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Riff Tone
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Foo Fighters
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Trini Lopez (1967, semi-hollow, stopbar tailpiece, stock pickups)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Solo Head (100W, 2-channel, 1990s version) into Marshall 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1996-1997 for 'The Colour and the Shape'. Guitar and amp confirmed by multiple interviews and Foo Fighters techs. No evidence of live/tour substitutions for the original studio riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive and saturatedarticulate palm-muted chugspunchy midrangeslightly scooped but not hollowclear note separationraw and in-your-facesemi-hollow resonancehard picking attackminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff is physically demanding due to its fast tempo, relentless alternate picking, and need for tight palm muting. While not technically advanced in terms of fretwork, the stamina and precision required push it above intermediate difficulty.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Trini Lopez (1967, semi-hollow, stopbar tailpiece, stock pickups)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Solo Head (100W, 2-channel, 1990s version) into Marshall 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
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This tone has been researched 98 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1996-1997 for 'The Colour and the Shape'. Guitar and amp confirmed by multiple interviews and Foo Fighters techs. No evidence of live/tour substitutions for the original studio riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive and saturatedarticulate palm-muted chugspunchy midrangeslightly scooped but not hollowclear note separationraw and in-your-facesemi-hollow resonancehard picking attackminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff is physically demanding due to its fast tempo, relentless alternate picking, and need for tight palm muting. While not technically advanced in terms of fretwork, the stamina and precision required push it above intermediate difficulty.