Riff Tone

Demon Cleaner

Kyuss

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarOvation Ultra GP

AmpTube Works RT-2100 Head into Ampeg SVT-810AV bass cabinet

PickupsDiMarzio Super Distortion (bridge), DiMarzio PAF (neck)

Amp Settings

gain8

bass8

mid7

treble5.5

reverb0

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1994; Josh Homme used the Ovation Ultra GP with DiMarzio pickups into a Tube Works RT-2100 head and Ampeg SVT-810AV bass cab for the riff section of 'Demon Cleaner'. No fuzz pedal was used; all gain from amp. No evidence of additional pedals or effects in the riff section.

Tone Character(10)

thick and saturatedmid-heavy punchsludgy low endwarm and compressedtight, percussive attackaggressive and heavyamp-driven distortionno modulation or time-based effectsdistinctive desert/stoner rock characterfocused, riff-oriented sound

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, aggressive picking and palm muting in a down-tuned setting, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo, making it accessible to intermediate players.

Sources

Josh Homme's Guitar Gear, Pedalboard & Amps Song suggestions that go well with the Russian big muff?Josh Homme is finally ready to talk tone

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