Riff Tone
Make It Wit Chu
Queens of the Stone Age
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGretsch G6136 White Falcon (likely), or Gretsch G6129T Silver Jet
AmpAmpeg V-4 (1970s model), possibly Orange OR120 (studio, Era Vulgaris 2007)
PickupsHigh-output Filter'Tron-style humbuckers (Gretsch Filter'Tron or TV Jones Classic)
Amp Settings
gain3.5
bass6
mid7
treble6
reverb2.5
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2007 (Era Vulgaris). Josh Homme is known to use Gretsch guitars with Filter'Tron pickups and Ampeg V-4 or Orange OR120 amps for clean tones in QOTSA. Settings and gear are based on studio use for the clean riff section, not live or solo sections.
Tone Character(10)
warm and roundedmid-heavy and thickslightly muffled highsclear but not harsharticulate and dynamictouch-sensitivefull-bodiedslightly compressedvintage tube characterno audible breakup
Difficulty
The riff is based on simple, clean chord voicings and requires good dynamic control and muting for clarity, but does not involve complex techniques or fast playing.
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Original Gear
GuitarGretsch G6136 White Falcon (likely), or Gretsch G6129T Silver Jet
AmpAmpeg V-4 (1970s model), possibly Orange OR120 (studio, Era Vulgaris 2007)
PickupsHigh-output Filter'Tron-style humbuckers (Gretsch Filter'Tron or TV Jones Classic)
Amp Settings
gain3.5
bass6
mid7
treble6
reverb2.5
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2007 (Era Vulgaris). Josh Homme is known to use Gretsch guitars with Filter'Tron pickups and Ampeg V-4 or Orange OR120 amps for clean tones in QOTSA. Settings and gear are based on studio use for the clean riff section, not live or solo sections.
Tone Character(10)
warm and roundedmid-heavy and thickslightly muffled highsclear but not harsharticulate and dynamictouch-sensitivefull-bodiedslightly compressedvintage tube characterno audible breakup
Difficulty
The riff is based on simple, clean chord voicings and requires good dynamic control and muting for clarity, but does not involve complex techniques or fast playing.
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