Riff Tone
Go with the Flow
Queens of the Stone Age
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarMaton BB1200
AmpOrange OR120
PickupsMaton BB1200 proprietary humbuckers (coil-splittable, likely in humbucker mode for clean sections)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass4.5
mid7
treble6.5
reverb1.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2002 (Songs for the Deaf sessions). Guitar and amp confirmed for this era and song by multiple sources. Settings are for studio, not live.
Tone Character(9)
tight and percussivemid-forward and punchyclear and articulateslightly compressedminimal breakupdynamic and responsivepresent in the mixcrisp attackstudio double-tracked width
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically straightforward but requires tight, fast downstrokes and precise muting to keep the clean tone articulate at tempo.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarMaton BB1200
AmpOrange OR120
PickupsMaton BB1200 proprietary humbuckers (coil-splittable, likely in humbucker mode for clean sections)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass4.5
mid7
treble6.5
reverb1.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2002 (Songs for the Deaf sessions). Guitar and amp confirmed for this era and song by multiple sources. Settings are for studio, not live.
Tone Character(9)
tight and percussivemid-forward and punchyclear and articulateslightly compressedminimal breakupdynamic and responsivepresent in the mixcrisp attackstudio double-tracked width
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically straightforward but requires tight, fast downstrokes and precise muting to keep the clean tone articulate at tempo.
Go with the Flow settings for your amp
Exact settings ToneAdapt players use on these amps.
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