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Riff Tone

Run

Foo Fighters

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Trini Lopez ES-335 (Dave Grohl signature, semi-hollow, likely Pelham Blue)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Solo Head (100W, 3-channel, Multi-Watt)

Amp Settings

gain8
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 2017, Concrete and Gold album. All evidence points to Dave Grohl using his signature Trini Lopez ES-335 with Burstbucker humbuckers into a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier for the heavy riff tones on 'Run'. No evidence of live/tour substitutions for the studio version. No confirmed pedal use for the main riff; distortion is primarily from the amp.

Tone Character(10)
massive, saturated distortiontight, percussive palm-muted chugscrushing, modern rock rhythmaggressive attackarticulate note separation despite high gainfull-bodied, thick low endclear, biting top endmidrange punchwall-of-sound riffingstudio-recorded heavy rock tone

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, precise palm muting and alternate picking at a high tempo, with aggressive attack and tight timing to maintain clarity under heavy distortion.

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