Musical equipment
According to Troy, the Queens of the Stone Age (and Homme in particular) have a "veil of secrecy" regarding their exact setup, in order to maintain a unique guitar sound. However, Troy eventually disclosed some information regarding his gear. He favors semi-hollow guitars due to their natural resonance. To prohibit "bad feedback", he stuffs pieces of foam into the F-holes of some. All of his guitars are fitted with a variety of Seymour Duncan pickups, most often Customs or JB. His guitars are tuned in standard 440, D tuning and C tuning. He uses Ernie Ball 10 to 52 for standard tuning, and heavy jazz gauge 12 to 58 for lower tunings. Troy has also said that his live rig is considerably different than what he uses during recording, due to the fact that he considers most of his vintage equipment too unreliable for touring.
In addition to guitar and lap steel, Troy has also plays a Clavia Nord Electro keyboard during live performances and recordings. After Nick Oliveri's departure from the band, Troy has also played an Epiphone Rivoli bass (or, alternatively, a Custom Yamaha SA-bass) during several Queens of the Stone Age recordings and tours following Lullabies to Paralyze. For the Era Vulgaris album, Troy was the primary lead guitarist—although he also occasionally contributed with keyboards, lap steel, bass, and back up vocals.
Guitars
- Yamaha SA503 TVL - Van Leeuwen's signature semihollow guitar, fitted with three P-90 pickups, two three way switches and a Bigsby vibrato tailpiece. Tuned to E Standard.
- Yamaha AES1500 - Hollowbody, tuned to C-standard.
- Gibson Les Paul - Troy has used several different Les Pauls in different finishes, particularly during the Songs for the Deaf tour.
- Gibson ES-135 - Was at one point Troy's main guitar.
- Fender Telecaster Deluxe - 1972 "Keith Richards model" reissue.
- Fender Telecaster Custom - Used from Era Vulgaris and onwards for songs in E Standard tuning.
- Fender Jaguar - Used from Era Vulgaris and onwards.
- Fender Jazzmaster - Used from Era Vulgaris and onwards.
- Burns Double Six - 12 stringed model.
- Epiphone Supernova - Noel Gallagher signature guitar in Manchester City blue finish.
- Yamaha SG2000 - Used recently.
- Various Maton models - Troy occasionally used a solidbody Maton during the Songs for the Deaf tour and a semihollow body during the recording of Lullabies to Paralyze.
- Chandler Lap Steel guitar - Mahogany body and palm tree fret markers. Tuned to Open E tuning.
- Silver Hercos .75mm picks - Same picks Jimmy Page uses.
Effects
- BOSS SD-1 SUPER OverDrive
- BOSS DD-3 Digital Delay
- BOSS RV-5 Digital Reverb
- D*A*M Rooster
- D*A*M Meathead
- DigiTech Whammy
- DigiTech Double Play Chorus
- Dunlop Carbon Copy
- Dunlop Crybaby Wah
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- Dunlop Rotovibe
- Ernie Ball Volume Pedal
- Fulltone Mini-Deja Vibe
- Guyatone Spring Reverb
- Jacques MS-2 MeisterSinger Analog Chorus
- Korg DT-10 Tuner
- Lexicon Vortex Reverb
- Line 6 Delay Modeler
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- Line 6 Mod Modeler
- Maxon FL-9 Flanger
- Maxon OD-9 Overdrive
- MXR Dyna Comp
- MXR Q-Zone Auto Wah
- T.C. Electronics G-Force
- Voodoo Lab GCX Audio Switcher
- Voodoo Lab Ground Control Pro
- Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 Plus
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Amplifiers
- Ampeg VT 22 Combo - vintage 1970s model. Used with a Orange 4x12 Cabinet , Or with a Ampeg 2x12 Cab
- VOX AC-50 CPH Classic Plus head - Used for lapsteel. Used with a Vox CPH 2x12 Cabinet (Van Leeuwen owns 2 Vox CPH 2x12 Cabs)
- VOX Brian May Special - With treble boost.
- VOX AC-15 - Used for the salt mine concert.
- Bad Cat Black Cat Amplifiers - 30 watt combo used during live performances. Used with a Ampeg 2x12 Cab. Also used with a Ampeg V4 amp head live.
- Bad Cat Cub Amplifier - 15 watt combo during recordings. Uses this with One of Josh Homme's many Ampeg V4 Amp heads, along with the amp above
- 1963 Fender Bassman - Used with a Marshall 4x12 Cabinet
- Vox AC30 - Used on the 2011 tour with a Vox CPH 2x12 Cab
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