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Eulogy amp settings — Blackstar 140102-vb

The Tool guitar tone for “Eulogy”, dialed in for a Blackstar 140102-vb with a Epiphone Coronet. Studio version, Ænima (1996)

Original rig

Gibson Les Paul Custom (bridge humbucker) → Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (Tremoverb) → Mesa 4x12 cabinet. Minimal effects—primarily raw amp distortion.

Scooped-mid, heavily saturated rhythm with tight palm-muting definition and thick low-end
Amp settings — Blackstar 140102-vb
CHANNELOD2BRIGHToffBOOSToff
GAIN 6 BASS 8 MID 3 TREBLE 5 REVERB 0 MASTER 6
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain6
Bass8
Mid3
Treble5
Reverb0
Master6
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Guitar
PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01Heavy Metal

Acts as preamp boost into clean channel—provides the Mesa Rectifier-style saturation the Blackstar OD2 alone won't deliver. Run into amp input, not FX loop.

Level 7 · Low 8 · High 4 · Dist 5
Why these settings

Blackstar's ISF voicing at 12 o'clock bridges American/British—set it to 10 o'clock (more American/scooped) to mimic the Rectifier's character. Original Mesa has deeper mid-scoop and thicker low-end than Blackstar's OD2; the Heavy Metal pedal compensates by adding preamp saturation and bass heft. Your Epiphone Coronet's mini-humbuckers are lower-output than Jones' Les Paul Custom—gain +1 on pedal offsets this. Mid at 3 keeps the scoop while preserving palm-mute clarity.

PRO TIPAdam Jones palm-mutes with edge-of-hand pressure barely touching the strings near the bridge—too much pressure kills sustain and muddies the tone. Let the notes ring slightly under the mute for that percussive-but-singing quality in drop-D riffs.

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