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Kit Bardone (born Thomas ; born August 2, 1990) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and author. He is the founder of the rock band King Mob, in which he sings and plays the guitar, as well as occasionally playing the piano, drums, and bass. He also serves as the band's primary songwriter.

Early life
Thomas was born in Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital in Hammersmith in 1990. He was raised in West London in Hanwell, Ealing. During his youth, 's family relocated to Chalfont St Peter in Buckinghamshire. After struggling to fit in, was expelled from school. He was moved to a private school, Claires Court School in Maidenhead. It was during this time that he was introduced to Punk rock music through a high school friend. To a young, the music was life-changing.

Early Bands
During High School in the early 2000s, formed

Pseudonyms
Homme adopted the pseudonym "Carlo Von Sexron" to credit his playing of bass, keyboard, piano, and drums on such albums as The Desert Sessions Volumes 3 & 4, Queens of the Stone Age, and Peace, Love, Death Metal from Eagles of Death Metal. Homme is known as "(King) Baby Duck" to Dalle and the members of Eagles of Death Metal. He is also referred to as "J.Ho.", "Joe's Hoe" and "The Ginger Elvis".

Musical equipment
In his approach to choosing his equipment, Homme tends to look for the odd or unique, opting to stay away from the typical choices of other guitar players. In an interview about guitars in 2008, Homme claimed at the time to own close to 35 guitars, saying that only 3 of them were "really good". He declared that he purposely did not have a Fender Stratocaster or a Gibson Les Paul, but that he's always in search of intriguing, unique guitars, which are not always generally accepted as "quality" guitars, but are nevertheless great to use. He said that he tends to buy "weird, Japanese" guitars, or guitars that are already "scarred" and thus have a story.

In Kyuss, in an attempt to attain an original sound, Homme developed the unconventional method of downtuning his guitar by ear to a pitch around C standard, "tuning down until the strings started to flop, and then (tuning) up a bit." This tuning later became a staple of Homme's sound carried into Queens of the Stone Age. During the tours up until Lullabies to Paralyze, Homme used his Ovation Ultra GPs for such, while switching to first an Airline guitar, then his Gibson Marauder, Maton Mastersounds, and then finally his Epiphone Dot for other tunings. Following the Songs for the Deaf tour Homme desired a fundamental change, and retired his GPs from both live use and recording, and switched to almost exclusively using semihollow guitars such as his Maton BB1200s and MotorAve BelAires. Homme has been listed as a user of Seymour Duncan's SH-11, SHR-1b and SH-1 guitar pickups, but has been known to use many other brands including DiMarzio, Bare Knuckle, and Arcane.


