Top 10 Tool Adam Jones Guitar Riffs

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Tool - Adam Jones Top 10 Guitar Riffs
Tool is one of the best bands in music history for me. It was a great experince for me to record Tool best guitar riffs and I learned a lot from iconic guitar player Adam Jones and amazing band Tool.
To nail their sound (because of my respect too) I didn't to try record all the instruments, I tried to remove guitar tracks from the original tracks as much as I can and record the guitars. For guitar recordings I used Fractal Audio Axe-FX III.
If you are not familiar with the band please check out their page; / @toolmusic
"Tool is an American rock band from Los Angeles. Formed in 1990, the group's line-up includes vocalist Maynard James Keenan, guitarist Adam Jones and drummer Danny Carey. Justin Chancellor has been the band's bassist since 1995, replacing their original bassist Paul D'Amour. Tool has won four Grammy Awards, performed worldwide tours, and produced albums topping the charts in several countries." wikipedia
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Timecodes
0:00 Jambi
0:10 Vicarious
0:31 Schism
1:15 Aenima
2:02 Right in Two
2:23 The Patient
2:43 Pneuma
3:16 The Pot
3:44 Forty Six & 2
3:54 Lateralus

[@cassiuscarter2832]

I always say 10,000 Days is their best album and everyone hates on me. Riffs are insane on that album. Fear Inoculum is right there with it for me though i absolutely love that album holy crap

[@cassiuscarter2832]

Amazing playing and list btw

[@jindabaadarchive]

Ænema is the best

[@cassiuscarter2832]

@jindabaadarchive that's a great opinion too! Many amazing songs on that album. Liked it alot more when i was in a different place in life. Same with Lateralus. Those albums are both very dark which I'm not always in the mood for now. I can listen to FI and 10,000 days pretty much on repeat all the time. Their albums feel like a progression of maturity to me and I think that's why FI is really 90% of what I listen to now.

[@Mxulin]

"everyone hates on me" lol sounds like tool fans, they really are tools. They complain so much about the band its almost like they're haters

[@pedrobenitezherrero9191]

Agree with you man

[@captainnuggie1831]

props for actually playing AEnema correctly, so many people mess it up

[@OzzGuitar]

Thanks 🤘😀

[@cringe_person0855]

bro's acting like it's his riff to critique 😭😭

[@captainnuggie1831]

@@cringe_person0855 Found the person who plays Ænema incorrectly

[@cringe_person0855]

@@captainnuggie1831i don’t I just find it funny how people who didn’t make a song criticize others for playing it wrong 😭

[@captainnuggie1831]

@cringe_person0855 well let's say if someone is trying to learn the song, and most videos of it show it played wrong, then they're not learning the song the right way. Which I saw a lot of. So it's like a breath of fresh air when someone plays it right

[@fayk5186]

That Right in Two riff is sooooo goooood

[@TOOL.fan.who.loves.Maynard]

Insane matchup with the tone

[@javeduddin]

You played Ænima correctly! Nice haha

[@OzzGuitar]

Thanks 😅

[@caseyhanneman1564]

Dude... I love your clarity... you're spot on on every fret., crisp and clear... good job man love your vids

[@blousug]

I love all the Tool albums for different reasons. Been a fan since the mid 90s. You ended on Tool’s best song IMHO. Laturalus is Tool’s Mona Lisa ❤❤❤

[@MSFTS_DECAY]

If it’s not Lateralus it’s The Grudge IMO.

[@jameslandon4126]

Lateralus blows. Tempest is better than every song on Lateralus put together.

[@MSFTS_DECAY]

@@jameslandon4126 😂 classic!

[@jameslandon4126]

@@MSFTS_DECAY For real. Lateralus is the only TOOL song I skip besides their filler songs. I get it, it's based on a mathematic equation, big whoop. It does not stand out instrumentally nor vocally. If someone figured out that the stupid Macarena song held within it a code that could cure cancer I'd still think it sucked, musically speaking.

[@MSFTS_DECAY]

@@jameslandon4126 I’m aware of the Fibonacci sequence that is littered throughout Lateralus but from a musicianship standpoint Lateralus is phenomenal. The lyrics are so vague and ambiguous it makes you start to wonder about what you’re wondering about. I respect your opinion, but I have to disagree that Tempest is better than anything on Lateralus. It’s a great song, but Pneuma, and Invincible are better than Tempest. IMO.

