 The music on Stone Temple Pilots was influenced by various styles , most notably country music and 1960s and 1970s rock . Various amps and vintage guitars from Dean 's and Robert 's personal collections were used to produce the desired sounds . Dean 's guitars included two 1970s Gibson Les Pauls , a 1956 Stratocaster , three Telecasters dating between 1965 and 1966 , and a 1960s double @-@ cut Danelectro . An assortment of amps were used , including 10- , 15- , and 20 @-@ watt Valco speakers and late 1960s 18- and 20 @-@ watt Marshall combos . Robert recorded the bass lines to " First Kiss on Mars " with a 1950s six @-@ string Danelectro Longhorn bass , and Weiland used Robert 's collection of vintage microphones for some of his vocals . Dean exclaimed , " Most bands do a retro thing and apologize for it . We 're unapologetically retro here . That was the whole idea ! " 
