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Board to Death Ep. 8 - Troy Van Leeuwen (Queens of the Stone Age, Gone is Gone)

The Evil has landed. We caught up with Queens of the Stone Age guitarist and lap steel player Troy Van Leeuwen to take a look at his multi-amp setup combining the best of modern signal routing with the immediacy of old-school, “pedals on the floor” plug-and-play rock and roll raunchiness.
Troy’s rig uses two Rainbow Machines (one on the floor and one in the rack) for a tight, dry room sound to give his guitar its own place in the mix. Also on his board is a Tentacle analog octave, which Troy uses to give his single coil pickups some extra upper harmonic pop. “The Tentacle, for me, is one of the best pedals because there’s one setting: on or off,” he says.
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  • @evanlecarde281
    @evanlecarde2815 жыл бұрын

    TVL is the kind of player you want at your back. He knows exactly what's needed and hot to fill in the gaps. He really frees JH to move away from the riff when he needs to.

  • @BK-je7ww
    @BK-je7ww6 жыл бұрын

    Those cats in Queens all have such impeccable taste in gear. What a great video!

  • @EarthQuakerDevices

    @EarthQuakerDevices

    6 жыл бұрын

    thanks for watching!

  • @philipreedwallace

    @philipreedwallace

    4 жыл бұрын

    There awesome.

  • @sanchopp
    @sanchopp4 жыл бұрын

    He is a magician. I love this guitarist.

  • @turdferguson9190

    @turdferguson9190

    4 жыл бұрын

    No, he is a wizard...

  • @scarletmagnum
    @scarletmagnum2 жыл бұрын

    The La Croix bit killed me. 🤣🤣🤣

  • @rckstr1123
    @rckstr11236 жыл бұрын

    Are we just going to ignore the killer Motörhead set list in Troy's guitar boat?

  • @dimitricabral

    @dimitricabral

    6 жыл бұрын

    i dit not ignore this! :D

  • @SummersPep

    @SummersPep

    6 жыл бұрын

    they played together a lot...

  • @sachindevaraj
    @sachindevaraj5 жыл бұрын

    "I'm not like a great lapsteel player but I can make alotta noise"... so modest

  • @derkabronen
    @derkabronen6 жыл бұрын

    "Why not" ! that's the best reason so far I heard for having many many pedals

  • @TheRover1977
    @TheRover19776 жыл бұрын

    I was front row at this show! Directly in front of Troy, I also got to meet Josh after the show by the bus - absolutely killer night. Thanks for the video! This is awesome seeing more footage from that amazing night.

  • @MikeTaffet
    @MikeTaffet6 жыл бұрын

    Yeah! I was at the Agora show! Freakin epic! Even got Troy to sign my guitar

  • @EarthQuakerDevices

    @EarthQuakerDevices

    6 жыл бұрын

    Dude! Such a killer show. Congrats on the autograph!

  • @ryangunwitch-black
    @ryangunwitch-black Жыл бұрын

    Troy just thinks he's sooooo cool. (I mean, he IS and probably doesn't actually know it, which is evinced by how chill and humble he always seems.).

  • @jhartbby4908
    @jhartbby49086 жыл бұрын

    more of all things queens please

  • @EarthQuakerDevices

    @EarthQuakerDevices

    6 жыл бұрын

    watch this space

  • @tat5383
    @tat53836 жыл бұрын

    At 1:37 I thought he said “all the pedals are in Iraq” I thought what are they doing there???

  • @pedalfiles4441
    @pedalfiles44416 жыл бұрын

    Troy has been a busy dude. Gone Is Gone, QOTSA, Reverb Interviews, and now some EQD stuff. How does he have the time!?!?

  • @millyaron6437

    @millyaron6437

    6 жыл бұрын

    PEDAL FILES and Chelsea Wolfe

  • @pedalfiles4441

    @pedalfiles4441

    6 жыл бұрын

    How could I forget!? and thats just the stuff we know of... who knows what else that slippery two toned mammal is up to.

  • @sometimelater

    @sometimelater

    Жыл бұрын

    jane’s addiction, the damned, a perfect circle

  • @tarkenton3895

    @tarkenton3895

    4 ай бұрын

    The Armed!

