Riff Tone

Sunday Rain

Foo Fighters

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul (exact model unspecified, likely vintage, as per Pat Smear interview)

AmpVintage transistor bass head into old Seventies vocal mixing board (Pat Smear's main amp for most of the record), possibly with Orange amp blended in

PickupsGibson humbuckers (likely stock, as per Les Paul standard configuration)

Amp Settings

gain6

bass6.5

mid7

treble6.5

reverb2.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2017. Pat Smear used a Les Paul into a custom setup: old Seventies vocal mixing board into a vintage transistor bass head, with some tracks also using an Orange amp. Gear was intentionally non-standard for this album. No evidence of standard Foo Fighters touring amps or pedals used for this song's riff section.

Tone Character(10)

thick and mid-forwardpunchy and articulateslight breakup/crunchfull-bodiedorganic and unprocessedtight low endpresent upper midsnot overly compressedclassic rock crunchmodern edge

Difficulty

The riff requires solid timing and dynamic control to maintain the crunchy, punchy tone, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast playing.

Sources

Foo Fighters Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear Talk New ...

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