Forty Six & 2 amp settings — Fender Champion 20
The TOOL guitar tone for “Forty Six & 2”, dialed in for a Fender Champion 20 with a Squier Affinity Stratocaster. Studio version, Ænima (1996) — heavy drop-D rhythm tone
1979 Gibson Les Paul Custom Silverburst (Seymour Duncan JB) into blended Diezel VH4 (Channel 3), Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier, and Marshall Super Bass 100 with DOD FX40B EQ
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 4 |
The Champion 20 faceplate has only Bass and Treble controls (no mid or presence knobs), so mid and presence are set to null; select the high-gain Metal voice to replicate Adam Jones's blended Rectifier/Diezel sound. Because a Squier Stratocaster with single coils is naturally thinner and brighter than Jones's high-output Seymour Duncan JB humbucker in heavy mahogany, drop your guitar tone knob slightly to 8 and keep the amp treble conservative to avoid fizzy top-end. Keep bass around 6 to give the 8-inch speaker low-end authority without muddy flub under heavy gain.
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