  • @JamesPery
    @JamesPery6 жыл бұрын

    The Rainbow machine is like a secret weapon. can't wait to get it on my pedal board!

  • @pedalfiles4441
    @pedalfiles44416 жыл бұрын

    I see that he traded the line 6 dl4 delay for the boss space echo. Good move my friend.

  • @matutegarcia8604
    @matutegarcia86046 жыл бұрын

    Just perfect, the best for the best!!!

  • @EarthQuakerDevices

    @EarthQuakerDevices

    6 жыл бұрын

    thanks for watching!

  • @bengalvin9932
    @bengalvin99325 жыл бұрын

    EVERYBODY NEEDS TO CHECK OUT! the yamaha troy van leeuwen signature model guitar it is not made any more i had one in the dark red and sold it! and pretty cheap too! GOD DAMN IT! very cool guitar!!

  • @joeyfranco7950
    @joeyfranco79503 жыл бұрын

    That double neck shook me to the core

  • @delivrance3961
    @delivrance39616 жыл бұрын

    always class and good taste!

  • @elephantricity
    @elephantricity6 жыл бұрын

    La Croix, the ultimate musicians beverage of choice. See Andrew Forsman of The Fall of Troy. Its also great that earth quaker are such nerds that they all care about what other companies pedals good musicians are rocking..

  • @EarthQuakerDevices

    @EarthQuakerDevices

    6 жыл бұрын

    Totally! Pedals aren't some kind of PC vs. Mac thing... it's okay to mix and match. (Mac all the way, FYI)

  • @iwillnevergetone5
    @iwillnevergetone55 жыл бұрын

    i bet he’d be willing to talk more about the Echopark side of things now that it looks like he’s not nailed down by fender anymore. i could be wrong tho

  • @coupdegraceband8559
    @coupdegraceband85596 жыл бұрын

    Kickass! We were raging out at this show at the Agora! EQD & QOTSA Rock!

  • @EarthQuakerDevices

    @EarthQuakerDevices

    6 жыл бұрын

    Whoa! We were raging too! Rage! 🤘🤘

  • @eph_kni
    @eph_kni2 жыл бұрын

    the EQD La Croix (pamplemousse edition) is SUCH a good deal. Waaaaaay better choice than those vintage, over priced seltzers

  • @dbeardsleyor

    @dbeardsleyor

    Жыл бұрын

    Plus it’s transparent

  • @faunaflage
    @faunaflage6 жыл бұрын

    1:10 - I used to have that same Peavey head. I know he's using it for his dry channel, but it comes with an amazing fuzz built in. Really smooth breakup, single knob..

  • @Tury1799
    @Tury17992 жыл бұрын

    I really loved his guitar playing in A Perfect Circle-Mer de Noms

  • @Alex-jq5ft
    @Alex-jq5ft6 жыл бұрын

    holy shit i did not expect the la croix gag

  • @raviolitrail
    @raviolitrail6 жыл бұрын

    He needs to check out your fuzz pedals too. I have the Spires and it is amazing.

  • @JcGrubbsFilms
    @JcGrubbsFilms6 жыл бұрын

    Spotted that Used Kids Records shirt 🙏

  • @EarthQuakerDevices

    @EarthQuakerDevices

    6 жыл бұрын

    Columbus, Ohio's finest!

  • @JcGrubbsFilms

    @JcGrubbsFilms

    6 жыл бұрын

    EarthQuakerDevices - Damn straight

  • @djohnson2499
    @djohnson24994 жыл бұрын

    Loving the Used Kids Records shirt

  • @olfhering
    @olfhering4 жыл бұрын

    3:22 Motörhead Setlist!

  • @zgamer1154

    @zgamer1154

    4 жыл бұрын

    I flipped when I saw that

  • @xSGTxPEPPERx

    @xSGTxPEPPERx

    4 жыл бұрын

    Just noticed! I’m lucky to have one very similar signed by the man himself!

  • @MrJyetter
    @MrJyetter6 жыл бұрын

    Can any one tell what its on the gainstage drawer? Besides his signature Dr. Nos

  • @BellePhoenixTheSubterraneanSea
    @BellePhoenixTheSubterraneanSea3 жыл бұрын

    The Tentacle! I want it!

