The secret amps behind No One Knows (Queens of the Stone Age)

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  • Опубліковано 11 тра 2024
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    0:00 Intro
    0:28 What do we know?
    2:05 My setup
    6:44 Vers guitars soloed
    7:52 Chorus guitars
    9:29 The result
    11:11 About stealing tones
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  • @LivingroomGearDemos
    @LivingroomGearDemos  Рік тому +1

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  • @richarddwjensen
    @richarddwjensen Рік тому +339

    "Why don't you find your own tone?" - Your answer was so good. Tone chasing is FUN. As a viewer, it's fun to watch. In my opinion, all of your effort was totally worth it. Thanks for the great video. I immediately subscribed!

    • @MarcusMoji
      @MarcusMoji Рік тому +1

      I honestly thought he was going to say something else beginning with F 😀

    • @SloppyMaracas
      @SloppyMaracas Рік тому +5

      Part of finding my own tone is knowing how other players achieve their tone. It teaches you how to recognize and communicate the sounds you want.

    • @guyincognito320
      @guyincognito320 Рік тому +2

      I've always liked learning a lot of famous riffs and solos due to the same reason. By doing it you learn what other guys do, and so you go out of your natural playing comfort zone. It takes a bit of work to nail anything that's new to you. So if you play a riff and it sounds exactly like the album, then you've learned something about feel, which is really the most important thing with guitar. Of course imitation is not the end goal in itself.

    • @J.C...
      @J.C... Рік тому +1

      That's a pretty ignorant reply imo. "find your own, tone"
      Well if I'm attempting to play someone else's song, in a cover band for example, I'm gonna need to sounds as close as I can to the original. "stealing" tones smfh. That's plain ignorant.
      So, what are cover artists supposed to do then? Make up their own sound so a song sounds NOTHING like the original? 🙄🙄🙄🙄

    • @richarddwjensen
      @richarddwjensen Рік тому +3

      @@J.C... You realize that I wasn't saying find your own tone, right? I was quoting the video. If the quotation marks weren't enough of a clue, surely the context of the the rest of the comment explains it pretty clearly. I was agreeing with Living Room Gear Demos that people who say "why don't you find your own tone" are missing the point of the video.

  • @RiffsAndBeards
    @RiffsAndBeards Рік тому +25

    DAMN that was cool, man. What a huge amount of fun!

  • @KoaCharvel
    @KoaCharvel Рік тому +80

    Absolutely insane investigation into tone, wonderful video, thank you!

  • @Snandra66
    @Snandra66 Рік тому +113

    That's about the closest I've ever heard a tone recreated, especially for one that used such odd and unusual equipment! You're like 95% there, you could probably get to 99% with some surgical EQ-ing but that's not the most fun activity, and it sounds killer as it is!

    • @nealpobrien
      @nealpobrien Рік тому +1

      Agree, great job and it just sounded like a matter of super fine tuning EQ to get the last bit.

    • @kebab_boi
      @kebab_boi Рік тому

      Also the original guitars sound a bit more compressed than his. Imo that would push it to the 99% as well as some fine extra EQing

  • @joshwheatstonemusic
    @joshwheatstonemusic Рік тому +58

    What you're doing is not just copying, this stuff is very important from an engineering standpoint aswell and I've learned a lot of engineering gems through your videos. Don't ever stop!

    • @Gaverny
      @Gaverny 7 місяців тому

      Well said!

  • @MarkJohnsonJams
    @MarkJohnsonJams Рік тому +42

    Wow. You absolutely crush it whenever you do the Queens stuff. It’s so awesome. Homme has some of the most unusual/unconventional guitar tones in rock but he’s just so great and original. Great job, for real. Cheers.

  • @RAWMUSICTV
    @RAWMUSICTV Рік тому +20

    "About stealing tones" - It's a shame you have to even explain this. I've spent years figuring out what amps, pedals and guitars some of my favourite artists have used over the years because it HELPS me develop my own sound, and as you said, to a musician it's simply fascinating! Cool shit man! A lot of work clearly goes into this research!

