Deep Dive into Adam Jones's Tones

[EOengineer]

Badlander, Mark V, Dual Recto. Can't go wrong with any of them.

Mesa just have a sound yknow ... sick as fuccckkkk

Mesas have THE sound. All of it.

 

[monkmaniac]

I was toying with the idea of pairing my SV20 with a DRECT'd SYN20-IR and playing into a stereo 2x12 like I was Adam Jones Jr. But man, a Badlander kinda does both at once, doesn't it?

 

[Sparksnorth]

there was a thing recently where they had an amp setup for people to mess with. I think it was an AJ meet and greet at Gibson Garage or something? But they had a Badlander setup there along with one of his newer sig LPs. An Epiphone iirc but I could be mistaken on that.

Edit: out of curiosity, what do you set your EQ at for that? And what cab/speakers?

Really, just crunch at 3pm. Mids at 9 o clock because as bedroom volumes, theres a serious thwack sound once you go past 11 o clock. Presence and treble around 1 o clock. if it gets too harsh, pull treble first - a little backwards, i know.

Start from there, and then dial to taste.

Cab hasn't mattered. have a 2x12 vert mesa and a 1960AV.

Separately, recently got a multiwatt dual rec - I get why people feel the badlander is lacking, but good lord is the badlander so much easier to work with. Every tone is great right out of the box. the MWDR on the other hand is like that hot girlfriend you're just always irritated with but you keep up with her bs cuz she does that one thing really well.