Riff Tone

Good Grief

Foo Fighters

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s, as used by Dave Grohl on Foo Fighters debut album)

AmpMarshall MS-2 (used in combination with Pro Co RAT pedal for main riff crunch, as per forum evidence)

PickupsGibson humbuckers (stock, likely 490R/498T or similar)

Amp Settings

gain7

bass5

mid6

treble6.5

reverb2

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

distortionPro Co Pro Co RAT

Notes

Studio recording, 1994-1995. Gear confirmed for riff section: Les Paul Standard into Marshall MS-2 mini amp, with Pro Co RAT pedal for distortion. No evidence of additional effects or alternate guitars/amps for this section.

Tone Character(10)

raspy, saturated crunchfuzzy, aggressive attacktight, focused rhythmmidrange biteslightly compressed feelraw, garage-rock edgepunchy power chordsminimal ambiencepercussive pick attackdistinct RAT-style distortion

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, aggressive power chord playing with tight palm muting and precise rhythm, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex chord voicings.

Sources

Trying to find a pedal to get the Foo Fighters crunch | Page 2 Dave's use of the Pro Co Rat. : r/Foofighters Trying to get that Foo Fighter rock sound through my amp need help

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