blending, and thus 100%-Marshall very early on - for Opiate EP & Undertow LP; approx. "50%-Marshall & 50%-Diezel" on Aenima LP; approx. "40%-Marshall & 60%-Diezel" on Lateralus LP: and approx. "20%-Marshall & 60%-Diezel & 20%-others-combined" - I.E. Rivera, Peavey, Mesa, etc. - on 10,000 Days LP.) These are NOT facts, but just approximations based on articles I've read AND what my ears tell me - LOL! The other noticeable difference I hear (especially on the most recent 10,000 Days LP) is a brighter/more-"attacky" upper-midrange emphasis, AND a seemingly MUCH wider stereo-image on the majority of the rhythm-guitars! (As your
"Jambi" demonstration accurately seems to have been mixed with such a wide stereo-image!) Besides the amps and raw-tone differences, I think it's pretty clear that Adam has also gradually (over the years) developed more of a fondness for effects to help create his amazing Tool-Textures! Early on (1990-1995) he had cited a bit of disdain for very elaborate/complex/"effect-laden" guitar-rigs. He obviously uses many more effects now than he did in 1992, but that
WAS a long-ass time ago - LOL!
Anyways, those are my general thoughts on Adam's tones from early-on until more recently. Do you agree with what I've mentioned in general, or do you hear it much differently? I'm just curious, because after hearing your "Jambi"-demo, I respect your excellent ears and playing abilities too!
P.S. I'm NOT sure I completely agree with your assessment of "...think it should sound fairly similar on most guitars" I mean, "fairly similar" as you say, YES! However, as an example: A vintage Gibson Silverburst LP Custom (with a Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge-position) will have decidely more midrange AND output-level than a Gibson Les Paul Studio with stock PAF-type humbucker-pickups. There is also the differences in wood-density and finishes from "one-guitar-to-another," which (IMO) would affect the "brightness/treble-response" too. All of the aforementioned would affect the PEQ-parameters, as well as pre-gain/front-end amp-tab parameters/characteristics within the patch. I think we can safely assume that NO ONE will try to cop the Adam Jones "Jambi" tone with a "stock-Telecaster" - LOL! That all said, I'm sure your patch is an AWESOME point-of-reference for most humbucker-equipped guitars, which would then require minimum-tweakage!
Excellent job!
~Bill~
