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Riff Tone

Floaty

Foo Fighters

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (Tobacco Sunburst, likely 1980s/early 1990s)
AmpMarshall JCM900
PickupsHumbuckers (stock Gibson, passive)

Amp Settings

gain0
bass5
mid6
treble6.5
reverb2.5
presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1994; gear confirmed for Foo Fighters debut album sessions; clean tone for riff/verse section. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for clean sections. No pedalboard or live rig info relevant to this recording.

Tone Character(10)
crisp and glassyslightly compressedclear note separationwarm low endchimey highsdynamic responseminimal breakupopen and airystudio clarityno audible drive

Difficulty

The riff requires clean, accurate chord work with open strings and dynamic picking, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo.

Sources

Foo Fighters 1st record guitars/pedals? : r/FoofightersTrying to get that Foo Fighter rock sound through my amp need help

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