No. 0632007·alternative·4 blocks
The Pretender
The Pretender detonates from a tense, palm-muted verse into one of the biggest choruses Foo Fighters ever cut — a wall of high-gain distortion built on Dave Grohl's Gibson Trini Lopez semi-hollow through a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier. The bright, woody semi-hollow into the Recto's modern high-gain channel is the band's signature combination, double-tracked hard left and right with Chris Shiflett's Telecaster Deluxe filling out the rhythm.
Echoes, Silence, Patience & GraceSignal path · input → output · 7 blocksLive values · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
Gibson Trini Lopez Standard
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
standard
Noise Gate
Deluxe Comp
Horizon Drive
Cali Rectifire
4x12 Cali V30
Room
Noise Gate
← Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor
Threshold
-58dB
Decay
0.3s
Deluxe Comp
← Tightening compression
Threshold
-30dB
Ratio
3:1
Knee
4dB
Attack
50s
Release
600s
Mix
50
Level
0dB
Horizon Drive
← Optional tightening boost (not on the original)
Gain
2.5
Tone
6
Level
8
Cali Rectifire
← Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (Modern channel)
Drive
7.8
Bass
6
Mid
4
Treble
6.8
Presence
6
ChVol
4.5
Master
10
Bias
5
BiasX
5
Sag
4.5
Hum
5
Ripple
5
4x12 Cali V30
← Mesa/Boogie 4x12 (Vintage 30)
LowCut80Hz
HighCut7500Hz
Resonance
0.5
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Room
← Studio room ambience
LowCut150Hz
HighCut5500Hz
Mix
12
Decay
0.3s
Predelay
10ms
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 063
The Pretender detonates from a tense, palm-muted verse into one of the biggest choruses Foo Fighters ever cut — a wall of high-gain distortion built on Dave Grohl's Gibson Trini Lopez semi-hollow through a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier. The bright, woody semi-hollow into the Recto's modern high-gain channel is the band's signature combination, double-tracked hard left and right with Chris Shiflett's Telecaster Deluxe filling out the rhythm.
— Dave Grohl
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