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How to get Queens of the Stone Age's guitar tone

Queens of the Stone Age across 3 famous tones — mostly through Ampeg VT-40, with humbuckers. Here is where to start, then adapt any of it to the guitar and amp you actually own.

Starting point (averaged): gain 6 · bass 6.5 · mid 6.5 · treble 6 · presence 5.5 (out of 10)
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Queens of the Stone Age's go-to amps

Ampeg VT-40 ×3

3 famous Queens of the Stone Age tones

Go With the Flow
gain 6.5 · bass 6.5 · mid 6.5 · treble 6.5
No One Knows
gain 6 · bass 6.5 · mid 6.5 · treble 6
Little Sister
gain 5.5 · bass 6.5 · mid 7 · treble 6
Settings are community-researched estimates. Adapt any to your gear at GuitarToneAdapt · amp settings · all 495 tones.