Josh Homme's Guitars

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.

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"Josh Homme is an icon in the making. He and his band, Queens of the Stone Age, are currently on tour. Josh spends a good deal of time on stage with his BelAires. He's made it kind of a thing. Josh owns BelAires 11, 73 & 86."

via MotorAve Guitars

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Maton designed the Maton BB1200 JH guitar based on Josh Homme's favorite Maton guitar, the Maton BB1200 guitar. Josh Homme is seen playing the Matton BB1200 JH guitar in this video.

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Replaced the Ovation GP as Josh's primary guitar when he started touring for Lullabies to Paralyze in 2005 as new songs written in standard tuning entered the setlist and he started using Matons and MotorAves for C-tuning. Saw continued use through the Era Vulgaris/Self-Titled tour as well

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"I've started getting into Guild's guitars. They make a lot of great stuff. This is the guitar that I always take to my hotel room because it's acoustic but it's very thin and plays like an electric. I've had it for about 15 years. I don't really plug it in, but it can play like an electric," says Josh Homme about the Guild? S4CE-NT Songbird guitar.

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In this source Josh Homme can be seen using a Epiphone ES-335 Dot Ebony on stage.

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At 12;46 you can see Josh using one during a video about the recording of 'Lullabies to Paralyze' as he is playing part of 'Everyone Knows You Are Insane'

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At the "Post Pop Depression" Tour Homme can be seen playing a Fender Troy Van Leeuwen Jazzmaster.

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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.

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Josh plays a Mockingbird through this whole 1991 Sons of Kyuss set. The clearest shot can be seen at :33s. He can also be seen playing it on other early Kyuss shows, such as this one in 1991: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx978xayPG0&t=1034s

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Josh Homme can be seen playing a Gretsch Corvette in this photo.

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Very self explainatory, you can see Josh use a Epi Lucille while playing New Fang with Them Crooked Vultures on the 2009 Reading Festival

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In this video Josh Homme can be seen with a Nashguitars T-63.

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Used a 91 Gold Top model and a 70's Les Paul Double Cut Junior. The Gold Top was given to Troy Van Leeuwen and the Double Cut Les Paul Junior was borrowed from Dave Catching. Homme nowadays claims he's never played a Les Paul.

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In this photo, Josh can be seen playing through a '72 Telecaster custom.

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Can be seen throughout the Era Vulgaris/Self-Titled Reissue tours. Said to have been found in a garage sale by one of Josh's friends.

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On the cover of the No One Knows Single, Josh Homme can be seen holding a Danelectro Convertible.

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"I have one...it doesn't look good on anybody," says Josh Homme about the Casio DG-20 Digital Guitar.

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The guitar was made as a short run for Josh Homme.

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Josh Homme can be seen using this guitar in the No One Knows music Video.

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Josh playing an Epiphone Casino Coupe. Note: the neck joins at the 16th fret.

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Josh Homme plays this guitar in the music video for "Make It Wit Chu" by Queens of the Stone Age

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In this Video Josh Homme is using a gibson J-45 Acoustic guitar. Josh can also be seen with this guitar in several other live performances. Josh most likely uses it because of the good sound and the simplicity of the guitar.

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Josh Homme uses an Ampeg Dan Armstrong Plexi Guitar in the music video for Sick, Sick, Sick.

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The "Betty Blue" guitar by Maton, also known as the Maton BB1200 Guitar, has been widely used by Josh Homme. Based on different appearances, it's believed that Josh Homme owns several Maton BB1200 Guitars in various colors: blue, red, black, red wine, and tobacco sunburst.

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In this photo, Homme is seen with Gibson ES-225. This photo originates from Sound on Sound article.

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In this video, Josh is seen using this 9 string guitar made by Echopark (based of the Esperanto Z). The 3 lower strings are doubles (similar to a 12 string) and the three higher are regular.

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Josh Homme is known to own a Maton BB1200 DLX Guitar, as mentioned by Maton.

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Josh's guitar of choice on the song "Gunman" by Them Crooked Vultures

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In this photo, on Echo Park's official site, Josh Homme can be seen holding a Esperanto-Z.

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