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Right in two amp settings — Line 6 Spider V MkII

The Tool guitar tone for “Right in two”, dialed in for a Line 6 Spider V MkII with a Fender Tash Sultana Stratocaster. Studio version, 10,000 Days (2006) — main heavy rhythm riffs

Original rig

1979 Gibson Les Paul Custom Silverburst (Seymour Duncan Distortion/JB bridge) into Diezel VH4 Blueface (Ch. 3) blended with 1976 Marshall Super Bass 100W, DOD FX40B EQ, and Boss DD-3 delay

Thick, articulate, mid-focused high-gain with deep low-end punch and tight palm muting
Amp settings — Line 6 Spider V MkII
CHANNELInsaneBOOSToff
GAIN 6 BASS 7 MID 6 TREBLE 5 REVERB 2 MASTER 5
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain6
Bass7
Mid6
Treble5
Reverb2
Master5
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Guitar
PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01Digital Delay (Spider V Onboard FX)

Set delay time to ~480ms or tap tempo to the tempo; use lightly for rhythmic depth on passages

Time 5 · Feedback 3 · Mix 3
Why these settings

The Tash Sultana Stratocaster has lower output and sharper top-end than Adam Jones's heavy maple/mahogany Les Paul with a high-output Seymour Duncan humbucker. Using the Spider V's high-gain Insane amp model, gain is set at 6 to prevent single-coil fizz while bass is pushed to 7 and tone is rolled back to 8 to restore the thick low-end thump of Jones's blended Diezel and Marshall Super Bass rig. For the clean intro and verses, simply roll the guitar volume knob back to 3-4 or tap the onboard tuner/bypass switch.

PRO TIPTune the low E string down to Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E) and use aggressive, rigid downstrokes right near the bridge saddles to get that percussive, metallic pick attack essential to Tool's syncopated riffs.

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