Queens of the Stone Age

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Dr. No Blameshifter
Troy Van Leeuwen reunited with Dr. No effects for the Blameshifter, a switching pedal that features a severed finger

By Phil Weller Published

It started out as a Queens of the Stone Age band room joke. Now it’s a gory solution for dual amp rigs

Guitar Pedals
Squier Paranormal Troy Van Leeuwen Telecaster XII
“An unusually exceptional budget electric guitar”: Squier Paranormal Troy Van Leeuwen Telecaster XII review

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The QOTSA guitarist's new signature Fender collab is a weird-ass Squier 12-string with Custom Shop provenance

Electric Guitars
Josh Homme of Queens of Stone Age performs on the concert as a part of 'Corona Capital Sessions 2025' at Estadio Banorte on November 12, 2025 in Monterrey, Mexico
Josh Homme on his “dumb system” for picking guitar gear

By Phil Weller Published

Homme breaks down his ‘unsupply, undemand’ theory, and how it helps him find diamonds in the rough

Guitarists
Josh Homme of Queens of Stone Age performs on the concert as a part of 'Corona Capital Sessions 2025' at Estadio Banorte on November 12, 2025 in Monterrey, Mexico.
Josh Homme has had his fill of cringe-worth party players – including, er... Harry Dean Stanton

By Phil Weller Published

Don’t expect to impress the Queens of the Stone Age man with your Wonderwall rendition

Guitarists
Troy Van Leeuwen poses with his signature Squier Paranormal Telecaster XII
Troy Van Leeuwen on turning his Custom Shop 12-string into a Squier signature, and channeling Robert Fripp

By Amit Sharma Published

The alt-rock chameleon explains how his new Paranormal XII Telecaster fits into the Queens of the Stone Age sound, and why the band are stripping things way back on their new record

Guitarists
Squier Paranormal Series Troy Van Leeuwen Telecaster XII
Fender launches first Squier Paranormal signature guitar, the Troy Van Leeuwen Telecaster XII

By Matt Owen Published

The budget model is based on the Custom Shop 12-string Van Leeuwen used with Queens of the Stone Age, Iggy Pop and Michael Stipe

Electric Guitars
Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age with his signature Peavey Decade Too combo amp
Josh Homme’s first guitar amp wasn’t even a guitar amp

By Phil Weller Published

It was a choice that set the tone for a career full of left-field gear picks

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Guitar Amps
Melissa Auf der Maur playing bass on stage
Melissa Auf der Maur on joining Hole amidst tragedy and her “Master’s in Music” with the Smashing Pumpkins

By Janelle Borg Published

In her love letter to the ’90s – the last analog decade – the Hole and Smashing Pumpkins bassist shares how she fell in love with the low-end and became an integral part of the noise-making generation

Bassists
Josh Homme poses with his Peavey Decade Too amp
“All I need is insurmountable odds. Give me your worst guitar”: Josh Homme is finally ready to talk tone

By Phil Weller Published

From flea market finds to amps that aren’t amps at all, the Queens of the Stone Age mastermind has begun to reveal his tone secrets – starting with the little Peavey that could. The self-proclaimed shepherd of the weird explains why it’s time to share

Guitarists
Josh Homme of Queens of Stone Age performs on the concert as a part of 'Corona Capital Sessions 2025' at Estadio Banorte on November 12, 2025 in Monterrey, Mexico
The signature gear Josh Homme turned down

By Phil Weller Published

Before working with Peavey, Homme had been approached by another firm for a separate piece of signature gear – but it never came to be

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