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Go With the Flow Guitar Tone Settings — Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age · 2000s · rock
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Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Marauder
Pickups
Stock Gibson Marauder humbucker (bridge), single coil (neck)
Amp
Peavey Decade (solid state combo, 1980s model)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2002 (Songs for the Deaf). Gear confirmed for this era and song by Equipboard and Guitar World. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for the riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids7.5
Bass6
Gain7.5
Reverb1
Treble7
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Stone Deaf FX PDF-1 Parametric Distortion Filter · distortion
- ZVEX Super Hard On Boost · boost
- Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere (or similar rotary/Univibe effect) · modulation
- Boss GE-7 Graphic Equalizer · eq
Gibson Marauder → ZVEX Super Hard On Boost → Stone Deaf FX PDF-1 → Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere (or similar) → Boss GE-7 EQ → Peavey Decade (spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- mid-forward and biting
- thick, saturated fuzz
- aggressive and percussive
- tight, compressed rhythm
- slightly nasal, filtered
- modulated wobble effect
- notably present midrange
- punchy and driving
- minimal ambience
- focused, studio-recorded
Sources
Tone Story / Why This Tone Works
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