# Adam Jones Pedalboard 2010: Full Gear & Pedal List > The 2010 Adam Jones pedalboard, pedal by pedal: MXR M133 Micro Amp, DOD FX40B Equalizer and 6 more. Signal-chain order, settings and cited sources. - Canonical page: https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/adam-jones/tool-dunlop-tech-board-2010/ - Machine-readable index of the archive: https://pedalboardarchive.com/llms.txt - Evidence and reconstruction conventions: https://pedalboardarchive.com/methodology/ ## At a glance | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Artist | Adam Jones | | Board | Tool touring effects board | | Date | 2010-09-13 — Tool touring rig, documented September 2010 (day precision) | | Context | Touring rig | | Scope | Exact board snapshot | | Signal path | 8 units · Guitar to amplifier | | Routing | Serial path | | Unit evidence | Documented | | Order evidence | Reconstructed | | Status | Tech-demonstrated inventory - order reconstructed | | Audited | 2026-08-02 | | Sources | 3 | Adam Jones used eight pedals on Tool's 2010 tour: an MXR Micro Amp boost, a DOD FX40B EQ, a Cry Baby 535Q wah, an MXR Dyna Comp, a Heil Talk Box, a Boss BF-2 flanger and two digital delays. ## Signal chain **Order evidence — Reconstructed.** No source publishes this sequence; the order is reconstructed. The units are evidenced; their sequence is the archive's inference from the convention below, not an observation. Do not report this order as documented. Reconstruction convention: Tuner → Wah and filter → Compressor → Overdrive, distortion and fuzz → Modulation → Delay → Reverb → Amplifier. A documented routing zone always overrides it. `Guitar → MXR M133 Micro Amp → DOD FX40B Equalizer → Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q → MXR M102 Dyna Comp → Heil Talk Box → Boss BF-2 Flanger → Boss DD-3 Digital Delay → Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler → amplifier` | # | Unit | Role | Zone | Unit evidence | Position evidence | Catalog page | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | MXR M133 Micro Amp | Pushes Jones's amplifier blend and is often left active for driven passages. | Front of amp | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/mxr-m133-micro-amp/ | | 2 | DOD FX40B Equalizer | Shapes fullness and cut before Jones's multi-amplifier rig and is frequently active with the boost. | Front of amp | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/dod-fx40b-equalizer/ | | 3 | Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q | Provides Jones's restrained filter sweeps and more pronounced lead articulation. | Front of amp | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/cry-baby-wah/ | | 4 | MXR M102 Dyna Comp | Controls dynamics and extends sustain, particularly when feeding the talk box. | Front of amp | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/dyna-comp/ | | 5 | Heil Talk Box (Red enclosure) | Routes the guitar through a tube at Jones's microphone for the vocal-formant solo in Jambi. | Front of amp | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/heil-talk-box/ | | 6 | Boss BF-2 Flanger | Creates Jones's slow metallic movement and remains one of the most identifiable Tool modulation sounds. | Front of amp | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/boss-bf-2-flanger/ | | 7 | Boss DD-3 Digital Delay | Supplies repeat textures and rhythmic echoes on the main live board. | Front of amp | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/boss-dd-3-digital-delay/ | | 8 | Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler | Extends the board with multiple stored delay characters and looping functions. | Front of amp | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/line-6-dl4-delay-modeler/ | ## Reconstruction note Guitar tech Chris Leahey demonstrates the board and its principal effects in the historical DunlopTV rundown. That upload is now private, but surviving 2010 stills and Reverb independently identify the compact delay in this snapshot as a DD-3, alongside the Micro Amp, FX40B, 535Q, Talk Box and BF-2. No source publishes a complete cable trace, so the displayed sequence is a functional reconstruction. The two PSM-5 power/master switches, volume pedal, tuners, synthesizer controller and amplifier switching are omitted as control or utility devices. ## Questions ### What pedals did Adam Jones use in 2010? This dated entry lists 8 units: MXR M133 Micro Amp, DOD FX40B Equalizer, Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q, MXR M102 Dyna Comp, Heil Talk Box, Boss BF-2 Flanger, Boss DD-3 Digital Delay, Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler. This is the recorded inventory, not a claim that every connection or model identification is confirmed; see the evidence and routing notes. ### What order were Adam Jones's pedals in? The complete order is reconstructed, not observed. The layout follows the cited routing constraints and the archive's signal-chain convention where the sources are silent: Guitar → MXR M133 Micro Amp → DOD FX40B Equalizer → Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q → MXR M102 Dyna Comp → Heil Talk Box → Boss BF-2 Flanger → Boss DD-3 Digital Delay → Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler → amplifier. ### Is this Adam Jones's full guitar rig? No. This dated entry covers 8 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear Adam Jones owned or used. Floor pedals, rack units and routing devices are included only where recorded; omitted equipment and uncertain connections are explained in the notes. It is not a complete or current rig inventory. ### When and where was this pedalboard used? Tool touring rig, documented September 2010. This is one dated setup as documented, not a career-wide gear list. ### How does the archive know what was on this pedalboard? 3 cited sources, listed above with the date each was read, including DunlopTV, Reverb News, Guitar FX Depot. Among them a rig rundown, a written article and a photograph. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-08-02. ## Sources 3 cited sources across 3 independent groups. Two sources sharing an independent group report the same observation and count once. 1. [DunlopTV - Tool's Guitar Tech Chris Leahey](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEVu7WTeQHw) — DunlopTV (Primary source · rig-rundown), published 2010-09-13, accessed 2026-07-18, independent group `dunlop-jones-tech-2010` 2. [The Gear of Tool: The Instruments Behind the Alt-Metal Masters' Sound](https://reverb.com/news/the-gear-of-tool-adam-jones-justin-chancellor-danny-carey) — Reverb News (Specialist source · article), published 2019-08-30, accessed 2026-08-02, independent group `reverb-tool-gear-2019` 3. [Adam Jones (Tool) Guitar Rig](https://guitarfxdepot.com/rigs/adam-jones-tool-guitar-rig/) — Guitar FX Depot (Specialist source · photograph), published 2008-07-29, accessed 2026-08-02, independent group `guitar-fx-depot-jones-2010-stills` ## Related pages - Every documented board by Adam Jones: [Adam Jones board history](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/adam-jones/) - [Joe Walsh — Eagles Staples Center touring board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/joe-walsh/eagles-staples-center-board-2006/): shares Heil Talk Box, Boss DD-3 Digital Delay, Cry Baby Wah - [Robert Smith — Three-board Boss system](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/robert-smith/three-board-boss-system-2019/): shares Boss BF-2 Flanger, Boss DD-3 Digital Delay - [Matt Bellamy — Pre-Absolution floor rig](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/matt-bellamy/pre-absolution-pedalboard/): shares Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler - [Cody Matlock — Photographed compact pedalboard](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/cody-matlock/instagram-board-july-2026/): shares Dyna Comp, Cry Baby Wah - [Prince — Nude Tour onstage pedalboard](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/prince/nude-tour-stage-board-1990/): shares Boss BF-2 Flanger - [Bruce Springsteen — Magic tour remote and offstage rig](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/bruce-springsteen/magic-tour-remote-and-offstage-rig-2007/): shares Dyna Comp, Boss DD-3 Digital Delay - Next board in archive order: [Albert King — Late-career single-phaser path](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/albert-king/late-career-phase-90-rig-1978/)