Solo Tone
Little Sister
Queens of the Stone Age
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarMaton MS500
AmpPeavey 260 Standard PA head
PickupsMaton humbucker (bridge position)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
mid7.5
treble6.5
reverb0.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
fuzzFulltone Fulltone Ultimate Octave
wahUnknown Wah pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2004-2005 for 'Lullabies to Paralyze'. Josh Homme is known for using the Maton MS500 with the bridge humbucker into a Peavey 260 Standard PA head for the 'Little Sister' solo. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for the studio solo. Pedal use confirmed for solo section only.
Tone Character(10)
mid-heavy and honkysquelchy, synth-like fuzzoctave-up harmonicstight and focused attackaggressive, saturated solo soundcompressed sustaincutting through the mixdry, no ambient reverbwah sweep on lead linespronounced upper mids
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate to advanced control of octave fuzz and wah, with precise articulation and timing to cut through the mix. Managing feedback and maintaining clarity with high-gain fuzz adds to the technical challenge.
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Original Gear
GuitarMaton MS500
AmpPeavey 260 Standard PA head
PickupsMaton humbucker (bridge position)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
mid7.5
treble6.5
reverb0.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
fuzzFulltone Fulltone Ultimate Octave
wahUnknown Wah pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2004-2005 for 'Lullabies to Paralyze'. Josh Homme is known for using the Maton MS500 with the bridge humbucker into a Peavey 260 Standard PA head for the 'Little Sister' solo. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for the studio solo. Pedal use confirmed for solo section only.
Tone Character(10)
mid-heavy and honkysquelchy, synth-like fuzzoctave-up harmonicstight and focused attackaggressive, saturated solo soundcompressed sustaincutting through the mixdry, no ambient reverbwah sweep on lead linespronounced upper mids
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate to advanced control of octave fuzz and wah, with precise articulation and timing to cut through the mix. Managing feedback and maintaining clarity with high-gain fuzz adds to the technical challenge.
Little Sister settings for your amp
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