GuitarDistortedRiff
All My Life Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters · 2000s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Trini Lopez (1967, cherry red, semi-hollow, stock pickups)
Pickups
Gibson '60s-style humbuckers (stock on Trini Lopez, likely original or PAF-style)
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording, 2002)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
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.
Amp Settings
Mids6
Bass6
Gain7.5
Reverb1.5
Treble6.5
Presence6
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Tone Character
- tight, percussive palm-muted attack
- aggressive, saturated high-gain rhythm
- focused midrange punch
- clear note separation under heavy gain
- crisp, defined pick attack
- slightly scooped but not hollow
- controlled low end, no excessive boom
- modern hard rock/alternative crunch
- minimal ambience, dry and direct
- articulate and punchy