    • @J.C...
      @J.C... Рік тому

      There is no "stealing" tones. Tones aren't copyrighted or trademarked. They're free to use by anyone, any time. Tone theft is nonsense.
      That's like a painter accusing someone of "color theft" because someone used the same red that they used in a painting 🤣 Come on with that.
      If you're playing in a cover band, you're gonna need those tones and sounds anyway. So calling it theft is ridiculous. Sounds like the guy doesn't know what hes talking about, TBH. Like hes a noob trying to impress people. 🤷🤣

  • @duncanpowell2243
    @duncanpowell2243 Рік тому +3

    Appreciate all the hard work put into this video. Love the aesthetic of the titles and visual effects

  • @dkillstead
    @dkillstead Рік тому +4

    You have literally my favorite UA-cam channel. I love all the bands and pedals you feature videos about. This kind of content you make scratches such a particular itch I have for what I love about these bands and their tones. The classiness in your presentation goes above all others. As an aspiring music recorder, I will be sticking around for every upload:)

  • @MikeTaffet
    @MikeTaffet Рік тому +10

    Absolutely nailed it IMO. I’m listening to this through my JBL S38s and I honestly couldn’t tell when you were switching between your tone and the recording for the verse. Without the on screen cues I’d have no idea which was which. Bravo!

  • @piperofsimms
    @piperofsimms Рік тому +1

    I had to learn this song when I first heard it 6 yrs. ago. I so enjoyed you taking this song apart. Enjoyable ! Thank you Living Room ! Tucson, Arizona

  • @hlrossato
    @hlrossato Рік тому +28

    Wow! You really nailed the verse guitar tone! For the chorus I think the original sounds a bit more driven and dark than yours but yours sounds awesome as well. Great job and great tones!

  • @R3TR0R4V3
    @R3TR0R4V3 Рік тому +65

    I have that Eric Valentine video saved on my hard drive too.. Such a shame Josh wasn't down with having that info out there, even most people already figured out & knew the "secrets". Great video!

    • @Swashbuckler9x
      @Swashbuckler9x Рік тому +14

      Brother I've heard about this fabled video nonstop for years 😂 mind sending it to me if I dm you my email?

    • @yukefort8402
      @yukefort8402 Рік тому +12

      Yeah, Josh never was a fan of Eric V due to the belief that Eric was working more for the company than the band. Word is that Eric was trying to make a sound that wasn’t really Queens and Josh wasn’t havin that. Josh was very upfront with Eric about his opinions of him. I kinda think Eric responded by doing what Josh hated most. Eric put a bunch information on the internet about the techniques. Ridiculous drama.

    • @kebbinator
      @kebbinator Рік тому +30

      Eric Valentine is one of the most talented engineers in the industry and I think he created to this day the best sounding QOTSA record. Eric’s original mix in the taken down video actually sounded better to me than the released mix, too.
      It’s a shame they had a falling out because I think the future QOTSA records would have sounded better with Eric engineering and mixing them.
      Josh Homme is a great musician but he is such a pretentious douche about his gear. His value is in his songwriting, not his weird guitar tones.

    • @adamcontreras9710
      @adamcontreras9710 Рік тому +6

      I think that parametric EQ is key

    • @brentonhefner7769
      @brentonhefner7769 Рік тому

      Please share!

  • @str0y
    @str0y Рік тому

    i'm always interesting to see another of your QOTSA videos, please dont stop

  • @nilsx3020
    @nilsx3020 Рік тому

    Super cool video. I love those tone deep dives. I think you got super close to the overall sound and vibe of the recording.

  • @beodean7691
    @beodean7691 Рік тому

    Eirik, absolutely fantastic video. Always my go-to channel for anything and everything Josh Homme. You definitely nailed the tone and hope to see more content from you soon. Cheers!!

  • @tool69tool69
    @tool69tool69 Рік тому

    man this, this is great, your going hard on this, love it

  • @papakefis4252
    @papakefis4252 Рік тому +1

    Instantly subscribed dude!!
    You nailed it!!!
    Excellent video playing and research!!
    Well done 👍 Sir

  • @willsantiago
    @willsantiago Рік тому

    Amazing investigation in this tones bro! I like soo much this type of videos, qotsa's tones its beautiful!

  • @fuzzmylife
    @fuzzmylife Рік тому +2

    Great stuff as always, you've quickly become my go-to channel for anything QOTSA related! Can't imagine having all those those amps, they're so much cooler than your typical Fenders and Marshalls imo.

  • @bwa_8
    @bwa_8 Рік тому

    Great video. This channel is one of my favorites. Bravo mec

  • @EllieReagan
    @EllieReagan Рік тому

    Dude, you nailed this. Great work!

  • @luizfloripa
    @luizfloripa Рік тому

    Nailed. Period. Much respect to your passion and your ears, Mr.

