{"id":365856,"date":"2026-10-06T13:58:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T13:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/365856\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T13:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T13:58:09","slug":"theres-a-lot-of-unsupply-and-undemand-if-i-see-a-lot-of-something-i-just-wont-do-that-josh-homme-on-his-dumb-approach-to-picking-gu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/365856\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThere’s a lot of \u2018unsupply and undemand\u2019… If I see a lot of something, I just won\u2019t do that\u201d: Josh Homme on his \u201cdumb\u201d approach to picking guitar gear"},"content":{"rendered":"

Queens of the Stone Age<\/a>\u2019s Josh Homme<\/a> has always had an unconventional approach to his guitar rig \u2013 in fact, earlier this year the frontman revealed that his Them Crooked Vultures<\/a> bandmate, former Led Zeppelin<\/a> bassist John Paul Jones<\/a>, once called his setup an \u2018entire piece-of-shit\u2019<\/a>. However, Homme prefers the challenge of piecing together cheaper gear and janky guitars, as it often leads to more exciting results.<\/p>\n

In a new interview with Rick Beato<\/a>, Homme explains that he\u2019s often drawn to the gear that is often overlooked; rather than opting for the big brands, he\u2019ll hunt down the underdog. \u201cI\u2019ve seen a lot of Marshalls<\/a> and Les Pauls<\/a> in my life, and a lot of Strats<\/a>\u2026 what I don\u2019t see, that\u2019s what I\u2019m interested in,\u201d he reveals.<\/p>\n

While he labels his system as \u201cdumb\u201d, the mindset is to steer clear of any gear that\u2019s been pre-approved by other musicians. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of \u2018unsupply and undemand,\u2019\u201d he jokes. \u201cIf I see a lot of something\u2026 I just won\u2019t do that. We have plenty of that\u2026 [that approach has] largely been quite good to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Homme\u2019s affinity for using quirkier, more obscure gear was initially a decision based on cost. Just as Homme shaped his unique tone due to his inability to afford a tuner, instead doubling down and styling out a detuned guitar, a cheaper guitar was often more accessible for him. However, it\u2019s since become a conscious choice as those guitars can often muster more unique, unexpected tonal qualities.<\/p>\n

He also reveals that a lot of his earlier gear was acquired through scouring the depths of eBay, as well as being \u201can avid pawn shop guy\u201d while on the road. \u201c[Whenever I bought a guitar] I did not normally see, it turned out, six times out of 10, to be fucking amazing,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Some of his best purchases were often dirt cheap, too. \u201cSome were like 50 bucks,\u201d he says. \u201cSo the experiment to find yourself in what you do not see became this obsession that was really rewarding!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt made me feel very proud, because it was almost like confirming my own ridiculous metric for making choices\u2026\u201d he adds. \u201cI didn\u2019t need that confirmation, but I was like, \u2018See? If you use my dumb system it\u2019ll work out this way.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Back in March, Homme pulled back the curtain and allowed a glimmer of insight into his quirky rig. In an interview with Guitar World<\/a>, he recalled how some of his cheapest guitar rigs would provide him with an \u201cinstant Kinks\u201d vibe, noting that some of his most interesting tone comes from old school, cost-efficient Japanese guitars.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs I got older, I realised that the Japanese \u2013 because of the post-World War II economy \u2013 couldn\u2019t get the best stuff, so they had shitty beginnings,\u201d he explained. \u201cThey did the best they could. It\u2019s really well-made shit, and it creates this unforgettable sound. I went through this phase of buying Japanese guitars; they were cheap, so it was an easy experiment.\u201d<\/p>\n

In terms of Queens Of The Stone Age, the band\u2019s latest record, Perfecth, is due to drop October 30. Three singles are currently out, with the latest tongue-in-cheek release, Where The Goth Girls At? joining Insignificant Other\u00a0and\u00a0Easy Street.<\/p>\n

Queens Of The Stone Age\u2019s Perfecth drops on October 30. You can\u00a0pre-order it now<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Queens of the Stone Age\u2019s Josh Homme has always had an unconventional approach to his guitar rig \u2013…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":365857,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[45548,9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-365856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-artist","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=365856"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365856\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/365857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=365856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=365856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=365856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}