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Riff Tone

No One Loves Me & Neither Do I

Them Crooked Vultures

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarJosh Homme's 1990s Yamaha SA503 TVL (Troy Van Leeuwen signature, semi-hollow, used by Homme in studio for TCV)
AmpAmpeg V-4 (1970s, likely studio amp for riff section; Josh Homme's known studio amp for heavy riff tones in TCV era)

Amp Settings

gain7
bass6.5

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 2009. Guitar and amp inferred from Josh Homme's documented studio rig for Them Crooked Vultures debut album. No direct source for this exact song, but Yamaha SA503 TVL and Ampeg V-4 are widely cited as his main studio setup for heavy riff sections in this era. No evidence of live/touring gear being used in the studio for this track.

Tone Character(10)
thick and saturatedmid-heavyfuzzy but definedtight and percussiveslightly compressedorganic driveharmonic overtonesraw and aggressivenot scoopedsemi-hollow resonance

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, syncopated picking and dynamic control to maintain the groove and heaviness, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.

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