GuitarDistortedRiff
(Beginning of What's About to Happen) Hwy 74 Guitar Tone Settings
Kyuss · 1990s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Epiphone Dot
Pickups
Epiphone Alnico Classic humbuckers
Amp
Ampeg VT-40
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1991 (from the album 'Wretch'). Gear confirmed for Josh Homme in Kyuss studio era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this riff section. Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive pedal also cited as part of Homme's core studio rig for this period.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass8
Gain8
Reverb1
Treble5.5
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive · overdrive
Epiphone Dot → Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive → Ampeg VT-40 (with spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- thick and saturated
- earthy and organic
- weighty low end
- gritty and aggressive
- raw and uncompressed
- mid-heavy punch
- fuzzy and dense
- resonant and sustaining
- slightly scooped highs
- ferocious intensity