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I've just been to see QOTSA in Manchester this weekend, and after seeing countless bands the past year, in small to large venues, they really did impress me with their whole live sound.
Everything sounded lively, tight, well thought out and powerful. I know it is also down to their live sound engineers, but their guitar/bass tones were exceptionally good. You could hear every note, all the right bass runs and thump, the delicate guitar slides, and all of the vocals and backing. I've not seen a big fairly heavy band do that in a long time. Normally it's just all mid cut guitar and bass drum/snare....but they balanced the levels well as they do on their records.
It's good to see a band welcoming a balanced mix. I think Josh and Troy have some of the best guitar tones I've heard in ages. Heavy, thick and melodic but allowing the bass to shine through.
Anyone have any info on what they are doing guitar-wise? I know they tend to use a lot of vintage amps, unusual guitars, and big effects boards.
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I've been trying to recreate his sound, but so far no luck
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Yeah I played around with a PDF for a while but couldn't get close. Am off to see QOTSA tomorrow so will observe closely
Dr No Effects makes a couple of Troy signature pedals:
https://shop.drno-effects.com/product/troy-van-leeuwen-tvl-octavia/
https://shop.drno-effects.com/product/tvl-raven-filter-boost/
Assuming they're going for similar tones live that might be a starting point. It would certainly explain why everything cuts through and leaves room to hear the bass runs and suchlike.
Edit: here it is, worth a watch if you're interested in their approach to recording:
Closest I’ve ever got to QoTSA Sound was with a Diamond Fireburst. Was very, very close and had that distinctive midrange.
If you want some lullabies/era vulgaris Troy sounds you could buy my Yamaha TVL sig in the classifieds...
More QOTSA inspired tones available through my Alain Johannes pedal, ditto
Catalinbread SFT pedal seems pretty good for qotsa tones.
They were bloody amazing at the Roundhouse a few years back, and Josh was similarly phenomenal with TCV when they toured too.
in all seriousness, Troy’s into Fender offsets nowadays, seems to let josh hog all the low mids. They make an awesome pairing!
View my feedback at www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/1201922
View my feedback at www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/1201922
https://imgur.com/a/hGkRN