The Pot (from TOOL - The Kettle Version) amp settings — Fender Rumble 15
The KDee guitar tone for “The Pot (from TOOL - The Kettle Version)”, dialed in for a Fender Rumble 15 with a Schecter Stiletto Extreme-4. Studio version, 10,000 Days (2006) — matching Justin Chancellor's original bass tone
Wal MKII 4-string bass, Gallien-Krueger 2001RB heads (clean + dirty), Mesa/Boogie 8x10 and 4x12 cabs, Demeter tube preamps, ProCo Turbo Rat, DigiTech Bass Whammy, Boss GEB-7 EQ, Tech 21 SansAmp GT2
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 3 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Master | 5 |
01ProCo Rat or Turbo Rat
RECOMMENDED — not owned. Essential for the grinding distortion on 'The Pot.' The Rumble 15 cannot produce this saturation from the amp alone. A Boss DS-1 or cheap Rat clone will get you close.
02DigiTech Bass Whammy
RECOMMENDED — not owned. Used for the octave-up warbles and pitch effects throughout the song. Set to octave up harmony mode. Without this, play the riff straight — you lose the signature effect but keep the notes.
The Rumble 15 has NO mid knob — it runs bass/treble only. Chancellor's tone is extremely mid-heavy (mids 9-10 on his GK), but without a mid control you compensate by cutting bass to 3 and pushing treble to 7, which reveals the upper-mids by not masking them. The Rumble's 8-inch speaker cannot handle heavy distortion cleanly — keep amp gain LOW at 3 and let a Rat pedal do all the dirt work. Your Schecter's active EMG-HZ pickups are hotter than a passive Wal, so no gain boost needed.
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