Adam Jones
Adam Jones performing with Tool at the Roskilde Festival in 2006.
Background information
Born	January 15, 1965 (1965-01-15) (age 42) Park Ridge, Illinois, USA
Genre(s)	Alternative metal Progressive rock
Occupation(s)	Musician Songwriter Make-up artist
Instrument(s)	Guitar
Years active	1990 - present
Label(s)	Zoo Entertainment Volcano II Tool Dissectional
Associated acts	Tool The Melvins
Notable instrument(s)
Gibson Les Paul Custom Silverburst

Adam Thomas Jones (born January 15, 1965 in Park Ridge, Illinois) is a Grammy Award-winning musician, guitarist and visual artist, best known for his work with the band Tool. Jones was rated the 75th Greatest Guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone Magazine and placed 9th in Guitar World's Top 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists. He is also responsible for most of Tool's music videos. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 447 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (900 × 1208 pixel, file size: 287 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... The City of Park Ridge The city of Park Ridge is an affluent suburb of Chicago in Cook County in the United States. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Alternative metal is an eclectic form of rock music that gained popularity in the early 1990s alongside grunge. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... A makeup artist is an artist who does makeup and prosthetics for theatrical and other similar productions. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... See also: 1989 in music, 1990 in British music, other events of 1990, 1991 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // January 21 - MTVs Unplugged premieres on cable television with musical guest, Squeeze February 6 - Billy Idol is involved in a serious motorcycle accident... The present is the time that is perceived directly, not as a recollection or a speculation. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Zoo Entertainment was an American record label, and a subsidiary of BMG. The label was formed in the early 1990s by industry icon Lou Maglia (former president of Island Records), but is now defunct. ... Volcano Records is a subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainments Zomba Music Group, and controls the Scotti Bros. ... Tool is an American progressive rock band, formed in 1990 in Los Angeles, California, when drummer Danny Carey joined the rehearsal of his neighbor, singer Maynard James Keenan, guitarist Adam Jones and bassist Paul dAmour, when nobody else would show up. ... The Melvins are an American rock band/ metal band that usually perform as a trio. ... For the jazz guitarist, see Les Paul. ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... The City of Park Ridge The city of Park Ridge is an affluent suburb of Chicago in Cook County in the United States. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Tool is an American progressive rock band, formed in 1990 in Los Angeles, California, when drummer Danny Carey joined the rehearsal of his neighbor, singer Maynard James Keenan, guitarist Adam Jones and bassist Paul dAmour, when nobody else would show up. ... This article is about the music magazine. ... Two issues of Guitar World featuring Jimmy Page, and Jimi Hendrix on the covers, and the accompanying CDs (May 2005, October 2005) Guitar World is a musical magazine. ... Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ...

Biography

Early years

Jones was born in Park Ridge, Illinois and raised in Libertyville, Illinois, and played violin in elementary school. He was accepted into the Suzuki program, and continued to play violin through his freshman year in high school. He then began to play an acoustic bass for three years in an orchestra. The City of Park Ridge The city of Park Ridge is an affluent suburb of Chicago in Cook County in the United States. ... Libertyville Village Hall Libertyville is a suburb of Chicago in Lake County, Illinois, United States. ... Side and front views of a modern double bass with a French bow. ...

In addition to playing classical music, Jones played bass guitar in the Electric Sheep with Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine until Jones moved to California (Morello soon followed). According to both of them, the band was quite unpopular at the time. Jones never received traditional guitar lessons, but instead learned by ear. The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a string instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, or using a pick. ... Electric Sheep is the name of a garage band formed by Adam Jones (future Tool) and Tom Morello (future Rage Against The Machine guitarist and Audioslave guitarist). ... Thomas Baptist Morello or Tom Morello (born May 30, 1964) is an American guitarist who played in Rage Against the Machine. ... Rage Against the Machine (a. ...

Film work

Jones was offered a film scholarship but declined and chose to move to Los Angeles to study art and makeup effects. Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State California County Los Angeles County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ...

