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You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, But I Feel Like a Millionaire Guitar Tone Settings
Queens of the Stone Age · 2000s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
2000s Ovation Ultra GP (Josh Homme's main studio guitar for Songs for the Deaf)
Pickups
DiMarzio Super Distortion humbuckers
Amp
Ampeg VT-40 combo (multiple, studio recording)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2002. Josh Homme used the Ovation Ultra GP with DiMarzio Super Distortion pickups into multiple Ampeg VT-40 combos for the main riff. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this section. Effects chain includes Ibanez LF7 Lo-Fi Filter pedal for the intro/riff. No evidence of additional modulation or time-based effects on the riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids7.5
Bass7
Gain8
Reverb0
Treble6.5
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Ibanez Tone-Lok LF7 Lo-Fi Filter · distortion
Ovation Ultra GP (bridge pickup) → Ibanez LF7 Lo-Fi Filter → Ampeg VT-40 combo (no reverb, no effects loop)
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Tone Character
- crusty, lo-fi drive
- mid-boosted, thick rhythm tone
- tight and percussive attack
- fuzzy, saturated distortion
- raw and aggressive
- compressed, punchy response
- AM radio/telephone intro texture
- no ambience or reverb
- harmonically rich
- slightly scooped highs