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Riff Tone
Times Like These
Foo Fighters
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Trini Lopez (1966, red finish)
AmpVox AC30 (handwired, studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
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.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatechiming cleanopen and ringingdynamic and responsiveslight compressionclear note separationpercussive attackwarm but present highstight low endno audible breakup
Difficulty
The riff requires precise, syncopated picking and clean chord voicings with open strings, demanding good dynamic control and timing for clarity.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Trini Lopez (1966, red finish)
AmpVox AC30 (handwired, studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
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.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatechiming cleanopen and ringingdynamic and responsiveslight compressionclear note separationpercussive attackwarm but present highstight low endno audible breakup
Difficulty
The riff requires precise, syncopated picking and clean chord voicings with open strings, demanding good dynamic control and timing for clarity.