GuitarCleanRiff
Times Like These Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters · 2000s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Trini Lopez (1966, red finish)
Pickups
Gibson humbuckers (stock on Trini Lopez, likely '60s patent number humbuckers)
Amp
Vox AC30 (handwired, studio recording)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2002. Dave Grohl stated he used his red 1966 Gibson Trini Lopez through a Vox AC30 for clean tones on 'Times Like These'. No evidence of other guitars or amps for the clean riff section. Settings estimated based on typical AC30 clean usage and genre.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain0
Reverb2.5
Treble6.5
Presence6
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Tone Character
- bright and articulate
- chiming clean
- open and ringing
- dynamic and responsive
- slight compression
- clear note separation
- percussive attack
- warm but present highs
- tight low end
- no audible breakup