Riff Tone
My God Is the Sun
Queens of the Stone Age
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Marauder
AmpPeavey Series 260 Standard PA
PickupsStock Gibson Marauder pickups (single-coil neck, humbucker bridge, both custom-wired)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
mid7
treble6.5
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
fuzzUnivox Univox Super-Fuzz
boostZVEX ZVEX Super Hard On Boost
eqBoss Boss GE-7 Graphic Equalizer
Notes
Studio recording, 2013. Gear confirmed for Josh Homme's main riff tone on 'My God Is the Sun' from ...Like Clockwork. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. Effects and pedals inferred from Homme's known studio board for this era.
Tone Character(10)
fuzzy and saturatedtight and percussive attackmid-forward and aggressivepronounced low-end punchgrainy, raw distortion texturearticulate note separationslightly compressedminimal ambiencedistinctive stoner/desert rock fuzzcontrolled feedback on sustained notes
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, precise picking and palm muting under high-gain fuzz, demanding tight rhythm and articulation to avoid muddiness.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Marauder
AmpPeavey Series 260 Standard PA
PickupsStock Gibson Marauder pickups (single-coil neck, humbucker bridge, both custom-wired)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
mid7
treble6.5
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
fuzzUnivox Univox Super-Fuzz
boostZVEX ZVEX Super Hard On Boost
eqBoss Boss GE-7 Graphic Equalizer
This tone has been researched 17 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 2013. Gear confirmed for Josh Homme's main riff tone on 'My God Is the Sun' from ...Like Clockwork. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. Effects and pedals inferred from Homme's known studio board for this era.
Tone Character(10)
fuzzy and saturatedtight and percussive attackmid-forward and aggressivepronounced low-end punchgrainy, raw distortion texturearticulate note separationslightly compressedminimal ambiencedistinctive stoner/desert rock fuzzcontrolled feedback on sustained notes
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, precise picking and palm muting under high-gain fuzz, demanding tight rhythm and articulation to avoid muddiness.
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