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The Sky Is Fallin' Guitar Tone Settings — Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age · 2000s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Yamaha AES1500B
Pickups
Yamaha humbuckers (stock, likely Alnico V, semi-hollowbody)
Amp
Echopark Vibramatic 23
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2002. Guitar and amp confirmed for QOTSA era and used by Troy Van Leeuwen. No direct evidence of pedals or effects used specifically on the studio recording for the riff, but fuzz is likely based on genre and band sound. Settings estimated based on typical QOTSA studio approach and amp type.
Amp Settings
Mids7.5
Bass7
Gain7
Reverb1.5
Treble6
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Dunlop JHF1 Jimi Hendrix Fuzz Face · fuzz
Yamaha AES1500B → Dunlop JHF1 Fuzz Face → Echopark Vibramatic 23
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Tone Character
- mid-heavy and saturated
- fuzzy and thick
- tight, percussive attack
- slightly compressed
- warm semi-hollow resonance
- aggressive, punchy mids
- not scooped, forward midrange
- controlled low end
- distinct fuzz texture
- studio-produced, layered guitars