How to Sound Like Them Crooked Vultures on Guitar: Mind Eraser, TONE Chaser!

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

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[@yukefort8402]

This band doesn’t get anywhere NEAR the credit that they should! This album was a masterpiece.

[@jjmassey2906]

One of the best albums of all time

[@alanagottalottasay997]

Agreed...I think it's the most impressive performances of both Homme and Grohl in all of their impressive catalogues. They didn't take it lightly to play w a behemoth like Jones and it shows start to finish....hot damn this is such an ironic bad ass record on every level!!!

[@christophergrundy4424]

Agreed. A hidden gem. I stumbled across the album only this year and am continually blown away on every listen!

[@wgb01001]

Bandoliers is the best rock song of the past 20 years.

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

its a good one indeed!

[@eoinmckiernan9988]

That octave on scumbag blues is just so good

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

Indeed!

[@IAMaRocker92]

Tone chaser based around Kim Thayil (Soundgarden) would be interesting to see

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

YES

[@EmptyDomoKanti99]

@@LivingroomGearDemos yes.

[@thelilyfarrell]

yes!

[@thelilyfarrell]

@@LivingroomGearDemos the sound of superunknown would be amazing also for badmotorfinger by soundgarden.

[@beastcoastfishingtv6466]

Peavey vtm-120 is the secret to the sound garden tone

[@HarryAndAGuitar]

YESSSSSSSSS

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

Noooo.

[@vocecaiunocontodomalakoi7541]

Always my go to channel when it comes to Josh and his stuff, you are incredible at discovering the secrets behind the man's playing

[@booneh]

I remember an old interview where Homme said most of the album was recorded on an amp from a Moviola film editing machine and Gorilla practice amps, with some other small amps in the mix, like the Gibson he used live. He got huge sounds out of these little amps with mic placement, which probably explains the heavy room mic sound.

[@peachmelba1000]

I have a Fender Frontman 15, which is a tiny little solid state practice amp, through which I run a bunch of tasty pedals. I can get tons of fantastic sounds.

[@pedrimdias]

For the next one PLEASE do the tone chase of QOTSA's Villains album....it is so unique

[@jager9022]

Oh yeah, 100%

[@StoneDeaf]

Love this! Really good break down for people to use writing their own stuff. Maybe I should make the Qboost again but under a different name and with different components.

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

you should ;)

[@bl4ckph4ntomm]

Great video! (As usual) Maybe some Post Pop Depression tone could be covered up in the future?

[@R3TR0R4V3]

Yes!

[@LieLikesMusic]

Heck yea

[@connormatthews522]

that really raw gainy tone at the very start is so satisfying, gotta hear a bass through that

[@xcomadrejax]

This channel makes you feel so creative and it motivates you to play and write music. I love it! Great work mate.

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

Thanks a lot Jorge!

[@tomfrank7]

Top 3 guitar tone albums for me, also my gateway into Josh Homme's music. Wonderful work!

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

thanks Tom!

[@silvioschmidt5346]

Also: please revisit Jack White tone (maybe White Stripes + Raconteurs + Solo sounds). Some other suggestions: Royal Blood, EODM, Wolfmother, Muse, Incubus.

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

Jack White is on the list ;)

[@pookachu64]

Raconteurs guitar tone is so so good

[@matthewhaggerty2826]

Soundchase MELVINS

[@markaochoa2017]

All these times are very spot on. Well done. Hoping for a 2nd album from the band!

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

Thanks Mark!

[@alw1340]

You’re a hero for recreating this sound! TCV has such a killer tone!

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

Thanks for checking out!!

[@BarnyWaterg8]

Maybe a video on the Dead Weather? That would be interesting

[@gabrielcurionidesouza4724]

Man i would love to see a tone chasing of arctic monkeys humbug, think you would rock it

[@silvioschmidt5346]

Man I love this series. You're doing it so well. It's not only useful for the TCV tone, but guitar production/recording in general. I wish I could give you those 1000 likes.

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@TheBrokenStairs]

I know another big part of the TCV album sound was using Gorilla practice amps and other 15 watt or less small speaker garbagey amps to get the breakup (likely also borrowed from EODM sessions). He also miked up the guitars acoustically to get more attack in the final sound, you can really hear it on headphones on Bandoliers! Great video as always man, we’re both around the same age and it’s good to know I haven’t been the only one growing up living and breathing everything Josh Homme!

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

Hey man! Yeah, I remember thinking about miking up acoustically when I first heard the record way back when. I didn't think of it when I made this video though.

[@desmondmoller1670]

Love your “how to sound like”videos! ❤

[@TSSVillains]

nailed that tone. One of our favorite albums!

[@alexgourdikian1741]

One of the most underrated channels on this website. Fantastic!

