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Gonna Leave You Guitar Tone Settings — Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age · 2000s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gretsch G6143 Spectra Sonic
Pickups
TV Jones Power'Tron humbuckers
Amp
Peavey Series 260 Standard PA
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2002, Songs for the Deaf album. Gear confirmed for era and likely used on riff sections. No direct studio photo for this song, but Gretsch Spectra Sonic and Peavey PA are widely cited as Josh Homme's main rig for this album's rhythm/riff parts.
Amp Settings
Mids7.5
Bass6.5
Gain6.5
Reverb1.5
Treble6
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Stone Deaf FX PDF-1 Parametric Distortion Filter · distortion
- Boss GE-7 Graphic Equalizer · eq
Gretsch G6143 Spectra Sonic → Stone Deaf FX PDF-1 → Boss GE-7 → Peavey Series 260 Standard PA (with light spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- thick and mid-heavy
- tight and percussive
- slightly fuzzy edge
- clear note separation
- minimal ambience
- focused and dry
- direct and punchy
- bridge pickup bite
- controlled low end
- distinctive 'desert rock' midrange