  • @PedroMachadoBorges
    @PedroMachadoBorges Рік тому

    Dude... The mix is perfect. WOW Thanks and good work

  • @dark_brew6628
    @dark_brew6628 Рік тому

    Awesome video dude, the guitars sound so cool. Keep it up!

  • @pauldavid2407
    @pauldavid2407 Рік тому

    This was great, thanks for all the hard work. Looking at the photos from the original, it looked like such a weird collection of things to get that tone

  • @noakwesterberg
    @noakwesterberg Рік тому

    That is spot on. Well done, must have been fun!

  • @andrewwhitehouse1878
    @andrewwhitehouse1878 Рік тому +1

    This is absolutely fantastic and really impressive.. THIS is how you become really good at your craft, but understanding how to get certain tones, how they’re created and recoded.

  • @gerardcosloy6946
    @gerardcosloy6946 Рік тому

    Great video man, I really love these tone quest type things.

  • @francescotolin1170
    @francescotolin1170 Рік тому

    Great vid, and great fun to watch this!

  • @jamesauto6491
    @jamesauto6491 Рік тому

    I love your videos man, either stuff about Josh or just about fuzz pedals. Keep up the awesome work man

  • @rob9340
    @rob9340 Рік тому +22

    I congratulate you dude! Forget the naysayers. From someone who has listened so intently to this record over 20 something years, I think your recordings were so very good. We all know the million different variants involved, mic placing, mic distance, types of cables, condition of amps, condition of strings, if someone farted in the left of the room etc,etc,etc. Great job buddy. I really enjoy your passion to work out how all these amazing sounds on these records we cherish so deeply.
    Amen Bro. Keep Going! I will definitely keep watching.

    • @LivingroomGearDemos
      @LivingroomGearDemos  Рік тому +9

      Thanks, Rob! I know I was able to get the farting right, at least.

  • @octave-up-up-up
    @octave-up-up-up Рік тому +6

    So sick! You did an incredible job, and I loved the sentiment at the end; these kinda exercises increase our 'vocabulary' and familiarity with tools, and ultimate serve to bolster our skills ✌

  • @loopydemos
    @loopydemos Рік тому

    Impressive work. This was fun to watch.

  • @scoopitydoop
    @scoopitydoop Рік тому

    Sounds killer!! Congrats!

  • @LGCPz
    @LGCPz Рік тому

    Phenomenal job man! I always enjoy watching your videos especially the QotSA ones

  • @yukefort8402
    @yukefort8402 Рік тому

    Great video Eirik! Knocked this one outta the park!

  • @RodrigoOliveira81
    @RodrigoOliveira81 Рік тому

    Nice hard work! It sounds perfect!

  • @gregguepy763
    @gregguepy763 Рік тому

    Wow amazing work here that sounded amazing

  • @AlanShortySwanson
    @AlanShortySwanson Рік тому

    Sounds awesome. Great job, man.

  • @distortion_plus
    @distortion_plus Рік тому

    Great work, great playing!

  • @ericomonk
    @ericomonk Рік тому

    Great video, great job, great guitar skills, great recording study, thanx bro!

  • @Crazyness2122
    @Crazyness2122 Рік тому

    Your incredible dude. Please don't stop.

  • @redcraft31
    @redcraft31 Рік тому

    You nailed that tone man, it's crazy !

  • @matthiasdominguez5281
    @matthiasdominguez5281 Рік тому

    Man that’s insane! Great job! + it’s a nice exercise
    Well done 👊

  • @bisaillion
    @bisaillion Рік тому

    WOW! That's so cool. Nicely done

  • @gunaykorkmaz8253
    @gunaykorkmaz8253 Рік тому

    Dude you’re insanely good! it’s crazy
    hoping for more videos from qotsa

  • @MrBeardsley
    @MrBeardsley Рік тому +22

    Great point at the end. Trying to recreate existing tones or even just learning what kind of gear and recording techniques artists use is an excellent way to expand your own sonic vocabulary.

  • @Tyrannosaurine
    @Tyrannosaurine Рік тому

    Great job dude. Interesting stuff.

  • @sweetfoampunishment3286
    @sweetfoampunishment3286 Рік тому

    Grrrreat work!! Thanks for sharing!

  • @ScottRadkeMusic
    @ScottRadkeMusic Рік тому +15

    Those Peavey Musician heads are some of the best solid state amps around 🤘🏽

  • @mellows1783
    @mellows1783 Рік тому

    This is cool. Played it so well!
    I highly agree with the learning part.

