Eric Valentine's Electric Guitars — Queens Of The Stone Age

In this episode, LA-based producer Eric Valentine (Queens Of The Stone Age, Slash) recreates the guitar sound from QOTSA's unique 2002 album, Songs for the Deaf.

We look at every link in the chain from tuning and guitar choice through to amp settings, pedals, mic selection and post-processing.

00:00 - Start
00:30 - Amplifiers & Pedals Used
02:16 - Use Of Smaller Spaces
03:09 - Getting The Most Out Of Cheaper Gear
04:38 - Cabinet Microphone Choice & Placement
06:49 - Guitar Gear Summary
07:46 - Silvertone Jupiter Guitar
09:03 - Boss PQ-4 Parametric Equalizer
10:55 - Blending The 3 Microphones
15:03 - Summing Signals, Overall EQ & Compression
17:02 - Set-Up Summary And Final Guitar Tone
17:52 - Outro

Keep your eyes peeled for two more episodes coming soon where we examine the sounds of Slash and an emotive surf guitar sound.

Huge thanks to Eric Valentine
http://www.barefoot-recording.com/
http://www.undertoneaudio.com/
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