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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

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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

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Troy Van Leeuwen of Queens of the Stone Age with his 12-string Squier Tele
Troy Van Leeuwen debuts stunning Squier 12-string Telecaster while performing live with Michael Stipe on Jimmy Kimmel

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The Queens of the Stone Age guitarist says the oddball 12-string will be out this summer and is one of Squier's Paranormal specials....

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Troy Van Leeuwen performs during the 'Mark Lanegan 60 A Celebration' at The Roundhouse on December 05, 2024 in London, England
Troy Van Leeuwen explains why Queens of the Stone Age are not a Fender Strat band

By Janelle Borg Published

The alt-rock maverick doubles down on his love for offsets and the Tele's versatile tone

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Troy Van Leeuwen and Billy Gibbons
“Billy Gibbons brought some off-brand amp simulator to the studio. We heard him playing through this thing and it was like, ‘Wow! It sounds like f**kin’ Billy Gibbons!’” Troy Van Leeuwen might have just proven beyond doubt that tone truly is in the hands

By Matt Owen Published

The Queens of the Stone Age guitarist recalls a studio visit from the ZZ Top icon, and in doing so provides yet more evidence in favor of the ‘tone is in the hands’ argument

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Primus’s Les Claypool and Tool’s Justin Chancellor
Hear Justin Chancellor play through Les Claypool’s rig as this Primus-Tool supergroup take on Ænima at chest-rattling velocity

By Matt Parker Published

Members of the two bands and Queens of the Stone Age’s Troy Van Leeuwen teamed up for a double-drummer take on the Tool classic

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Troy Van Leeuwen, Josh Klinghoffer and Daniel Ash
Troy Van Leeuwen, Josh Klinghoffer and Daniel Ash could feature on new Jane's Addiction music in 2023

By Sam Roche Published

The guitarists all filled in on the band's recent Spirits on Fire US tour, as Dave Navarro continues to battle long Covid

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Troy Van Leeuwen (left) and Dave Navarro perform onstage
Troy Van Leeuwen is filling in for Dave Navarro on Jane’s Addiction's current North American tour

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Navarro has been battling a nasty case of long Covid since last December

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(from left) Andrew Watt, Chris Chaney, Josh Homme, Taylor Hawkins and Chad Smith jam at Malibu Elementary School
Watch Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction, Tool, Queens of the Stone Age members jam on classic rock standards at all-star benefit concert

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Taylor Hawkins, Chris Chaney, Chad Smith, Danny Carey, Andrew Watt, Josh Homme and Troy Van Leeuwen came together for a loose, one-off performance at Malibu Elementary School

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Troy Van Leeuwen: "People think you need all this extra distortion – if your amp’s loud and you get the speakers to move, that’s how you sound huge"

By Amit Sharma Published

The Queens of the Stone Age multi-instrumentalist dishes on his many projects, the pedals that define his sound, and his lavish new signature Fender Jazzmaster

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