  • @JohnDoe-dh8xc
    @JohnDoe-dh8xc6 жыл бұрын

    I don't understand his use of rainbow machines

  • @EarthQuakerDevices

    @EarthQuakerDevices

    6 жыл бұрын

    With all the knobs at noon, the Rainbow Machine is basically a chorus. By adjusting the Tracking knob, you can offset/delay the effect from the dry signal, so you get a slightly modulated slapback that borders on a "small room" style reverb. It's a neat trick!

  • @JohnDoe-dh8xc

    @JohnDoe-dh8xc

    6 жыл бұрын

    EarthQuakerDevices Ah I see, I have mines set to a bit more lush of a chorus and a quicker slapback

  • @pedalfiles4441

    @pedalfiles4441

    6 жыл бұрын

    That is totally the sweet spot with that pedal

  • @lolekebaben

    @lolekebaben

    6 жыл бұрын

    If you listen to domesticated animals live on youtube you can hear how he uses it. kind of an chorus/slapback/metalic sort of thing. sounds really cool.

  • @tommymccracken487

    @tommymccracken487

    6 жыл бұрын

    I have basically all my knobs fully cranked except tracking and tone, and the exp pedal makes it more insane. no thanks, subtle! haha. Magic=always on

  • @HammerRichmanMusic
    @HammerRichmanMusic3 жыл бұрын

    The La Croix just killed me.

  • @mx1mx113
    @mx1mx113Ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤

  • @surrenderpark
    @surrenderpark10 ай бұрын

    What about noise gates or suppressor, are those rack stuff or stomp boxes in the racks ? How do they manage noise? Thank you

  • @gpiad
    @gpiad6 жыл бұрын

    MXR CUSTOM SHOP DUAL 90? What's that? New phaser?

  • @RDembowski
    @RDembowski5 жыл бұрын

    0:30 You're damn right

  • @Zilla__man
    @Zilla__man4 жыл бұрын

    He is who I want to be

  • @jasperbrieschke771
    @jasperbrieschke77111 ай бұрын

    what does til use the mini marshall cab at 3:33 for?

  • @sailorkid7522
    @sailorkid75224 жыл бұрын

    how is la Croix pronounced? I pronounce it "la crotch"

  • @EarthQuakerDevices

    @EarthQuakerDevices

    4 жыл бұрын

    "cräh"

  • @sailorkid7522

    @sailorkid7522

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@EarthQuakerDevices thanks guys :)

  • @hickorymccay2994

    @hickorymccay2994

    3 жыл бұрын

    I say "la croy"

  • @shoegazer1298
    @shoegazer12986 жыл бұрын

    👊

  • @EarthQuakerDevices

    @EarthQuakerDevices

    6 жыл бұрын

    👊

  • @joshmcderp5607
    @joshmcderp56076 жыл бұрын

    Time to get a rainbow machine

  • @snackweight
    @snackweight6 жыл бұрын

    Double neck all the way!

  • @ShiningTrapezoid
    @ShiningTrapezoid6 жыл бұрын

    What's he doing with that AxeFX?

  • @longshot789
    @longshot7896 жыл бұрын

    Best Dressed!

  • @JJ-bf6dx
    @JJ-bf6dx2 ай бұрын

    Travelling with all this gear must be nerve racking

  • @KalosPVP
    @KalosPVP2 жыл бұрын

    Someone who owns a Holiest Grail besides myself!

  • @tommorris2771
    @tommorris27713 жыл бұрын

    Saw queens live and this dude was hawking hella lugis into the crowd. I threw a full ass beer pretty close to the stage 2 times and when I saw security coming I threw my shoe lmao. I left peacefully

  • @hammerheadduck
    @hammerheadduck2 жыл бұрын

    “I’m not a great lap steel player” WHY TROY YOU ARE LYING

  • @vs5617
    @vs56176 жыл бұрын

    Sooooooo, I have like 50 bucks, what do I need to get first?......

  • @EarthQuakerDevices

    @EarthQuakerDevices

    6 жыл бұрын

    a job

  • @kyle8442

    @kyle8442

    6 жыл бұрын

    V S a job

  • @Les537

    @Les537

    6 жыл бұрын

    Weed.

