Pneuma amp settings — Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier

The TOOL guitar tone for “Pneuma”, dialed in for a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier with a Ibanez RG550. Studio version, Fear Inoculum (2019) — main heavy progressive riff

Original rig

1979 Gibson Les Paul Custom Silverburst (Seymour Duncan Distortion) into Diezel VH4 (Channel 3) blended with vintage Marshall Super Bass and Boss DD-3 / MXR Carbon Copy delay

Thick, articulate, mid-heavy high-gain crunch with tight percussive low end and analog delay repeats

Amp settings — Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier

CHANNELChannel 3 (Modern)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	6
Presence	4
Reverb	0
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss DD-3 Digital Delay

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (run in FX loop)

E.Level 3 · F.Back 4 · D.Time 5 · Mode 6

Why these settings

The Dual Rectifier naturally scoops the midrange compared to Adam Jones's mid-forward Diezel VH4 and Marshall Super Bass blend, so push the amp's Mid control up to 7 while trimming Presence to prevent high-end fizz. The Ibanez RG550 V8 bridge pickup lacks the dark, heavy low-mid mass of a solid mahogany Les Paul Silverburst, so keeping Bass at 5 and backing off gain to 6 prevents low-end looseness while preserving articulation. Clean verse: switch amp to Channel 1 Clean with guitar volume rolled down to 7.

PRO TIPPick with heavy downstrokes right over the bridge pickup using a dense pick (1.0mm or thicker) and choke the string dampening with the meat of your palm right against the bridge saddles to get Adam's signature tight, percussive chug.

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