Jones' studies began in 1983 at the Hollywood Makeup Academy by learning "straight make-up", because he thought it would help him out. His focus of interest shifted to film, and he began to work as a sculptor and special effects designer, where he learned the stop-motion camera techniques he would later apply in Tool's music videos: "Sober" (on which he collaborated with Fred Stuhr), "Prison Sex", "Stinkfist", "Ænema", "Schism", and "Parabola". He graduated in 1987. Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... Wallace & Gromit is an example of cartoons made with stop-motion animation. ... Sober is a song on Tools first full-length album, Undertow. ... “Prison Sex” is a song by American progressive rock band Tool. ... Stinkfist is a 1996 song by American rock band Tool. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Schism is a song by American progressive rock/metal band Tool. ... Parabola is the name of the second single from Tools album Lateralus. It was released in 2002 as a promo CD only. ...

After graduation, he went to work at Rick Lazzarini's Character Shop. During the next couple of years, he worked the TV show Monsters. He designed and fabricated a Grim Reaper makeup and a Zombie head on a spike (later used in Ghostbusters 2) among others. After that, he went to Stan Winston's special effects workshop, where he worked on Predator 2, sculpting a unique-looking skull for the Predator's spaceship interior. Monsters was a syndicated TV series which originally ran from 1988 to 1991 and was probably most popular for its post-production run on the Sci-Fi Channel during the 1990s. ... Death, personified is an anthropomorphic figure or a fictional character who has existed in mythology and popular culture since the earliest days of storytelling. ... Ghostbusters II is the 1989 sequel of Ghostbusters (1984); the sci-fi comedy films are about three parapsychologists. ... Stan Winston (born April 7, 1946), is an American professional special effects and makeup artist. ... Predator 2 (1990) is a science fiction horror film starring Danny Glover and Gary Busey. ...

Jones worked on several other big films in Hollywood doing makeup and set design, including Jurassic Park, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Dances with Wolves, and Ghostbusters 2. He did the "Freddy Krueger in the womb" makeup for A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, as well as work for A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master. Jurassic Park is a 1993 science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the novel of the same name by Michael Crichton. ... Terminator 2: Judgment Day (commonly abbreviated T2) is a 1991 movie directed by James Cameron and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, and Robert Patrick. ... Dances with Wolves is a 1990 epic film which tells the story of a United States cavalry officer from the Civil War who travels into the Dakota Territory, near a Sioux tribe. ... Ghostbusters II is the 1989 sequel of Ghostbusters (1984); the sci-fi comedy films are about three parapsychologists. ... This article is about the fictional character. ...

He also worked on commercials for salad dressing (never aired), Olympic stain (Albert Einstein makeup), and Duracell (boxers and taxicabs). A pair of Duracell AAA batteries. ...

Music career

Jones and Keenan are interviewed about the arrest of co-character Ronnie Dobbs, a serial criminal.

Main article: Tool (band)

After Tom Morello introduced Jones and his friend Maynard James Keenan to Danny Carey in 1990, they -- along with Paul d'Amour -- formed Tool. Image File history File links Screenshot_jones_keenan_mrshow. ... Image File history File links Screenshot_jones_keenan_mrshow. ... Ronnie Dobbs is a fictional drunken petty criminal regularly featured on Fuzz, a COPS-like program, during HBOs sketch comedy series, Mr. ... Tool is an American progressive rock band, formed in 1990 in Los Angeles, California, when drummer Danny Carey joined the rehearsal of his neighbor, singer Maynard James Keenan, guitarist Adam Jones and bassist Paul dAmour, when nobody else would show up. ... Thomas Baptist Morello or Tom Morello (born May 30, 1964) is an American guitarist who played in Rage Against the Machine. ... Maynard James Keenan (born April 17, 1964, as James Herbert Keenan) is an American rock singer. ... Daniel Danny Edwin Carey (born May 10, 1961 in Lawrence, Kansas, USA) is the drummer for the alternative metal band Tool. ... Paul dAmour (born June 8, 1968 in Spokane, Washington) was the original bassist for Tool. ... Tool is an American progressive rock band, formed in 1990 in Los Angeles, California, when drummer Danny Carey joined the rehearsal of his neighbor, singer Maynard James Keenan, guitarist Adam Jones and bassist Paul dAmour, when nobody else would show up. ...