[@TheYungTrixx]

Broo you’re tone was perfect!!

[@OzzGuitar]

Thank you!!!

[@bigshowishere]

Sounds incredible

[@al6377]

excellent playing, you nailed it! Would be awesome if you could do some lessons on Adam Jones' playing style.

[@Ironsights51]

The master of taking pretty simple riffs and just spinning them until they sound like nothing you’ve ever heard.

[@donsal.t.1765]

Helllloooo nurse! Imma be studying this video for a while. Good find.

[@andonmason]

This deserves way more views and likes

[@ramonpalomino9836]

Absolutely nailed this man. Great stuff.

[@OzzGuitar]

Thank you!

[@bluestringmusic]

🔥🔥 amazing. Love the tones.

[@OzzGuitar]

Thank you🤘🙏🙏

[@shreyaspai3791]

Ahhhhhhhh what is that tone man!!! I really love how full it sounds, your playing is also nice and clean! The transition from Aenima to Right in Two was nutttttyyyyyyy!! P.s. I've got a decent tone for myself with a boss katana mk2 finally, but no matter what I try..I can never get that "twang" in my tone. Like in Vicarious or Right in Two when you play that low D string (especially in Right in Two) it makes that really awesome twang sound, which I think you've nailed perfectly. I think I'll never be able to get it to sound like that. Anyway I really enjoyed watching this video. Cheers man!

[@OzzGuitar]

Thanks a lot!!!

[@RomanHalls]

Can you tell me what settings you use on your Boss Katana MK2? I just bought an Artist MK2 and I've been trying to get a good TOOL tone for hours

[@omanblaze6753]

Hey can you paste the link for your tone?? I can’t find one I like and keep trying to

[@omanblaze6753]

And yeah that twang noise is what I’ve been missing. Makes all the difference for tool. Each strings makes that nice twang and makes it so good. What a hard tone to achieve Without breaking the bank

[@broidk2391]

I really hate to be that guy but you'll just never get it it with the katana. Its great for the price, I had one and fought with it forever to get the tone too and never could with my own or others that "sound like tool!". I finally moved on from the katana and found a lot more playable tones and closer ones immediately.

[@scottybeats5328]

How I see their music- I don't have a favorite album. I have favorite songs, and their all on every album. There are no other musical talent where I can do that with, except Tool.

[@captainvaughn5692]

try to listen to the Album "The great cold distance" by Katatonia, they're not very popular but very similar to tool in that regard. That album is one of my favourites.

[@holger-jach]

Awesome, I love Tool❤ thank you for sharing. Great Job 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@GothicXlightning]

The sexy BlackBeauty Lespaul of Gothic honor most Doommetal looking guitar ever Adam jones would approve

[@Lateralus11]

I would add Rosetta Stoned. Anyway this Is great, thank you

[@OzzGuitar]

Thank you. Good call!

[@nirinirnirn]

Killer axe, killer style 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@OzzGuitar]

Thank you!!!

[@rmortimer81]

I can agree with this list

[@racheladkins6060]

This is so heavy, love it 😊!

[@fender4brad]

Any one else that would listen to Tool without any vocals? These riffs are so sick!

[@Floodedisposition]

Well done, man! This is great!

[@tomashcroft7024]

Thanks so much for the preset. Sounds great man!

[@gilbertromero4083]

You killed it 🤘🏻

[@OzzGuitar]

Thank you!🤘🤘🤘

[@dillonjamesxp]

Damn dude that was awesome!!! Impressive tone too! How did you dial it in?

[@OzzGuitar]

I used Axe Fx III

[@kevinp_25]

This is awesome!

[@frediii88]

Awesome man. greetings from the Philippines 🤘🏼🍻

[@OzzGuitar]

🤘🙋🏻‍♂️🙏

[@myriad860]

Man this is great!

[@janardaninja]

Best band in all the land. Lateralus (full version) is as good as music gets.

[@fatihskywalker]

Cool Adam Jones riffs 🤘🤘❤❤

[@OzzGuitar]

Thank!!!🤘🤘🤘

[@TnerB91]

Dang, the tone is almost dead on. I’m combining both a VH4 and a Mesa Dual Rect together and this sounds better than that :(

[@bubbabigmin]

You're missing the Marshall!!