 * Guitars


 * MotorAve BelAire – The first ever BelAire model was sold to Homme's longtime collaborator Alain Johannes. A few weeks later Homme ordered the second for himself, serial No. 11 in a black finish and with a silver scratchplate, fitted with Gibson P-94 pickups. The guitar became Homme's primary guitar during the recording of Era Vulgaris, after which the pickups were switched to Wolfetone Humbuckers. In 2013 Homme started playing two more, No. 86 in natural mahogany and No. 73 in silver for E and C standard tuning respectively, becoming his main guitars live and replacing his long used Matons and Epiphone. Homme also briefly owned BelAire No. 65, which was cherry with a black scratchplate, destroyed in an airplan's cargo hold in 2011.
 * Ovation Ultra GP – Josh's guitar of choice for recording and live use in Kyuss and the first three QOTSA records, Homme's original model, in black, was one of only a few hundred ever made in 1984. Homme came across the guitar in a record store in northern Idaho, paying around $200. The guitar soon became a signature part of Homme's sound, and in Kyuss, Homme used the neck pick up exclusively. By 1998, Josh modified the guitar with a Tune-o-Matic style bridge and stop tailpiece. In 2000, Homme acquired a honey sunburst model as a backup before modifying it to have a string-through body for regular use around 2002. In 2003, he replaced the sunburst on tour with his third GP- a wine red model, already modified to identical specs. They were used in conjunction with the main black model before retiring the guitars altogether in early 2004.
 * Maton BB1200 JH – The Josh Homme signature guitar expanding on his favorite BB1200, fitted with custom wound "Hommebuckers" and a trapeze tailpiece in a tobacco sunburst. Josh's personal guitar features a flame maple top and toggle switch on the lower bout, unlike the production model.
 * Maton BB1200 – Developed for Homme and named after his favorite prototype "Betty Blue", Homme also owns Black and Red Wine early production models.
 * Maton MS524 – Featured a Black Sparkle finish, tuned to E prior to the Epiphone Dot's acquisition, and later D prior to the MS503.
 * Maton MS520 – Homme's first Maton, given to him around 2000. Most notably used in the "No One Knows" video.
 * Maton MS503 – In a burgundy finish. Used for "The Sky Is Fallin'&thinsp;" during the Songs for the Deaf tour 2003 on in D standard.
 * Maton MS501 – White single pickup model belonging to Brody Dalle, used in studio.
 * Maton MS526 – Sunburst model equipped with a Bigsby vibrato tailpiece.
 * Maton MS500/12 HC – Developed by Maton in collaboration with Homme.
 * Maton Starline – White model used in Australia in 2008.
 * Echopark El Cuero Custom – Homme owns two El Cuero's custom made by Gabriel Currie of Echopark guitars; one features chambered 200-year-old reclaimed Honduran Mahogany from the Los Angeles library, a 300-year-old burled walnut top, and Arcane Ultra'Tron and Gold Coil pickups. The other has a green burst finish and a combination f/cat's eye style sound hole with custom Arcane crow engraved humbuckers. Both have a trapeze tailpiece based on a 50s Kay guitar and a custom neck shape.
 * Echopark Esperanto Z – Homme's newest Gabriel Currie creation, a large hollow-body shaped similar to his Matons in a Cadillac Green finish, with a custom Arcane bridge Humbucker and Gold Coil in the neck.
 * Echopark La Carne – Used prior to the creation of his custom El Cuero models.
 * Epiphone Dot – Homme's main guitar for songs in E from 2002 to 2013. In Them Crooked Vultures, Homme used the Dot as well as a Lucille variation.
 * Epiphone Casino – Vintage 1964 sunburst model with tremolo. Homme has said the Casino is one of his favorite guitars.
 * Fender Telecaster – Homme has admitted to being an avid Telecaster fan and has been seen using white and sunburst T-63's and a black T-72TL (Thinline) built by Bill Nash, vintage and reissue Fender Telecaster Customs, and a Fender FSR chambered mahogany model in Them Crooked Vultures.
 * Tempo/Conrad Bison – Rare Japanese Matsumoku-made 27-inch scale semi-baritone offset(s) that "wishes it was a Fender"; the rarer of which, the original red Tempo variation, was purchased at a yard sale in Boise, Idaho by Eagles of Death Metal bassist Brian O'Connor. Used for songs in E during the Era Vulgaris period.
 * Tempo/Univox UC-2 – Another Matsumoku guitar, a short scale in red burst reminiscent of a Fender Jaguar with a slanted bridge pickup, also similar to an Epiphone ET-270.
 * Teisco '68 V-2 – Japanese Mosrite copy used at the few live performances from 2004 to early 2005, pre-Lullabies to Paralyze, fitted with humbuckers.
