Pneuma amp settings — Traynor Ycv 50 blue
The TOOL guitar tone for “Pneuma”, dialed in for a Traynor Ycv 50 blue with a Gibson Les Paul Standard 50s. Studio version, Fear Inoculum (2019) — main heavy progressive riff
1979 Gibson Les Paul Custom Silverburst (Seymour Duncan Distortion SH-6) into Diezel VH4 (Channel 3) blended with Marshall Super Bass and Boss DD-3 delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 5 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
01Boss MT-2 Metal Zone
GAIN SOURCE: provides the crushing, surgical Diezel VH4 Channel 3 preamp distortion straight into the Traynor's clean platform.
02Boss GE-7 Equalizer
Post-distortion sculpting to push Adam's signature 800Hz bark and carve out flubby sub-bass.
03Boss BF-3 Flanger
Leave bypassed for the main riff; engage for the swirling verse sweeps and breakdown textures.
04Boss DD-3T
(FX loop) Set for warm quarter-note delays around 480ms to match the rhythmic syncopations.
The Traynor YCV50 Blue's EL34 power section carries British authority, but its drive channel cannot mirror the surgical, ultra-tight attack of Diezel Channel 3. Running the MT-2 into the clean channel provides that cascading, tight modern saturation, while the GE-7 boosts 800Hz to capture Adam Jones's mid-forward bark. The DD-3T in the loop supplies the exact studio delay repeats without washing out the high-gain definition. Clean intro/verse: step on the MT-2 to bypass it, leaving pristine cleans with subtle delay and flanger.
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