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Riff Tone

Green Machine

Kyuss

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarEpiphone Dot (semi-hollowbody, early 90s Korean-made)
AmpMarshall JCM900 4100 head into Ampeg 8x10 cabinet

Amp Settings

gain8
bass7.5

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1992, for 'Blues for the Red Sun' album. Josh Homme used the Epiphone Dot into a Marshall JCM900 4100 head, typically through an Ampeg 8x10 cab. No evidence of live/tour gear or alternate guitars for this specific riff section. Pedal use is minimal; fuzz/overdrive is likely from amp and/or SD-1. No evidence of modulation or time-based effects on the riff.

Tone Character(10)
thick and saturatedearthy and organicweighty low endfull, pronounced midsgritty and aggressive edgeraw and uncompressedferocious intensityslightly muffled highspushed to the edge of distortiongroove-driven

Difficulty

The riff is rhythmically driving with heavy palm muting and requires tight timing and control at high gain, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.

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