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 · 5 blocksLive values · Boss Katana
Guitar
Gibson Trini Lopez Standard
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
standard
Tight Boost
Brown
Delay
Reverb
Tight Boost
← Optional tightening boost (not on the original)
Drive
25
Bottom
30
Tone
60
Level
80
Brown
← Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (Modern channel)
Gain
85
Volume
45
Bass
60
Middle
40
Treble
68
Presence
60
Master
50
Delay
← None (kept dry)
Time
250ms
Feedback
8
EffectLevel
8
Reverb
← Studio room ambience
Time
8ms
PreDelay
10ms
Tone
45
EffectLevel
10
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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