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White Limo Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters · 2010s+ · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Trini Lopez (mid-1960s, red or Pelham Blue, as used by Dave Grohl on Wasting Light)
Pickups
Gibson humbuckers (stock, vintage spec, likely patent number or T-top style)
Amp
Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording, high-gain channel)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording for 'White Limo' (2011, Wasting Light). Dave Grohl confirmed use of his Gibson Trini Lopez through a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier for dirty tones. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the main riff section in the studio. No live/tour gear included.
Amp Settings
Mids5.5
Bass6
Gain9
Reverb0
Treble7
Presence6.5
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Tone Character
- extremely saturated and compressed
- tight and percussive
- aggressive, chainsaw-like attack
- chunky, palm-muted powerchords
- modern high-gain wall of sound
- minimal note definition loss
- raw and in-your-face
- very little ambience or reverb
- fast, punk-influenced downstrokes
- no audible modulation or time-based effects
Notes & Caveats
- No direct numeric amp settings found in sources; settings estimated based on typical Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier usage for modern rock/metal and the audible tone on the studio recording.
- No evidence of pedals or effects used on the main riff in the studio; all distortion is from the amp.
- No reverb or time-based effects audible or cited for the riff section.
- Guitar and amp confirmed for studio recording only; live/tour gear not included.
- Pickup position inferred from genre and tone (bridge pickup for maximum attack and clarity).
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. White Limo features an extremely aggressive, modern high-gain tone with tight low end, forward but not honky mids, and biting treble/presence, typical of Dave Grohl's use of a cranked RAT pedal into a pushed amp (often a Vox AC30 or Mesa/Marshall). The tone is dry and in-your-face, with no audible reverb, matching the raw production style of Wasting Light.