[@burt2800]

Yep, Marshall and VH4 is right. Never had both at the same time but separately they each sounded like 80% of the way there.

[@denisblack9897]

I got cheap ass NUX amp + Fender strat its like 95% Maybe you miss a 2-3/100 touch of flanger or delay?)

[@RomanHalls]

Your tone is SPOT ON. What's your rig?

[@OzzGuitar]

Fractal Audio Axe FxIII

[@jaythizzle1969]

cool. Tool is rad

[@xsez2]

Mr. Ozz, Y O U A R E B O R N T O R U L E !

[@remylefevour]

People forget about him when discussing greatest guitarists of all time. He’s easily Top 50. The entirety of 7empest is a rifftastic riff-fest. He’s over shadowed sometimes by his band mates and that was his ‘hold my beer’ moment.

[@faderrides123]

Well done

[@OzzGuitar]

Thank you!

[@seanmiller5460]

Good to see you playing ænima the right way

[@RedOcelot]

❤❤❤ Tool 🤘🤘🤘

[@OzzGuitar]

🙏🤘🤘🤘

[@IlkerTekbasaran]

Hits like truck!

[@OzzGuitar]

🙏🤘🙏

[@metalwizard5502]

wowww thaaaanksss moreeee

[@Moss_and_Such]

No one can do more with Dminor than Adam.

[@DavidOakesMusic]

Seen so many *other* ppl play the heavy Lateralus riff with the wrong rhythm and it bugs me 😆.

[@RamoneVinnie]

Great!!!!

[@lucretia83]

boss is back

[@OzzGuitar]

🤘😀🫶

[@Pirelli913]

That's awesome! Now do Top 10 Tool Danny Carey Beats! 🤣

[@OzzGuitar]

Sure give me just 10 years🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@omanblaze6753]

How did you get this tone? I see the Marshalls but is there specific pedals? Would love to know. Been dying to get a good tool tone and can never get one for under 40000 Million dollars

[@OzzGuitar]

I used Fractal Audio Axe Fx 3

[@jamwithcem]

Awesome! 🔥

[@OzzGuitar]

Thanks 🔥

[@matthewdurham4365]

The tone is amazing! Would you be willing to share you fractal presets?

[@OzzGuitar]

Check out Fractal Audio Forum

[@matthewdurham4365]

@@OzzGuitaryou’re the man! Thank you.

[@metinko3325]

Awesome

[@OzzGuitar]

Thanks🤘😀

[@Mike_HuntizWet]

Hell yeah!! 🤘

[@OzzGuitar]

🤘🤘🤘

[@yourtubener]

Can you do a vid of just guitar alone? Would love to hear it.

[@OzzGuitar]

Thanks for de advice🤘

[@bigshowishere]

Fuck I love tool

[@spockthevulcan]

What's your amp settings? I have a Marshall JVM 410 and the Adam Jones standard LP, would love to duplicate his tone as good as you did. Amazing.

[@OzzGuitar]

I used my Fractal Audio Axe Fx III for this recording✌️

[@A_rodis]

Fraudulent list cuz Rosetta Stoned isnt on the list at #1

[@OzzGuitar]

🤘🤣

[@1stcircletube]

Bravo!!! ✌

[@mayhemmm]

T😳L ⚠️ Great Tone and Performance master🤘

[@OzzGuitar]

Thank you🙏🤘🙏🤘

[@kevinp_25]

0:00 Jambi 0:10 Vicarious 0:31 Schism 1:15 Aenima 2:02 Right in Two 2:23 The Patient 2:43 Pneuma 3:16 The Pot 3:44 Forty Six & 2 3:54 Lateralus

[@OzzGuitar]

Thank you!!!!

[@EmreNacre]

EARGASM! 😍🙏🍻

[@OzzGuitar]

Broooo🙏🙏🤘🤘

[@lannerlitanogonzales6637]

Uffff TOOL orgasmo al oido 🤘🤘

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

Nice.

[@OzzGuitar]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

@@OzzGuitar Just bought the Adam Jones Les Paul standard and loving it (Gibson not Epiphone)

[@OzzGuitar]

@@chrisdaviesguitar Lucky you!🤘

[@nacrefe]

HOT DAMN! 🔥🔥🔥

[@gjofoxster]

Fantastic ❤ Mind Blowing ❤❤❤ REQUEST Please Post The Track Name Also In The Disclaimer.

