Riff Tone

The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret

Queens of the Stone Age

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Marauder Custom

AmpPeavey Decade (10-watt solid state combo)

PickupsStock Gibson Marauder single-coil (neck) and humbucker (bridge)

Amp Settings

gain6.5

bass7

mid7

treble6

reverb1.5

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

eqStone Deaf FX Stone Deaf FX PDF-1 Parametric Distortion Filter (Maestro MPF-1 clone)

Notes

Studio recording, 2000 (Rated R sessions). Guitar and amp confirmed for album era; pedal details inferred from era and sources. No evidence of alternate guitars/amps for riff section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and punchymid-heavyslightly fuzzy edgearticulate and dryminimal ambiencefocused low endpresent upper midsnot overly saturateddistinct note separationcompressed, controlled dynamics

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, percussive playing with precise palm muting and rhythmic accuracy, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast lead work.

Sources

Queens of the Stone Age – Rated R - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album | Equipboard Josh Homme is finally ready to talk gear | Guitar World

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