 * Yamaha SA503 TVL – Bandmate Troy Van Leeuwen's (TVL) signature semihollow in black finish. Tuned to EGDGBE during the Lullabies tour for "The Fun Machine Took a Shit & Died" and "Someone's in the Wolf".
 * Gibson Les Paul Classic Goldtop – 1991 model with gold back and sides used as a backup in Kyuss. Now used by Troy Van Leeuwen.
 * Gibson Les Paul double-cut – Early 1970s Standard, 1 of 6 customized by "Strings & Things" in Memphis, Tennessee. Owned by Dave Catching.
 * Gibson Barney Kessel – Produced between 1961 and 1974, used around the Lullabies period, and in the "In My Head" video.
 * Gibson ES-225 TC – Used to record Lullabies, notable for its unique single middle P-90 pickup.
 * Gibson ES-125 3/4 – Also used around the Lullabies recording period.
 * Gibson Marauder Custom – Used for songs in E on the Rated R tour.
 * Gibson SG Custom – White finish 1970s model used as backup in Screaming Trees.
 * Ovation Viper – Used briefly as a backup in Kyuss, Screaming Trees, and the first QOTSA shows with Wellwater Conspiracy.
 * B.C. Rich Mockingbird – Used as Homme's main guitar up until Blues for the Red Sun, prior to acquiring the Ovation.
 * Ibanez X Series – Used very early in the Katzenjammer and Sons of Kyuss days, prior to the B.C. Rich.
 * Ampeg Dan Armstrong – Featured in the "Sick, Sick, Sick" video.
 * Airline Town and Country – Two pickup model in redburst, used in Queens for songs in E for the first tour.
 * Hofner Verithin 4575 – Rare German guitar from the mid-1960s. Used by TVL in the "Make It wit Chu" video.
 * Hagström HJ-500 – A reissue of the jazz box originally designed by Jimmy D'Aquisto and Hagström.
 * Gretsch Synchromatic G100CE – Archtop guitar.
 * Gretsch Corvette – Used briefly as a backup in Kyuss and brought back during the recording of Lullabies to Paralyze and Desert Sessions 9 & 10.
 * Gretsch Spectra Sonic – Baritone also used during the Lullabies recordings.
 * Gretsch 7660 Nashville – Early 1970s smaller-bodied Chet Atkins signature model.
 * Rickenbacker 360/12 – Black double bound v64 reissue model with "toaster" pickups.
 * Fender Jazzmaster – Used a Troy Van Leeuwen signature model on tour with Iggy Pop.
 * Burns Double Six – Homme used TVL's greenburst live on "Another Love Song" ca. 2003 and later in studio for ...Like Clockwork. Homme now has a rare redburst model for himself used on tour with Iggy Pop.
 * Danelectro Dano 63 – Baritone used in studio.
 * Guild Songbird – Arguably Homme's main acoustic, a heavy small bodied guitar structurally similar to its electric cousin the Bluesbird.
 * Martin D-35 – Modern and vintage models, including a late 1960s or early 1970s converted left-handed model.
 * Martin D-28 – Modern and vintage models.
 * Gibson J-200 – Natural finish.
 * Gibson J-45 – Vintage model.
 * Gibson B-45 – 12 string acoustic in sunburst with trapeze tailpiece.
 * Gibson Chet Atkins SST – Used at an impromptu live appearance at a Best Buy in Oklahoma City, among other places.
 * Yamaha SA-70 – Homme's main bass, a late-1960s hollow body in sunburst. Used all over Lullabies to Paralyze, Era Vulgaris, and ...Like Clockwork, as well as countless Eagles of Death Metal songs, Them Crooked Vultures, and other related projects. Used live by Homme in Queens during the Lullabies era for "Burn the Witch" and "Long Slow Goodbye".
 * Fender Precision Special – Homme's other main, an early-1980s P bass with heavy brass hardware and a maple neck, with the finish sanded down and re-stained. This is the bass Homme played prominently on Queens' self-titled record, as well as at least Lullabies, and Era Vulgaris and was also used briefly by Nick Oliveri live. Also used on numerous Desert Sessions and EODM recordings.
 * Gibson EB-2 – Vintage model used on ...Like Clockwork and live occasionally by Michael Shuman.
 * Audition Deluxe – Rare 1960s UK imported Teisco bass. Used on several numerous recordings including Eagles of Death Metal and Brody Dalle's solo album.
 * Teisco Del Rey EB-200W – Teisco's equivalent of a Hofner 500/1, a hollow body violin bass.
 * Christocaster – A crucifix-shaped guitar. Built from church organ pipes and a neck salvaged from a pawnshop fire. Built by Chicago luthier Fred Mangan. Homme also owns a guitar built by Mr. Mangan made of a household satellite dish and a Peavey guitar neck.
 * Andy Manson Lotus archtop guitar – Purchased during the recording sessions for Them Crooked Vultures.
 * Casio DG-20 Guitar Synthesizer – Homme calls it "The ugliest guitar (he's) ever seen," and that it "doesn't look good on anybody". Used by Julian Casablancas on "Sick, Sick, Sick".


