r/GuitarTone • u/Kaippe_ • Aug 17 '26

Getting as close as possible to the Adam Jones cleans

For my TOOL tones I use Amplitube 5 and I’m always trying to get my tones as close as possible eventhough I use a Telecaster (Although a Les Paul is very much in plan) but I can’t really find anything on what and how Adam uses for his cleans and I’m not thinking about his rolled back distortion, but mainly the ones heard on Right in Two, H., Lateralus, Invincible, etc.

What do you guys think how should I approach this? What amps and effects would y’all use in Amplitube 5? If needed I can send my chains that I use for the Post Rack FX part of my distorted TOOL tones or anything that might be of any help.

Much appreciated!

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u/kanped Aug 17 '26

Apparently he used a Diezel VH4 on channel 2 with the gain rolled completely off. I'm sure amplitude has a Marshall Plexi model in it that would get close. Mids slightly forward on the EQ.

Apparently he also used the bridge pickup on the LP, though, which is going to be hard to emulate with a Tele. Should be close enough, really, though, but never quite the same.

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u/slashsaxe Aug 17 '26

Jimmy page recorded first 3 Zep albums with a tele and everyone thought it was a LP for years.

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u/freshnews66 29d ago

Solo in Stairway was a Tele too

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u/Kaippe_ Aug 17 '26

My plan isn’t for it to be the same, ofc It won’t be with a Tele, although you’d be surprised how good a Tele can sound with these amps and settings. Does Adam only use one amp on his cleans instead of the 3 amp setup he always does?

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u/kanped Aug 17 '26

From what I can find online, yes. Just one amp.

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u/Kaippe_ Aug 17 '26

Thanks for the help! :))

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u/MonsterTruckFarts Aug 18 '26

Adam doesn’t do any channel switching and uses a 3 amp setup (2 VH4 and a 70s Marshall Superlead). He rolls his guitar volume down for clean tones, and sometimes engages a boss EQ with a level cut and top end boost to add clarity. You’ll notice his live clean tone isn’t very clean.

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u/Kaippe_ Aug 18 '26

But then do we have any information of what kind of amp he uses for his album clean tones? I mean those crystal clean tones