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

Thanks a lot Alex!

[@benedekgabor.]

Man you crushed it again! I would recommend Foo Fighters for tone chasing or Royal Blood.

[@yukefort8402]

Had to come back and watch this again. Such a great job Eirik!

[@NeverMars]

Yeaahh!!! Beautiful tones! I also loved the camera shots close to the guitar, I should use them for my youtube covers! Cheers!

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

Thanks mate!

[@benplayssongs8849]

Sounds awesome! Good work! One thing to add is that I’m 96% sure he’s putting reverb before distortion to get that crazy solo sound. That way the reverb is distorted and it sound wild and gorgeous. If I’m wrong try it anyways it’s amazing (but I’m probably right :))

[@captainkirk70]

I'm sure you're right. I always do that because that's what the heroes did back in the day. They just plugged reverb or echo straight into the amp. No other pedals because the amp was the dirt. Jimmy Page, EVH, etc.

[@rubenspoolder3567]

YESSSS! THE SOUND WE HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR! THE COOLEST RECORD EVER

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

thanks for checking out Ruben!

[@ReverendRaff]

This is PERFECT!! Thank you! I'm definitely going to use some of these techniques for my band's next album!

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

Thanks Daniel!

[@lupang335]

The world honestly needs more Them Crooked Vultures...

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

yesss

[@lordvarmiok3384]

Amazing work as always! Also, how about some Eagles of Death Metal?

[@toferlewis3383]

Another awesome video. Not only do you help me in chasing other's tones, you always introduce me to new pedals. Thanks!

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

thanks for checking out the video man!

[@christempleton9656]

I've been geeked on this album since it dropped and you've really nailed the tone. Gonna have some fun and try to model these on my practice amp

[@LieLikesMusic]

3:21 Lmao xD I died. Also fantastic video dude. Like always you nail the tone and the visuals. Super inspiring.

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

thanks man!

[@offdutyjie]

One of the most underrated bands of our generation! Love your clips man! Really nailed it down bud! Keep these up! Really helping me discover my own sounds!

[@mattvgyo]

Thank you! Love it, need it, gonna watch it over and over Eirik!

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

Thanks Matt!

[@PublicEnemyMinusOne]

You are a wizard! Thank you. As for a new toner chaser, in regards to Jack White, I think a Dead Weather video could be very interesting! Thanks again dude 🤘

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

thanks for checking out!

[@W4TSKY]

Love the style of these videos, keep em up!

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

Thanks! 🤟🏻

[@mcox754]

So good!! You nailed it. Another one you should check out for a "how to sound like" is Band of Skulls. Incredible guitar tone. Check out the early albums.

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

Yeah love that band and those records! Saw them before queens once actually

[@mcox754]

@@LivingroomGearDemos that's awesome! Russell likes Jazzmasters and octaves and fuzzes and stuff so I figured you would like them haha.

[@GabrielSantana-jd5uf]

One do me favorite SUPERbands! You’re from outer space dude, I love your Chanel

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

Thanks Gabriel!

[@Bolle128]

nice. my fav homme tone person doing vultures. immediate like

[@янонея-ш4я]

That scumbag blues tone is pure bliss

[@darkpagemx]

Great job man. I don't have more words. This is completely full of good tips.

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

thanks for checking it out Carlos!

[@arturocabrera2435]

Hell Yeah!!!! Best supergroup of all time!

[@ortega.mp3]

Master! Next, please, do a Thrice video? Their tone is awesome!

[@TheMongobongo]

Great research man - inspire me to be a little more assertive in finding out sounds from watching videos and stuff. Or ill just let you keep doing it haha

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

haha, thanks man!

[@christophergrundy4424]

Fantastic stuff - great insights into those tones we all chase

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

Much appreciated!

[@ThePS3veteran]

would love to see how to idles but this will do as well:)

[@Fitzgerd]

Absolutely brilliant video, those 2 amps with the room mic sound huge together! Looking forward to the next one 😁👍🏻

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

Thanks Nick!

[@coreywoosley6998]

Dude I love it!! Keep'm comming!! You do an amazing job!

[@davidmaringka3340]

Nice, just what i'm looking for..

[@jesselawson224]

Awesome video! Love all these, especially cause I’m a huge josh homme fan!

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

Thanks Jesse!

[@jesselawson224]

Thank you! Got one of my favorite channels, your playing is great! Keep it up!

[@bwa_8]

C'était vraiment bien. Beau boulot 👌

[@alejandromejia6909]

Love this video, what about Radiohead? Greetings from Mexico 😁

[@boimesa8190]

Yes!!!!

[@sonofromel]

I was expecting you got a vulture mask or something. I dig your guitar.

[@R1GAMBLER]

at some point, Josh is gonna hire you ❤️ it may have already happened in a different timeline.