Jones also toured with the Jello Biafra/The Melvins band and contributed to their albums Never Breathe What You Can't See and Sieg Howdy!. Jones and Melvins Guitarist/Vocalist Buzz Osborne are close friends. Jones also appeared on the Melvins album Hostile Ambient Takeover and the Melvins/Lustmord collaboration Pigs of the Roman Empire. Eric Reed Boucher (born June 17, 1958) is more widely known by the stage name Jello Biafra. ... The Melvins are an American rock band/ metal band that usually perform as a trio. ... Never Breathe What You Cant See is an album by Jello Biafra and The Melvins which was released in 2004 through Alternative Tentacles (Virus 300). ... Sieg Howdy! is the second album by Jello Biafra and The Melvins. ... Buzz Osborne (b. ...

On Mr. Show, he appeared as the fictional guitarist of Puscifer along with bandmate Keenan, and can also be spotted in the audience seated at a table with Keenan in the series' first episode. Mr. ... Puscifer is a side project of Maynard James Keenan from Tool and A Perfect Circle. ...

Playing style

Adam Jones is not known for predominatly using any particular guitar playing technique, but rather combines many techniques^[1] such as "alternately utilizing power chords, scratchy noise, chiming arpeggios, and a quiet minimalism".^[2] Other techniques used to expand his band's sound repertoire require forms of instrumental experimentation, for example, on the Tool song, "Jambi".^[3], Jones uses a talk box. Live , Adam can be seen with a large pedalboard full of effects, including a DOD Equalizer pedal, Boss Flanger, Digitech Digidelay, among others. For other uses, see Jambi (disambiguation). ... DOD or DoD may refer to: Australian Department of Defence United States Department of Defense Department of Defence of the Republic Of Ireland Date of death Date of discharge Day of Defeat, computer game Delivery of deed Draft on demand DrinkOrDie, a software cracking and warez trading network Diary of... A typical compact effects pedal. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

Visual art

Jones created the liner art for the re-release of Peach's Giving Birth to a Stone, in which Jones's fellow Tool member Justin Chancellor played bass. Justin Chancellor (born November 19, 1971) is a musician, formerly of the band Peach. ... Tool is an American progressive rock band, formed in 1990 in Los Angeles, California, when drummer Danny Carey joined the rehearsal of his neighbor, singer Maynard James Keenan, guitarist Adam Jones and bassist Paul dAmour, when nobody else would show up. ... Justin Chancellor (born November 19, 1971) is an English-born musician; currently the bass player for Tool and formerly of the band Peach (GB). ...

He helped Green Jellÿ with their costumes. Green Jellÿ is an American comedy heavy metal/punk rock group. ...

In 2007 he received the Grammy Award for 'Best Recording Package' as art director for his work on 10,000 Days. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The term art director, is an overall title for a variety of similar job functions in advertising, publishing, film and television, the Internet, and video games. ... 10,000 Days is the Grammy Award-winning fourth full-length studio album by Tool. ...

Adam came up with the Make-up layout for the actors wore on the videos for Schism and Parabol/Parabola. Cosmetics or makeup are substances to enhance the beauty of the human body, apart from simple cleaning. ... The word schism (IPA: or ), from the Greek σχισμα, schisma (from σχιζω, schizo, to split), means a division or a split, usually in an organization. ... Lateralus (pronounced later-alice, or ˈlædərælɪs in IPA) is the third full-length album from the band Tool. ... A parabola A graph showing the reflective property, the directrix (light blue), and the lines connecting the focus and directrix to the parabola (blue) In mathematics, the parabola (from the Greek: παραβολή) (IPA pronunciation: ) is a conic section generated by the intersection of a right circular conical surface and a plane...

In his spare time, Adam shoots photography that is used for the visuals at live Tool concerts. A modern hammer is directly descended from ancient hand tools A tool or device is a piece of equipment which typically provides a mechanical advantage in accomplishing a physical task, or provides an ability that is not naturally available to the user of a tool. ...

Adam draws his own comics, a habit he began as a young child manipulating his ideas into 2-D form on paper.