[@shaner36]

Axe patch please!

[@pudgystump]

How do you remove guitar tracks?!? Sorry, I've just started learning guitar. This was awesome!

[@OzzGuitar]

Moises app✌️

[@pudgystump]

@@OzzGuitar Dude! Thank you!

[@Iamthatpeace]

Is that a '75 custom Les Paul you're playing?

[@OzzGuitar]

The guitar in this video is 2001

[@shawnstephs1720]

Good tones you can play but next time when you do a KZbin video name those riffs so people know where they go

[@OzzGuitar]

But??? I’ll make my videos the way I want and you can stay away from my channel...

[@ytgshlung]

clicked the video and immediate stank face from that jambi riff, god motherfuckin damnn

[@vl292]

Well done. Only silver jubilee used?

[@OzzGuitar]

I used Fractal Audio Axe Fx III✌️

[@jaydenloomis2291]

I would be cool to see Parabola or Prison Sex on this list.

[@ChristmasSinger]

Where “Sober”?😢

[@ivanbandera976]

🤘

[@pedrospilver3410]

Yeeeeeea🔥

[@okanbozgun7514]

How do you seperate instruments from each other? Awesome job as usual😊

[@OzzGuitar]

Thank you🤘I used another technique for this video but Moises is great for separating tracks ✌️

[@errorsys999]

Yeeeea

[@mateuszlisiewski88]

how did u manage to come up with very similar tone to adam's?

[@OzzGuitar]

I spent lots of hours 🤘😀

[@mateuszlisiewski88]

@@OzzGuitar do tutorial one day 😭

[@the.wayofallflesh]

Hey what pickups you have there?

[@OzzGuitar]

Original pickups of 2001 Les Paul Custom

[@the.wayofallflesh]

@@OzzGuitar thank you! cool sound!

[@davidcerullojr9948]

if you had to pick, what is your favorite to play?

[@OzzGuitar]

Aenema🤘

[@davidcerullojr9948]

Hell yeah! Rock on man. Keep up the good work.

[@muratozaltun5032]

👑🤘🏼

[@OzzGuitar]

Broooo🙏🤘

[@mckay91095]

Where's Invincible!?!

[@lyonya1337]

ахуеть вот это база

[@ugur.ozdemirr]

🤩🤘🤘🤘🤘💯💯🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@OzzGuitar]

Thanks🙏🤘🙏🤘

[@onuragar2649]

üffffs

[@OzzGuitar]

🤘😀

[@zeynepayhan5712]

wowwww!!! Are you single?.. Asking for a friend🙃 ❤‍🔥😎💥🤘

[@OzzGuitar]

Yes I am! Give me your number😂

[@art1zz]

Get a room

[@joshlee876]

No Stinkfist, Prison Sex or Sober?

[@OzzGuitar]

Great songs

[@jimmypennell8831]

Yeah those are all killers😅

[@user-ys5nd2wx4t]

No no no no

[@OzzGuitar]

What’s happened?

[@user-ys5nd2wx4t]

7empest 1.@@OzzGuitar

[@pz1036]

Very dull riffs

[@pz1036]

@@Miika_Laurila your life is very dull, my condolences

[@briangunn21]

They have better stuffs

[@jsullivan2112]

Nope.

[@OzzGuitar]

What’s your list???

[@jsullivan2112]

@@OzzGuitar I'd have to think about it for a bit, but there's no way in hell I would have left out like all of Undertow, are you kidding me? And for sure Jimmy would be on there. Half of the riffs you included were actually written by Justin.

[@jsullivan2112]

@@OzzGuitar Also, they have five albums so I would definitely be picking two from each record to start things off, even though I really don't like Fear Inoculum.

[@jameslandon4126]

No Tempest, no taste in riffs.

[@MrJgos929]

Nothing from Undertow. Lame

[@OzzGuitar]

The tool band is not playing any songs from Undertow in live shows. Are they lame?

[@kasperrieberg3495]

⁠@@OzzGuitar I hear you, but to be fair, they do perform songs from Undertow live !

[@dimitrijenikolic2314]

SONIC BOOM!!!

[@bmark7951]

Fire ass video🔥🔥🔥

[@OzzGuitar]

🤘😀