  • @JensLarsen
    @JensLarsen Рік тому

    Super! That was really close. Well done! 🙂

  • @akrmfk
    @akrmfk Рік тому

    This is a lot of work. Congrats man, this deserves a million likes.

  • @Nameless-rg7os
    @Nameless-rg7os Рік тому

    Broooo! congrats, it sounds amazing!!!!!

  • @matteogermeno
    @matteogermeno Рік тому

    Incredible, you got the exact tone man. Fantastic!

  • @obahrey5197
    @obahrey5197 Рік тому

    The tones in this video sound unbelievably accurate. Great Job.

  • @joanbernaus309
    @joanbernaus309 Рік тому

    Absolutely amazing! 👏

  • @taylorcrane6182
    @taylorcrane6182 Рік тому

    Nailed it. Sounds incredible!

  • @carloalbertofozzer4237
    @carloalbertofozzer4237 Рік тому +1

    That was astonishingly Good!!! I 100% agree with you on your reasons behind guitar tone learnings. To confuse learning with copying is the worst possible mistake one can make. There's a lot of humility and hard work behind the idea of getting things exactly the same as someone else did. Not only, this way, You can truly appreciate someone else's work but I believe it's the only way to find your own voice . Because the little things you do differently from it...now you know that is really you and your taste.
    Plus, I'm so behind you when you talk about how incredibly well played this guitar track is. Josh hommes 'attack' in this track is so powerful and precise that that's where a lot of his tone comes from! Bravo, amazing video

  • @AlbusBand
    @AlbusBand Рік тому

    My dude!!! That was exceptionally close. 👏👏👏

  • @hellishere13
    @hellishere13 Рік тому

    Taste like gold lml such a great video dude.

  • @EvilDragon666
    @EvilDragon666 Рік тому

    Massive props, man. You got super close!

  • @michaelwirth6843
    @michaelwirth6843 Рік тому

    Amazing work!

  • @chrisjw5
    @chrisjw5 Рік тому

    That was amazing. I love your stuff, I love your curiosity. You have really great ears and - I kind of hate you for this right now - you have a metronome for a right hand. Excellent work.

  • @darksparklermusic
    @darksparklermusic Рік тому

    You nailed it! Great job.

  • @coreybennett9223
    @coreybennett9223 Рік тому

    This is what I like to see on UA-cam. Thanks for your hard work.

  • @stevebogie8175
    @stevebogie8175 Рік тому

    Excellent job! You have tone chased well.

  • @ollysmit
    @ollysmit Рік тому

    Awesome trip! Thanks man.

  • @castrucciocastracani0
    @castrucciocastracani0 Рік тому +6

    Massive work mate, I'm really digging your nerdy qotsa content🤯 those magic sweeps...

    • @LivingroomGearDemos
      @LivingroomGearDemos  Рік тому

      A lot of the Ampegs back then came stock with Celestion G12 M70 speakers, therefore a lot of people, including me, are assuming that Josh often uses these speakers. I don't have any, but I do have Creambacks, which are similar. So that's why I decided to use a cab with those.

    • @castrucciocastracani0
      @castrucciocastracani0 Рік тому

      @@LivingroomGearDemos No One Knows...the exact speakers🙃sorry I had to do it... someone hit me

  • @mystagoda1646
    @mystagoda1646 Рік тому

    Great job! First time watching one of your videos and I really enjoyed your process, thanks.

  • @drumfeck5970
    @drumfeck5970 Рік тому

    The end result was insanely close, really nice job!

  • @rafaelbarerez7066
    @rafaelbarerez7066 Рік тому +1

    man continue you re a genius

  • @ricardoderada6463
    @ricardoderada6463 Рік тому

    Amazing job. Congrats

  • @mojojasons
    @mojojasons Рік тому

    Very cool!! You nailed it!!

  • @niandralades3666
    @niandralades3666 Рік тому +7

    Just searched my harddrive and found it there, loaded in 2016. Good thing I always download when I see gold on the internet :D
    Very good job recreating it!

    • @steveceo8447
      @steveceo8447 Рік тому +1

      If you're up for sharing it via a DM, I'd greatly appreciate it ☺️

    • @mikemorrisonmusic
      @mikemorrisonmusic Рік тому

      ^^^Same here, if you could share it, I would be so appreciative!

