Gardenia amp settings — Line 6 Spider V MK.II
The Kyuss guitar tone for “Gardenia”, dialed in for a Line 6 Spider V MK.II with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio cut, Welcome to Sky Valley (1994) — signature intro/main riff
Ovation Ultra GP (humbuckers, C standard tuning) -> Ampeg SVT / VT-22 / Marshall JCM800 + bass cabs, Tube Works Real Tube / parametric mid boost / fuzz
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 7 |
| Mid | 8 |
| Treble | 3 |
| Reverb | 1 |
| Master | 6 |
02Boss GE-7 Equalizer
Josh Homme mid-push EQ shape; cuts harsh top and boosts low-mids
03EHX Big Muff Pi
Bypassed for main riff; optional fuzz layer for solo sections
Josh Homme achieved this iconic desert rock tone by running humbuckers tuned down to C Standard into bass amplifiers with a pronounced low-mid push and dark top-end. Your Spider V MK.II is kept on a neutral Clean voice with low gain to prevent digital double-gain fizz, letting the RAT2 supply the gritty distortion while the GE-7 mimics Homme's famous mid-heavy, bass-rig pre-EQ curve. Rolling your guitar tone down to 7 tames the ceramic bridge pickup brightness on the Ibanez GIO.
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