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Adam Jones, guitarist for the band Tool, is arguably one of the most influential guitarist to emerge from the 1990's. Jones was rated 9th in Guitar World's Top 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists. Compiling an accurate guide to the gear used by Adam Jones is tricky business, as Tool as a whole are known for spreading misinformation about themselves and their music, which extends to gear.
Adam Jones is famous for his preference for Gibson Silverburst Les Paul Customs. The original Gibson Silverburst Les Paul Custom was manufacturer between 1978-1985 however was
famously discontinued by Gibson due to complaints about the finish flaking and altering the tone of the guitar. This tone alteration is what Jones has says he finds appealing about the Silverburst Les Paul Custom. He is rumoured to own three Gibson Silverburst Les Paul Customs with Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB humbuckers fitted in the bridge position, although he has also been rumoured to use Seymour Duncan Trembucker's occasionally as well. Jones also uses a Natural finish Gibson Les Paul on for the tracks "Prison Sex" (tuned BADGBE) and "Parabol/Parabola" (tuned BEDGBE).
Adam Jones runs multiple amplifiers at the same time to build his guitar tone. Two amplifiers that have consistently remained in his setup since 1994 are the 1976 Marshall Super Bass and Diezel VH4 "Blueface" (manufactured between 1994-1997). The Marshall Super Bass is a non-master volume amp that has both of its channels wired together.
Jones has also used a Mesa-Boogie Dual Rectifier (2 channel version) live, particularly in the 1990's, although it would appear that this head has been replaced with a newer issue Diezel VH4.
When playing live, Jones does not switch channels on the VH4, leaving them set on channel 3.