 * Amplifiers:



During the early days of QOTSA much of his late setup from Kyuss was still being used, later Homme turned more towards Ampeg amplifers and cabinets, though throughout his career Homme has experimented a lot with different combinations of amplifiers, cabinets, and settings- especially in studio. When recording, Homme usually opts to use small, often cheap, low wattage amps in bright rooms rather than large, loud amplifiers. Here is a list of some of the equipment he has been known to have used:


 * Ampeg VT-40 – 60-watt combo with four 10-inch speakers. Owns both top and front mounted control panel models.
 * Ampeg VT-22 – 120-watt combo with two 12-inch speakers.
 * Ampeg V-4 – Head only version of VT-22. Used with Ampeg 2×12-inch, 1970s V-2 4×12-inch, Orange and various 4×12-inch cabinets.
 * Ampeg V-4B – Owns a couple of these, the bass version of the V-4. Used specifically around 2001 and during the recordings of Deaf.
 * Ampeg ST-42 "Colossus" – Flagship 4×12-inch stack of Ampeg's early ST-line solid-state heads, alongside the ST-25 Olympian (2×15-inch) and ST-22 Gladiator (2×12-inch) models.
 * Ampeg B-22X "Jupiter 22" – 50-watt vertical 2×12-inch bass combo. 1969 model.
 * Ampeg G-20 "Gemini 20" – 35-watt horizontal 2×10-inch guitar combo. 1969 model.
 * Ampeg J-12 – 18-watt 1×12-inch combo. Late 1960s or early 1970s top-mounted control panel model.
 * Ampeg Portaflex B-12XT/B-18X – "Fliptop" combo head later seen paired with the Colossus cabinet. Mid-1960s model.
 * Ampeg Micro VR – Miniature version of the SVT stack, 200-watt head with a 2×10-inch cabinet.
 * Ampeg VL-502 – Ampeg's short-lived attempt at the popular modded Marshall of the 1980s.
 * Tube Works RT-2100 ES – Custom built for Homme for use in Kyuss around the ...And the Circus Leaves Town period, still used for recording to this day.
 * Sunn Model T – Used for recording guitar and bass, experimented with in setups in 1998 and 2010.
 * Peavey Amplifiers – Known to use a Standard 260, Musician 400, and Solo PA in QOTSA and other models during the early days circa Sons of Kyuss and Wretch.
 * Marshall JCM 900 – Used on Blues for the Red Sun and Welcome to Sky Valley. Used with an Ampeg 8×10-inch bass cabinet and Marshall 4×12-inch guitar cabinets.
 * Fender Bassman – Owns at least two: a Blackface Bassman Ten and a Silverface Bassman 135 head.
 * VOX Amplifiers – Used an AC30 on the Lullabies to Paralyze tour and an AC10 for recording.
 * Orange Amps – 1990s reissue OR120 and OD120 Overdrive used in Screaming Trees and Micro Terror stack recording.
 * Greedtone JHI-100 – Head acquired just prior to the ...Like Clockwork tour, used live briefly alongside their RG-212 cabs.
 * Chandler Limited GAV19T – Custom 19-watt amp.
 * Altec Lansing Amplifiers – Owns numerous models used in studio.
 * Echopark Amplifiers – Used a Vibromatic 23 head with 2×12-inch cab and Vibromatic 13 combo on tour with Iggy Pop.
 * Guild Amplifiers – Has a Thunder 1 Reverb, and Thunderstar Bass head with 1×15-inch cabinet.
 * Gibson Amplifiers – Known to own at least three early examples, including an EH-185 and 150.
 * Epiphone Valve Junior – 5-watt mini-stack used for recoding and seen with Iggy Pop.
 * Gorilla Amplifiers – Long-discontinued cheaply made small solid-state amps, of which Homme owns several.
 * Supro Sportsman – Head used live with Them Crooked Vultures paired with a few different cabinets.
 * Teisco Checkmate 25 – Replaced the Sportsman amp in Vultures and supplemented with an Ampeg 2×12-inch cabinet.
 * WEM Amplifiers – As a group used a couple of heads as backups and two Watkins Dominator stereo amps with Iggy Pop.
 * Silvertone 1484 and 1483 – Used in Them Crooked Vultures, Iggy Pop, and in studio.
 * Klear Sound Plexiglass 4×12-inch – Cabinet for Supro Sportsman used in Them Crooked Vultures, constructed for use on the Era Vulgaris tour.


 * Pedals:


 * BOSS GE-7 Equalizer
 * BOSS DS-1 Distortion
 * BOSS SD-1 SUPER OverDrive
 * BOSS DD-3 Delay
 * BOSS OC-3 SUPER Octave
 * DigiTech Whammy IV
 * Dunlop QZ-1 Crybaby Q-Zone
 * Dunlop Cry Baby
 * Dunlop Rotovibe
 * Dunlop DVP-1 Volume Pedal (replaced Ernie Ball)


 * Electro Harmonix POG
 * Electro Harmonix Bass Micro Synth
 * Electro Harmonix Switchblade Plus
 * Ernie Ball Volume Pedal
 * Fulltone Fat-Boost
 * Fulltone Ultimate Octave
 * Fuzzrocious Oh See Demon
 * Fulltone Clyde Deluxe Wah
 * Lovetone Meatball
 * Maestro MPF-1 Parametric Filter
 * Vintage Morley Power Wah
 * Moog Moogerfooger MF-101 Low-pass filter
 * Moog Moogerfooger MF-104Z Analog delay


 * MXR Phase 90
 * Roland RE-20 Space Echo
 * SIB Echodrive
 * Smart People Factory Overdrive
 * Smart People Factory Distortion and Fuzz Box
 * Stone Deaf PDF-1 (replaced Maestro MPF-1)
 * Univox Super-Fuzz
 * Way Huge Aqua-Puss
 * Whirlwind Selector pedal
 * Z.Vex Super Hard-On