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Go with the Flow Guitar Tone Settings — Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age · 2000s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Marauder
Pickups
Stock Gibson Marauder pickups (single-coil neck, humbucker bridge, both custom-wired)
Amp
Peavey Decade (solid-state combo, studio recording)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording for 'Songs for the Deaf' (2002). Josh Homme is known to use the Peavey Decade for lead/solo tones on this album. The Gibson Marauder was his main guitar for much of the record. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this solo section.
Amp Settings
Mids7.5
Bass6
Gain7.5
Reverb1.5
Treble6.5
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Stone Deaf PDF-1 Parametric Distortion Filter · distortion
- Modulation pedal (Univibe or vibrato type, model unknown) · modulation
- Boss GE-7 Graphic Equalizer · eq
Gibson Marauder → Stone Deaf PDF-1 → Modulation pedal (Univibe/vibrato type) → Boss GE-7 EQ → Peavey Decade (spring reverb on low)
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Tone Character
- midrange-forward and aggressive
- fuzzy and saturated
- pronounced modulation/wobble
- compressed and tight attack
- cutting, nasal upper mids
- lo-fi, synthetic edge
- singing sustain
- slightly scooped lows
- distinctive vibrato effect
- studio-polished but raw