  • @sixstringsamurai55
    @sixstringsamurai55 Рік тому

    Good point at the end. When I was searching for my tone, I figured why not start from some of my favorite sounds and records. It's been a journey, but I'm confident saying I learned alot from my heroes.

  • @juanjosebusnelli390
    @juanjosebusnelli390 Рік тому +2

    I love that exist a chanel that is obsesed with queens of the stone age so I can love this band even more

  • @ajmuzik2922
    @ajmuzik2922 Рік тому

    Good job man!

  • @matthewmorton7681
    @matthewmorton7681 7 місяців тому

    Great point on tone chasing. Your videos are super useful. Being able to learn how to achieve iconic sounds is great for anyone that wants to record. Studio time isn't affordable for a lot of bands and having really solid information for free like this helps people have more ideas they can use to make better recordings.

  • @liqr6754
    @liqr6754 Рік тому

    A great Bravo !!!!! It was really awesome ! Thank you for this video !

  • @IanOPadrick
    @IanOPadrick Рік тому +1

    It sounds like a different take from the same sessions, really good work

  • @BlackofAzur
    @BlackofAzur Рік тому

    Great job , sounds ace

  • @Killstoff
    @Killstoff Рік тому

    Wow! Amazing, a job well done, very interesting video, thanks!

  • @deylanengel7251
    @deylanengel7251 Рік тому

    I think you absolutely nailed it!

  • @PeterHigbee
    @PeterHigbee Рік тому +1

    You are doing gods work. I love how you take such time and care with my favourite guitar sounds. Your version sounds fantastic. Much appreciated details . I too am learning from your process. Thank you!!

    • @brucearp4094
      @brucearp4094 Рік тому

      How does any of this have to do with God's work.

    • @GetBackinBlack03
      @GetBackinBlack03 Рік тому +1

      That will be ten Autopilots and twelve Our Hommes, my child.

    • @PeterHigbee
      @PeterHigbee Рік тому

      @@brucearp4094 depends on your guitar god and tone journey. I won’t impose my religion on you however.

    • @brucearp4094
      @brucearp4094 Рік тому

      Well I just don't joke about my soul and eternal damnation. I will pray for you

  • @Intermernet
    @Intermernet Рік тому +6

    One of the most eye opening things I learnt years ago recording guitars is that close mic'd guitars don't sound as loud as far mic'd guitars for the same level readings after gain adjustment. This also works when you use the mic off-axis. Pretty sure it's due to the extra distance causing the harmonic frequencies to slightly phase shift over the extra time, and therefore not cause as much destructive interference. Of course there's a sweet spot, and if you go past it it sounds like someone playing in the room next door, but it's one of the most powerful guitar recording techniques I know. If you're recording an entire band, it usually fails, but if you're recording a solo instrumental it's worth the 2 minutes of experimentation to see if it sits in the mix better.

  • @onethreefiveeye
    @onethreefiveeye Рік тому

    Very well done 😍

  • @Mee0tchy
    @Mee0tchy Рік тому

    I really enjoyed your video and the effort you put in! This is a standout guitar tone that really inspires me. Some of the coolest sculpted mids I've ever heard!

  • @DuusMusic
    @DuusMusic Рік тому

    I doubt that anyone can get closer to that verse tone. Great job!!!

  • @davidasher22
    @davidasher22 Рік тому

    I love it! This is a great way to learn technique.

  • @parkerhatcher224
    @parkerhatcher224 Рік тому

    I remember covering this song shortly after it came out. I was about 13. Absolutely scratching my head in rehearsals! We ended up, with some help. Getting decent tones. But you absolutely nailed it! As close as one can. Fantastic! Loved the video and appreciate your effort. Take care!

  • @EasyHeat
    @EasyHeat Рік тому

    This is fantastic!!!❤‍🔥

  • @mislavsmusings
    @mislavsmusings Рік тому

    Amaaaaaaaaaazing job here mate!!!! Yuge!✔️🔥😈💯🙏 closest I’ve ever heard it. At times sounded exactly like the record. Godspeed

  • @joemiller1252
    @joemiller1252 Рік тому

    Wow this dude killed it. Nice job

  • @juanjosebusnelli390
    @juanjosebusnelli390 Рік тому +3

    I would love to hear some guitar covers from this album with this absolutley tone

  • @klepetar
    @klepetar Рік тому

    thanks for your hard work..

  • @Jakeman90210
    @Jakeman90210 Рік тому

    Wow you nailed it!

  • @chickenlickin3820
    @chickenlickin3820 Рік тому

    nice, well done dude