Personal life

Since 1999, Jones has been married to the artist/singer Camella Grace.[1] He was previously married to Antonia Jones, born Antonia Maria Benyovszky. [2]

Jones had a pet Jackson's chameleon and a Great Dane named Eon. Adam's current Great Dane is called Diablo.

Equipment

Guitars

Adam Jones famously uses the Silverburst Les Paul Customs made from 1978-1985, of which he owns five. His main Les Paul has a different headstock inlay, it appears to be a circular reflector of some sort, which covers the usual split diamond inlay Gibson Customs are known for. Gibson discontinued using this finish after complaints about the metalflaking changing the tone of the guitar, however Jones says that this altered tone is part of the draw for him. The bridge pickups have been swapped for Seymour Duncan pickups, which are widely rumored to be the SH-4 JB model, but not confirmed by Jones. Jones also uses a Natural finish Les Paul, for "Prison Sex" and "Parabol/Parabola", which are in BADGBE and BEDGBE tunings respectively. Jones has recorded using a Gibson SG, but does not use one live. Although rare, Adam has used Acoustic guitars for Tool's music. While recording Disposition, an acoustic guitar can be heard. Jones describes it as a Guild. // Gibson may refer to: Gibson Amphitheatre Gibson Appliance Gibson Girl Gibson Guitar Corporation Gibson cocktail Alexander Gibson (conductor) (1926–1995), Scottish composer and music director Alexander Gibson (industrialist) (1819–1913), Canadian industrialist Alfred Gibson (?–1874), Australian explorer Althea Gibson (1927–2003), African-American tennis player Bob Gibson (born 1935), American... A modern hammer is directly descended from ancient hand tools A tool or device is a piece of equipment which typically provides a mechanical advantage in accomplishing a physical task, or provides an ability that is not naturally available to the user of a tool. ... A guild is an association of craftspeople in a particular trade. ...

Amplifiers

The amplifiers that Jones uses to create his unique tone are uncertain, as he and the band are known for spreading misinformation about themselves and their music. What is known for certain is that he uses multiple amplifiers simultaneously. Of the amplifers that he has cycled through, two have remained constant since 1994 and can be assumed to be "core" of his sound. These amps are a 1976 Marshall Super Bass amp and a Diezel VH4 "blueface" amp, the blue faceplate models were made from 94-97. The Marshall is his oldest amp, and was most likely used on all the Tool recordings, all the way back to Opiate EP. Adam has stated that this amp is of the "non-master volume" type and has had both channels wired together. He keeps this amp "in the freezer" when not in use to help preserve it. The Diezel has been in his live and studio setup since at least 1994. This is a four channel amp from Germany. From as early as 1994 until the late 1990s Adam can be seen live using a Mesa/Boogie amplifier as a third amp. In some interviews from the period, Jones describes this amp as Dual Rectifier. More recently, this Mesa/Boogie has not appeared on stage and appears to have been replaced with another more recent VH4 amp. The new model VH4's have a silver faceplate and are different in voicing and circuitry compared to the bluefaces. Interestingly, he appears to not always use this amp. During some shows, the blue Diezel's 'standby' clearly remains illuminated for the duration of the performance, while the amp is without a doubt on and being used at other shows. Other amps mentioned by Adam include a Sunn Beta Lead which he states he used in place of the Mesa/Boogie during studio recording in a June 2001 interview. More recently Jones has talked about using Bogner, Rivera, and Peavey amps in the studio as well as his Marshall and Diezel. He appears to always use Mesa/Boogie cabinets with his amps. The only exception here is a Marshall cabinet which is always seen sitting under his Marshall. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Diezel guitar amplifiers is a small Munich-based firm founded by Peter Diezel. ... For other uses, see Opiate (disambiguation). ...

On Undertow and the Opiate EP, only the Marshall amplifier was used. The note from Tool that accompanied censored versions. ... For other uses, see Opiate (disambiguation). ...

On Ænima the Marshall amplifier was used for high frequencies (treble). The Diezel VH4 was used to contribute the bass and mid range frequencies. The two amps were mixed accordingly to level out the frequencies. Ænima is the second full-length studio album by the American rock band Tool. ...

