I've been a Tool/ Jones fan since '92, I was even fortunate enough to meet the band (sans Maynard) a few years ago. When I got my Veil of Bees Epiphone back in December, I felt as though it all came full circle for me. Jones is able to say more with 3 notes than most "shredders" can say all day.
@@Falcon-eh8tqme either but I sure want to though... I love Adams style of playing... He gets massive tones and he's got a great backup in Justin Chancellor that they can switch back and forth and it's hard to tell whether Adam is playing the lead part or whether it Justin playing the lead riff on the bass...
TOOL is the most brilliant band of our time. Such talented musicians and Maynard is a god damn lyrical genius! They are just as amazing live. Seen them 3 times over the years. They are like a fine wine, just get better with age!!!!!!!
I love how you say our time. You are right. Pink Floyd was the era before them. Paved the way for genius composition. Just amazing! Puts me in a trance every time. And their five studio albums never get old. How is that?!
For me a game changer was switching to Ernie Ball Skinny Top Heavy Bottom strings. They are the strings he always uses. Having thicker low end strings makes the percussive techniques way easier.
I found the same with D'addario 10-52's. Digging in on the bottom end just feels awesome. I've switched more to 46's though recently and it still sounds great now that I got a lot of these different techniques down from playing Tool over the years, but it's definitely more of a tight walk.
The beauty of Adam Jones' playing is that it's simple and minimalistic but he has such a distinctive tone and he is a genius at identifying where the right parts fit with the virtuosity of the rhythm section. A similar dynamic to John Frusciante and the rest of RHCP.
I love this band since way back. Sometimes the sequences appear to go too long (I've got ADHD) but they always get me in and hold my attention. I'm amazed their popularity is so huge; goes to show the 3 minute song does not rule. Jones' technique is magic because of his economy of movement within the rhythm, use of space and application of simple altered chord shapes. The feel is king in the tool world, not guitar hero flash show. Great post Dagan. Love the Epi sound.
Dude. Tasty licks, tasty tones! Sweet axe. AJ a major influence on my playing! He’s not flashy but super rhythmic with incredible tone and not easy to play.
On the PMT videos I've seen, the Epiphone sounds better than the AJ Standard. Don't think I need to ask Dagan which one he prefers due to this successful acquisition from said mate.
Listening to Adam Jones really helped me not to fall into the 4/4 time trap and to come up with things that are completely unique to me -- while still hearing that I am influenced by this guitar legend, of course.
Thanks! It's actually quite a special strap from Dunlop. Obviously you can buy it, but Jimi Dunlop gave me this after me noticing it at Dunlop HQ in San Francisco. The thistles represent his dad, Jim Dunlop, who unfortunately passed away in 2019. They also represent his proud Scottish heritage. The 333 is for his great friend, the one and only Dimebag Darrell. So it's quite a special strap! Not a lot of folk know the significance of this strap.
been a fan of Tool and Adam Jones style for long time. Love the unique approach he uses lots of arpeggios and harmonic minor chord style mixed with clean and high gain.
It was way easier for me to figure out Adam’s technique of the “pull through pull off” from Invincible where he plays it on loop for a good portion of the song
The Epiphone Adam Jones Art Collection consists of seven Silverburst Les Paul™ Custom models, each featuring reproductions of different works of fine art on the back. Adam curated the featured artwork, and additional artwork, designed by artist Korin Faught, adorns the back of the headstock of each model. Five distinguished artists are featured in the collection, and only 800 guitars of each model will be produced. This unprecedented limited-edition collection brings Adam’s love of art and music together.
The cool thing about the Pull Through Pull-Off is, it's actually 2 techniques in 1. 1) It's a pull-off. Duh. 2) It's a hammer-on from nowhere (on the A string). 3) It's a second pull-off. Duh. But what makes it so cool is #2. One important thing Adam Jones does that we, especially as rock and/or metal players, may not pay attention to: Where is Mr. Jones' headstock? "Why does that matter, Sam?" Well, the angle at which he holds his guitar neck can make a lot of the techniques he uses easier. Typically, Mr. Jones' headstock is level with his mouth or his nose or even his eyes. This makes techniques like hammer-ons and pull-offs super easy to do with less hand fatigue. Don't believe me? Well, classical guitar players have been using this form for 100s of years. It works. Try it.
Thanks soon much for showing me that pull-off technique! I've been on my guitar journey for 3 years now and TOOL is one of my favorite bands! Thanks, keep rockin'!
I decided to watch this for fun and feel really good now to know 25 years ago when figuring out how to play tool songs by ear I nailed his technique without the web.
Honestly, it amazes me how someone can make a successful career out of such simple playing. I understand brilliant simple expressive melodic guitar playing done by the likes of Leslie West or Toy Caldwell for instance, in fact I prefer that technique, but this is absolute bare bones basic. I appreciate the slightly unique percussive effect, but once you play or hear that once it’s nothing but repetition.
Understandable. They are deferent and not for everyone. If you ever feel up to trying again, please try to give it a dedicated listen, if that makes sense. Not doing anything other than listening. Not as background music, I mean. All bands deserve that treatment to be fully objective, but Tool is one of the bands that benefits from it and really deserves it, in my opinion. Among the many greats. If you already did that, then I respect the effort. And your opinion. Like I said, not for everyone, and that's cool.
I sure hope they start building these with the correct nut installed on the remainder of the batches. The nut they've used on the first 3 batches has too wide of a string spacing. On top of that, they aren't centering the nut, which causes the low E string to be right on the edge of the first fret. I've installed the proper nut on mine already, which is part number 6060 Tusq XL. Seems nobodies even noticed except me? Sad.
@@Mike_HuntizWet Why would ANY Gibson/Epiphone guitar have Fender string spacing? Just because the pickups poles aren't perfectly aligned under every string means nothing.
You missed some stuff 1. Adam does a full mute with his left hand just for a split second when he does the low D riffs, look at Vicarious parts with only the low D string and also in Lateralus the low D riff utilizes this technique but in a different way 2. In almost any song after in Lateralus Adam uses a technique which he pulls the 3 low strings on a D chord usually on the 3rd fret to create an Open D with a wah touch 3. He always has his Wah on and plays with his guitar a bit closed 4. His right hand hits very hard from top and he can sometimes pick very fast, like in Ticks and Leeches but it has always been, even since Opiate
