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Riff Tone

All My Life

Foo Fighters

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Trini Lopez (1967, cherry red, semi-hollow, stock pickups)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording, 2002)
PickupsGibson '60s-style humbuckers (stock on Trini Lopez, likely original or PAF-style)

Amp Settings

gain7.5
bass6
mid6
treble6.5
reverb1.5
presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording for 'All My Life' (2002). Dave Grohl tracked most Foo Fighters guitar parts with his 1967 Gibson Trini Lopez through a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier. No evidence of live/tour gear or alternate guitars for this specific riff section. No pedalboard effects confirmed for the studio recording; all distortion is amp-based.

Tone Character(10)
tight, percussive palm-muted attackaggressive, saturated high-gain rhythmfocused midrange punchclear note separation under heavy gaincrisp, defined pick attackslightly scooped but not hollowcontrolled low end, no excessive boommodern hard rock/alternative crunchminimal ambience, dry and directarticulate and punchy

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate palm muting and alternate picking at a high tempo, with tight control to maintain clarity and aggression. While not technically advanced in terms of note choice, the speed, stamina, and precision required make it challenging for intermediate players.

Sources

Epiphone Dave Grohl DG-335 review - Guitar WorldDave Grohl's guitars: the 6-strings behind the Foo Fighters

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