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What kind of guitar does Josh Homme play?

evenflow1010evenflow1010 Posts: 48
edited June 2007 in Musicians and Gearheads
I've always loved the sound and look of his guitars. Anyone know what brand are any of the guitars that he plays?
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  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    this one?
    http://www.sebastian-m-aus-a.de/inaction/rockamring2003/festival_fotos/QOTSA07.jpg

    appears to be an ovation GP

    from wikipedia
    Homme's traditional setup has been Ovation Ultra GP guitars (3 different finishes, though the wine red one is rarely seen) played through a collection of Ampeg Vt-22 combos. The Ovation guitars were part of a limited production run, with less than 1000 made in 1984. Homme is evasive about his guitar equipment, choosing to either change the subject or even lie when asked about his setup in interviews. However it has been established that Homme owns three 1984 Ovation GPs (one sunburst, one black, and one red),[5] and that he often downtunes his guitar to C standard.

    During the tours up until Lullabies to Paralyze, Homme used the following:

    * Gibson Marauder Custom
    * Maton MS503
    * Maton MS524
    * Epiphone Dot Black

    For the Lullabies to Paralyze tour and record, he has retired the GPs, and plays almost exclusively semihollow guitars, including:

    * Maton BB1200 "Betty Blue" in Black, Blue, Red Wine and a Tobacco with Scroll Tailpiece
    * Motor Ave Bel Aire - Black with Silver scratchplate
    * Maton MS526 with Bigsby
    * Maton MS500 12 String Homme Signature (Josh Homme's signature guitar)
    * Gibson Barney Kessel Signature
    * Yamaha SA503 TVL in Black (Troy Van Leeuwen's signature guitar)
    * Teisco '68 V-2

    For the "Blues for the Red Sun" tour with Kyuss in 1993, Homme used a cream colored Gibson Les Paul and a SG. This guitar was also used during Homme's tour with the Screaming Trees after Kyuss' break-up.

    In addition to guitar Homme plays bass guitar, such as on "Burn the Witch" and "Long Slow Goodbye," as well as every track on QOTSA's debut album except for "You Would Know" and "Give the Mule What He Wants." Homme also plays the drums with Eagles of Death Metal, on The Desert Sessions as well as on some QOTSA tracks.[\quote]

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Homme
  • evenflow1010evenflow1010 Posts: 48
    WOW! What a plethora of information. Thanks a lot!
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