Recommend me a pedal to sound like Tool

[almondcity]

My nephew is learning guitar and likes Tool. Any pedals yall could recommend me to get Adam Jones sound?

Thanks in advance

 

[owlexifry]

depends what your nephew is already working with.
what's his rig?

does he use an amp?
an audio interface direct to DAW and computer speakers?

 

[fydo]

I've done a bit of research on Adam Jones' rig in the past, and he uses a combination of 3 amps (2x Diezel VH4 and a Marshall) to get his sound.

There's a fun diagram here: https://www.guitarchalk.com/adam-jones-rig-diagram/

Based on that, if I had to make a single pedal recommendation: There is a pedal version of the Diezel VH4's third channel preamp, and PPCB sells a PCB of it as the "Valhalla Distortion" (AionFX has it too, as "DZ4 Preamp")

 

[spi]

Sorry, when I first read this I thought you wanted to "sound like a tool"

So I was going to suggest any JHS/Mythos/Vertex pedal.

 

[jwin615]

Nothing to add here but practice triads and find an awesome drummer.

 

[andare]

Sorry, when I first read this I thought you wanted to "sound like a tool"

That's what I think of every time I see someone wearing a Tool t-shirt.
I wouldn't wear one even if I liked the band.

 

[Guardians of the analog]

@blackhatboojum

 

[PunchySunshine]

...two good tuners...noice!

 

[szukalski]

Tool were a band I thought I’d never get to see again due to COVID. I was crying inside when I saw them last year.

They used to start and end their world tours in NZ and it was great to see them twice in a tour.

Anyway. Valhalla.

 

[blackhatboojum]

If you’re looking for the amp tone, I also suggest the Valhalla. The MIAB pedals just don’t quite cut it for TOOL tone in my opinion. Add in a Byzantium or mbp fraudhacker for the modulation sounds or you could even get away with a cepheid chorus. Delay tone is pretty straightforward. Just about any three knob delay with 500ms of delay time or better will do. Adam used a boss DD-3 pretty much his whole career but has been spotted with carbon copy deluxe lately as well if you want to get specific.

 

[gonzo]

Does he have a flanger?

 

[almondcity]

I ordered a Valhalla and a Golden Falk just because. Thank you folks

 

[DeadAirMD]

So I snagged a Valhalla board after reading this thread and just finished building it tonight. Holy moly do I love this circuit! I play mostly funk, blues, and jazz. Even though this is an extreme distortion circuit it sounds incredible and I'm super happy with it. Really appreciate the recommendation here a ton!