No. 1262006·progressive-metal·5 blocks
The Pot
The 10,000 Days single built on a syncopated, vocal-led groove and one of Tool's heaviest single-note riffs. Adam Jones cut it on his 1979 Les Paul Custom Silverburst tuned to Drop C — lower than his usual Drop D, which he said made it easier for Maynard to sing — into his multi-amp wall. Producer Joe Barresi split the guitar into a Diezel VH4 for bottom and gain, a modified Marshall Super Bass for upper-mid grind, and a third blended track, all through Mesa 4x12s. The weight is the low tuning, the amp blend, and Jones' slow, deliberate picking — almost no gain stacking.
10,000 DaysSignal path · input → output · 5 blocksLive values · Kemper Profiler
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Custom (1979 Silverburst)
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
drop_c
Noise Gate
Compressor
Search Rig Exchange for 'Diezel VH4'
Room Reverb
Noise Gate
← Studio noise gate
Intensity
5
Threshold
4dB
Compressor
← Light studio compression
Intensity
3
Attack
0.0s
Volume
0
Search Rig Exchange for 'Diezel VH4'
← Diezel VH4 (Channel 3) + Marshall Super Bass
Gain
7
Bass
8
Middle
9
Treble
5
Presence
6
Room Reverb
← Studio room ambience
Decay
0.6s
Predelay
10ms
Mix
0.1
Engineer's note
File 126
The 10,000 Days single built on a syncopated, vocal-led groove and one of Tool's heaviest single-note riffs. Adam Jones cut it on his 1979 Les Paul Custom Silverburst tuned to Drop C — lower than his usual Drop D, which he said made it easier for Maynard to sing — into his multi-amp wall. Producer Joe Barresi split the guitar into a Diezel VH4 for bottom and gain, a modified Marshall Super Bass for upper-mid grind, and a third blended track, all through Mesa 4x12s. The weight is the low tuning, the amp blend, and Jones' slow, deliberate picking — almost no gain stacking.
— Adam Jones
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