Lateralus may have been recorded with the Diezel amp, along with the Marshall bass amp. Adam has made references to a Sunn head and may have also used his Mesa Boogie rectifier in the studio. By the time of the main Lateralus tour, the only Mesa Boogie equipment in sight was the two Mesa Rectifier Standard cabinets. Lateralus (pronounced LA-ter-AH-lis, or ˈlædərælɪs in ,IPA[]) is the third full-length album by Tool. ... Sunn Amplifiers logo Sunn Amplifiers, or Sunn Amps for short, are a brand of musical instrument amplifiers. ...

Mixonline.com's interview with Joe Barresi and Bob Ludwig discuss Adam's equipment and setup for the 10,000 Days album with great detail. When discussing the amps, Barresi mentions Adam's famous Marshall and Diezel, "a Mesa Boogie", a Bogner Uberschall, a Rivera Knucklehead Reverb, and "several others". In a Guitarworld magazine interview Adam also mentions an unspecified Peavey amp, which is probably one of the "several others" that Barresi mentions. As far as cabinets go, Barresi says that Mesa/Boogie cabinets were mostly used because of the better low end response. The Marshall ran through its Marshall cabinet and the Rivera ran through a Rivera cabinet. Barresi goes on to describe signal chain for tracking. He says that Adam would play through certain effects and then send the signal to a splitter. The sound would then go into three to five amps. The Marshall and Diezel would each get their own track, and a third track would be a mix of the other amps (usually the Bogner and Rivera). Each cabinet would have at least two to three mics on them. Rivera Amps also claims on its web page that he is using a Rivera Knucklehead Rev Mick Thompson model on the recording. 10,000 Days is the Grammy Award-winning fourth full-length studio album by Tool. ...

It is worth pointing out that Adam doesn't switch channels on his VH4. He uses only channel 3. All changes in intensity are through his pick, his volume knob, or (as of lately) a volume pedal.

Effects

According to a Guitar School interview in 1994, Jones stated that he strongly disliked using effect pedals. During that time, he only used two pedals, a delay and an equalizer, in part to the reliability of simple live setups.^[4] He is known for subtle wah use, to only create slight pitch and timbre bends. There is also an older Ibanez Flanger and Digital Delay present on much of Ænima and Lateralus. Flanger is definitely a staple of his live tone. Adam runs these pedals right into the front of the amplifiers... not in the effects loop. He's also been seen using an MXR Micro Amp.

Adam stated that he uses an Epilady, an electric hair remover designed for women's legs. "An Epilady is even better than an E-Bow," he said. "It makes great sounds when you push it against the pickups."^[5] The E-Bow (brand name, for electronic bow) is a hand-held, battery-powered electronic device for playing the electric guitar. ...

In the April 2006 edition of Guitar World magazine, Jones revealed that he used the Gig-FX Chopper Effects Pedal. He also mentioned that he had several pedals modified, and that he used an altered volume pedal to control the strength of some effects. A newer Ernie Ball Standard Volume Pedal is clearly visible on his stage setup. He also stated that he uses the Foxx Tone Machine Reissue and a Heil talk box on the song "Jambi", that he learned to use with Joe Walsh's help. On the song Rosetta Stoned , a high gained pitch can be heard in the intro, which is created with the MXR Micro Amp, this effect is also heard on Vicarious. Many people believe he also uses the, now discontinued, Dunlop CryBaby BB-535 Wah.^[6] .In a recent Guitar World interview, he stated that he uses an Access Virus B pedal hooked up to a Moog Taurus (bass pedal synth). which he uses to trigger live effects. Two issues of Guitar World featuring Jimmy Page, and Jimi Hendrix on the covers, and the accompanying CDs (May 2005, October 2005) Guitar World is a musical magazine. ... A talk box is a musical sound effects device that allows a musician to modify the sound of a musical instrument by changing the shape of the mouth. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The first model of the Moog Taurus bass pedal synthesizer was created and manufactured by Moog Music from 1976 to 1981. ...

External links

• Personal website
• GuitarGeek.com contains further details on Jones' Lateralus era rig.

References