Queens of the Stone Age – Rated R

Album 2000

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2000 album Rated R.

Music from Rated R

Artists on Rated R

Josh Homme

Roles:

Guitarist

Groups:

Kyuss Queens of the Stone Age The Desert Sessions Them Crooked Vultures Screaming Trees Eagles of Death Metal Sound City Players The Fiffiff Teeners
Gene Trautmann

Roles:

Drummer

Groups:

Queens of the Stone Age The Desert Sessions Eagles of Death Metal The Miracle Workers
Nick Oliveri

Roles:

Singer Bassist

Groups:

Kyuss Queens of the Stone Age The Desert Sessions Dwarves STÖNER Vista Chino Mondo Generator Bl'ast! Bloodclot
Marek

Roles:

Music Producer

Mixing Engineer
Trina Shoemaker

Roles:

Singer Music Producer Audio Engineer

Mixing Engineer Recording Engineer
Brad Cook

Roles:

Bassist

Groups:

Hiss Golden Messenger Megafaun Freeman DeYarmond Edison Gayngs Amateur Love Mount Vernon A Merge Group The Cook Brothers

Recording Engineer

Gear Used On Rated R

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Queens of the Stone Age – Rated R (2000). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Josh Homme

Roles:

Guitarist

Effects Pedals used by Josh Homme on Rated R

Distortion Effects Pedals

Stone Deaf FX PDF-1 Parametric Distortion Filter

Avg price: $254.00

It's a direct clone of the Maestro MPF-1, the pedal used extensively throughout Rated R. He now has two of these on his live pedalboard.

Guitars used by Josh Homme on Rated R

Solid Body Electric Guitars

Gibson Marauder

Avg price: $1,200.00

Josh Homme used a Gibson Marauder Custom during the bands Rated R era (2000-2001) to play songs that were in e standard tuning, as in this video of 'Leg of Lamb' from a 2001 concert at the El Ray theater in Los Angeles, Ca.

Solid Body Electric Guitars

Ovation 1984 Ovation Ultra GP 1431 Solidbody Electric

Josh Homme has used three 1984 Ovation Ultra GP guitars throughout his music career. One of the them comes in the sunburst design (as seen in this picture), the other is in black, and the last one is red.

Gene Trautmann

Roles:

Drummer

Cymbals used by Gene Trautmann on Rated R

Cymbal Packs

Zildjian Cymbals

Gene Trautmann uses Zildjian Cymbals, as confirmed in the credits/description on the UK version of the album "Rated R" (towards the bottom).

Drumsticks used by Gene Trautmann on Rated R

Drumsticks, Mallets & Brushes

Vic Firth Drumsticks

Gene Trautmann uses Vic Firth Drumsticks, as stated by the credits/description on the UK version of the album "Rated R."

Nick Oliveri

Roles:

Singer Bassist

Bass Guitars used by Nick Oliveri on Rated R

Electric Basses

Fender Deluxe Active Precision Bass Special (Duplicate)

He had a Red Fender Deluxe Active P Bass Special with Rosewood Fingerboard and single-ply beveled gold vinyl pickguard. It was used with Queens Of The Stone Age tours during and after Rated-R

Here uses it for this whole set: https://youtu.be/9duzlr4FQio?t=54s

He uses it for this entire set: https://youtu.be/OqvCHcPTOnQ?t=18m28s

Heres another shot of him using it. http://www.metalsucks.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/nickoliveri.jpg

You can find the Model here http://intl.fender.com/en-CA/basses/precision-bass/deluxe-active-p-bass-special-rosewood-fingerboard-chrome-red-1-ply-beveled-gold-vinyl-pickguard/