Josh Homme's Effects Pedals

Used live during the Songs for the Deaf and Post Pop Depression tours. The former is documented by www.stonerrock.com's Queens of the Stone Age page and this July 6, 2004 eyewitness account from DIYstompboxes.com user Prive, while the latter is documented by a March 30, 2016 Instagram post by Sarah Lipstate of Homme's board from a show at Keller Auditorium.

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Josh Boss Tuner used in the Kyuss days. I guess he still use that. On the other pic, you can see a boss overdrive really clearly. Don't know the other one. Probably the boss tuner and a volume pedal. Josh was also spotted with an Electro Harmonix Bass Micro-synth. Travis sended that good peice of info too : "I was at the Troubadour show (the one on the SFTD DVD) and was standing right in front of Josh. His pedals for that show were an Ernie Ball volume pedal, on old beat up Boss SD-1, a Way Huge Aqua Puss (400ms analog delay - rare and expensive), and he had a Whirlwind Selector pedal covered in bright green tape with "BONUS" written over the A + B switch. (I think I also saw it on the Letterman performance)"

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He used a SD1 Boss always "on" in the QOTSA Argentinian shows, of course, Ampegs everywhere.

Saludos, Marcelo.

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Ok, you guys freaked me out about posting Josh's pedalboard. But he said it was ok so here it is again: Josh Homme's pedalboard for the post pop depression tour with Iggy Pop!

An article about Boss SD-1 published in January 2023 Guitar World issue also talks about settings Homme used on the pedal. Both level and tone knobs were set to 10, while drive was set to 0.

Kosh has used the SD-1 with a vintage Ampeg amp with a distinctive midrange peak along with a Boss GE-7 graphic EQ to further boost 400Hz. This SD-1 setting adds sizzle and clarity to his thick-as-molasses midrange.

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This newer Fulltone FatBoost 3 FB-3 Guitar Effects Pedal is found in Josh Homme's pedalboard #1, a part of his Queens of the Stone Age gear setup.

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Josh Homme uses the original Univox Super-Fuzz Pedal in his second pedalboard configuration, an important component that Homme uses in the Queens of the Stone Age.

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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.

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The Fulltone Ultimate Octave Pedal is part of rock guitarist Josh Homme's pedalboard, the one being used in the Queens of the Stone Age setup.

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This Boss GE-7 Equalizer Pedal is used by guitarist Josh Homme for his pedalboard setup in the Queens of the Stone Age.

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Dan Druff (Guitar Tech) tells that one of the main pedals Josh used during SftD was the ZVex Super Hard On (00:24)

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In 0:35 we can see silver Klon Centaur lying on the floor.

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This is what Josh Homme used to use before he switched to the Stone Deaf FX PDF-1. From the Stone Deaf site:

The PDF-1 is based on the Maestro Parametric Filter MPF-1 that was designed by Bob Moog back in the 1970's for Gibson Norlin. This original pedal is used by Alex Lifeson of Rush and more notably Joshua Homme of Queens Of The Stone Age (Its all over the rated R album).

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Josh Homme uses the Electro-Harmonix Octave Multiplexer Pedal in his guitar gear setup for the Queens of the Stone Age.

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Josh Homme uses the Fuzzrocious Demon overdrive pedal to enhance his sound, particularly after engaging his whammy pedal. This is noted on the Fuzzrocious Pedals clientele page.

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The Dunlop Crybaby QZ-1 Q-Zone Pedal is featured in Josh Homme's pedalboard, the one used for the Queens of the Stone Age.

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This Boss RE-20 Space Echo Delay Pedal is seen in Josh Homme's pedalboard for the Queens of the Stone Age.

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Josh Homme uses the Electro-Harmonix Micro POG Polyphonic Octave Generator, as detailed in the article "Josh Homme’s Pedals, Amplifiers, and Guitars" by Custom Boards Finland.

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Josh Homme's gear includes an MXR M-101 Phase 90 pedal, according to Dunlop's website.

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At 1:20 in this video, Josh Homme is seen using his Boss DD-7 Digital Delay Pedal.

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In 1:01 we can see Josh turning on his Matchless Hotbox I

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absolutely certain its a rotovibe. look around 1:38

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Used in the studio / live on I Appear Missing, also during parts of Burn The Witch.

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The original POG can be seen on Josh's board for QotSA in this picture.

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At 2:40 you see what appears to be an Aqua Puss near josh's feet

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The Moog Moogerfooger MF-101 Low Pass Envelope Filter is a part of guitarist Josh Homme's second pedalboard, one that is used in the Queens of the Stone Age gear setup.

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Josh's pedals for performance at Vintage Vinyl in NJ (2013) with his Dunlop Volume Pedal.

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Pedalboard #2 for Josh Homme in the Queens of the Stone Age includes the Moog Moogerfooger MF-104Z Analog Delay.

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In source photo we can see Ernie Ball volume pedal in Josh's pedalboard. He was using it for the most time of QOTSA before switching to Dunlop volume pedal.

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Josh Homme incorporates the SIB Electronics EchoDrive Delay into his pedalboard setup for Them Crooked Vultures, as detailed on Effectsbay.

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Josh uses this power supply on one of his QotSA boards, as seen in this picture.

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We can see Fulltone Clyde Deluxe wah-wah at the beginning of his pedals chain.

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Josh Homme uses the Fulltone FatBoost V-1 Pedal in one of his pedalboards for the band Queens of the Stone Age.

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Used for "Feet Don't Fail Me", as stated by co-producer and engineer Mark Rankin in this October 26, 2017 AudioTechnology interview.

On the modulation side, Rankin said they used the Electro-Harmonix Mellotron pedal for any string sounds. Towards the end of Feet Don’t Fail Me, “that was Josh playing one of those. It’s almost like a string sample straight off.”

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