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Riff Tone

No One Knows

Queens of the Stone Age

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGretsch G6131T-HT Duo Jet (likely, but not 100% confirmed for this track; Homme is known to have used a Gretsch Duo Jet for the main riff on 'No One Knows')
AmpPeavey Standard 260 PA head, Ampeg VT-40, Tube Works RT2100 (studio blend, as per engineer and multiple sources)

Amp Settings

gain7
bass7

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 2002 (Songs for the Deaf). Three amps blended for the main riff: Peavey Standard 260 PA, Ampeg VT-40, Tube Works RT2100. Guitar is most likely a Gretsch Duo Jet with Filter'Tron pickups, as per interviews and studio photos. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for the riff section.

Tone Character(10)
thick, fuzzy distortiontight, percussive attackmid-heavy EQpunchy, aggressive rhythmdry, no reverbarticulate, palm-muted chugssaturated, compressed drivedistinctive stoner rock crunchslightly scooped highsfocused low end

Difficulty

The riff requires tight palm muting, consistent barre chord technique, and precise rhythmic control to match the song's aggressive, driving feel.

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