  • @brianrodman1033

    @brianrodman1033

    6 жыл бұрын

    More money...

  • @blumeattempt9805

    @blumeattempt9805

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@EarthQuakerDevices hahaha, I have only 2 of your pedals but this answer deserve buy a third one.

  • @deadlegs187
    @deadlegs1873 жыл бұрын

    Hey! What does he mean by dry and wet? Thanks

  • @EarthQuakerDevices

    @EarthQuakerDevices

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi! Dry is your instrument's unaffected sound and wet is your instrument's sound with the effect applied to it. In this scenario he has his signal split into two amps, one of which is for effects. With a setup like this, you can blend the overall effects level to taste with your raw guitar tone. It sounds huge. Try it! Thank you for watching

  • @deadlegs187

    @deadlegs187

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@EarthQuakerDevices thanks for the clear answer. :)

  • @ChiliPumpTheFunk
    @ChiliPumpTheFunk6 жыл бұрын

    EQD!

  • @SonidoPrimordial
    @SonidoPrimordial6 жыл бұрын

    what ehx pedal is that: 4:02

  • @user-hq8mx7mn3u
    @user-hq8mx7mn3u6 жыл бұрын

    I thought the title meant that he left the band

  • @EarthQuakerDevices

    @EarthQuakerDevices

    6 жыл бұрын

    QOTSA and Gone is Gone are two separate bands

  • @hammerheadduck
    @hammerheadduck2 жыл бұрын

    1:24 my whole life explained

  • @christianadrian28
    @christianadrian285 жыл бұрын

    I’m mad asf cause I was supposed to go to that Cleveland show but I didn’t

  • @EarthQuakerDevices

    @EarthQuakerDevices

    5 жыл бұрын

    bummer

  • @philspill6854

    @philspill6854

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was stage right

  • @Rbastid
    @Rbastid6 жыл бұрын

    I fully suspect in the middle of the peddle board he uses when playing with Gone is Gone he just has a picture of Smiling Josh Homme.

  • @ericportillo8277
    @ericportillo82773 жыл бұрын

    Someone make a delay pedal called De'Layla

  • @Shoeg4zer
    @Shoeg4zer5 жыл бұрын

    Failure!

  • @EarthQuakerDevices

    @EarthQuakerDevices

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yep, thats the guy. Thanks for watching!

  • @fredward7476
    @fredward74766 жыл бұрын

    12 string Tele...jajaja.

  • @crypttonite
    @crypttonite Жыл бұрын

    would not want to be on a level with pedals racked & a tech. it’s no longer folk music it’s some product calling itself rock n roll. r n r is like mother nature bigger than people

  • @scottallen9556
    @scottallen95566 жыл бұрын

    Okay, I'm officially pissed off that Josh Homme appears to all but refuse to even discuss his Guitars/gear. He has a signature Maton and a truly unique approach to everything we want to see. There is no possible way for anyone to steal his style or sound. Seems to be a very pretentious move by someone who portrays himself as the coolest "I don't give a shit" kind of guy.

  • @EarthQuakerDevices

    @EarthQuakerDevices

    6 жыл бұрын

    Josh talked about this in a Guitar World interview published Sep. 7, 2017: "For years I kept most of my recording techniques a secret, and for some reason, I feel like all of that doesn’t matter now. I didn’t want to take somebody’s journey away by telling them what I did. But everyone has their own secrets in their world, and it’s also cool to share some of them." So maybe one day the secret will be revealed?

  • @EarthQuakerDevices

    @EarthQuakerDevices

    6 жыл бұрын

    Also, Josh is the coolest, and he does not give a shit. That is true.

  • @_KingOfCalifornia

    @_KingOfCalifornia

    6 жыл бұрын

    josh is about being original, if he were to give us all the secrets, a lot of new bands would sound the same... so be original

  • @themaryveils6382

    @themaryveils6382

    6 жыл бұрын

    Whatever you doooooooooooooo, don't tell anyone...

  • @JcGrubbsFilms

    @JcGrubbsFilms

    6 жыл бұрын

    Just watch his episode of Guitar Moves. You’ll be more than satisfied. As long as you want to see him profusely sweating and high, which is really his ultimate form