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

haha, I've heard rumours that he has seen some videos and just laughed at them.

[@cacadillac]

Would love a Cleopatrick sound like. They have a very unique sound. Anyway, good work as always!

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

Will check them. Thanks!

[@jmann_lol2937]

I've been waiting for a video like this!

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

And now it’s here!

[@larrybstreetfish5852]

Nailing the tones again...Sweet!!!

[@amanites24]

Yes! This is great! Keep up the good work man! Love this channel!

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

Thanks!

[@pedroo255]

Thanks man! amazing job once again. Fantastic tones out got there.

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

Thanks Pedro!

[@swempthebemp]

Amazing! Thanks from down under for another great vid

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

Graaet whhiite shaark. Thanks man!

[@andrecabral3423]

Just say josh homme and you have my like

[@son-of-a-schmidt]

Great video! This series is really fun to watch! How about: tone chasing khruangbin

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

Thanks for checking it out Timo!

[@karllongbottomguitars9192]

Super cool thanks. TCV need to record another album

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

they do

[@sveinpedersenguitar]

Fuck me this tone is so THICC and crunchy! Absolutely on the money

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

💰💰

[@MarkJohnsonJams]

Fuuuuuck yes. If only Them Crooked Vultures would do another record!!!!

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

Yeah man. We need it

[@siets96]

Awesome video as always man! Really like this new seriess 👌🏻

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

thanks for checking it out man!

[@Jacobcfuller]

Sounds great man

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

thanks!

[@peppyp7323]

so good thanks so much for these

[@MyToasterIsMoist]

Damn dude, this is excellent! Fantastic playing as well! -and maaaaan if you ever decided to do a full cover of one of their songs and happen to need a seasoned drummer... *wink wink* 👀

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

;)

[@GnarlyTones]

Outstanding man!

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

thanks!

[@alexdeo4962]

An Interpol, Incubus, or Alabama Shakes sounds like would be amazing. Or for more stoner rock The Devil and the Almighty Blues or All Them Witches would rock.

[@RiggsTaylor]

Awesome video as usual!

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

Thanks!

[@kaanarslan9270]

Keep going man great work

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

Thanks, will do!

[@davidkdanielson]

Nice job! Sounds really gooood!!

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

Thank you David!

[@ollelundin5567]

8:05 spot on

[@Gaslight.Guitar]

Nailed it

[@deadbeatzz5064]

Man youre a legend !

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

thanks sir!

[@gundam1966]

I remember getting an email by [e-mail] with the advice to watch "Them crooked Vultures" on television this night. Ii did not know QOTSA. Best music i have heard for a long time. These chords where so different . @Living Room Gers Demos: Thank you for your work and giving me a summary of chords an sounds of "Them crooked Vultures". Leaves me with much to learn

[@TheDan14587]

You just nailed the tone, absolutely perfect, awesome video btw! Anyway, do you have any similar pedals i can use instead of the fun machine?

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

Warm Audio Foxy Tone Box Fuzz

[@victorfideliss]

OMG, Amazing!!!!

[@mescaliiiiine]

I guess that Fun Machine is the one from the Qotsa song ?...

[@tomz1989]

So accurate! Great!

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@blissmanu]

8:57 what ‘s happening with our head stock Eirik, you’re disappearing ! Like Marty in 1955 :O C’mon, play some Johnny B Good! ;)

[@timvandijke5514]

Amazing sound!!! Can you make a tutorial for this rifs scumbagblues best song ever 🤘😁

[@gsus1567]

Perfect!

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

thanks!

[@sf-gs3iz]

Keep it up thanks

[@Josh-it6uy]

Sounds just like the record!

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

Thanks Josh!

[@asiergonzalez5260]

If you someday decide to sell that 335 let me know please

[@volcomLiberation27]

Is this possible with a PDF-2? QBoost is sold out :(

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

Not sure. It might add too much gain

[@R3TR0R4V3]

Yes, Josh used the first version of that at one time, the PDF-1.. it's got way more options than the Qzone. I have a PDF-2 and you can control the volume and gain.. Grab it! It's great pedal!

[@arjaygalarretta4134]

more!

[@brenomeira]

FINALLY 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

Fresh pooooots

[@brenomeira]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@янонея-ш4я]

YES!!!!

[@ConjuredUndead]

Earth needs more TCV!

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

ya man

[@akrmfk]

Does the ff embla not care about pedals chained before it? Unlike a fuzzface? Anyway, u're nailing the tone as always

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

It doesn’t give a flying F what’s before it :)

[@akrmfk]

@@LivingroomGearDemos lmao, hope this video gets u to 100k subs man

[@LivingroomGearDemos]

I hope it helps!

[@truce11]

Yessssss

[@tipeksounds]

yes !!