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I Appear Missing Guitar Tone Settings — Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age · 2010s+ · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Marauder
Pickups
Stock Gibson Marauder pickups (single-coil at neck, humbucker at bridge, both with unique wiring)
Amp
Greedtone JHI-100 Amp Head
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording for '...Like Clockwork' (2013); Josh Homme is known for using the Gibson Marauder and Greedtone JHI-100 in the studio for this album. No direct evidence of live substitutions for the riff section. Peavey Decade and other odd amps are sometimes used by Homme, but Greedtone is the only one directly tied to this album's recording.
Amp Settings
Mids7.5
Bass6.5
Gain7
Reverb2
Treble6
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Univox Super-Fuzz · fuzz
- Boss GE-7 Graphic Equalizer · eq
- Klon Centaur Professional Overdrive · overdrive
Gibson Marauder → Univox Super-Fuzz → Boss GE-7 EQ → Klon Centaur → Greedtone JHI-100 Amp (light room reverb)
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Tone Character
- mid-forward and punchy
- tight and percussive
- slightly fuzzy edge
- clear note separation
- warm low end
- present, not harsh, mids
- dynamic and responsive
- studio-polished clarity
- not overly saturated
- distinctive 'desert rock' vibe