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 · Kemper Profiler
Guitar
Gibson Trini Lopez Standard
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
standard
Noise Gate
Compressor
Search Rig Exchange for 'Mesa Dual Rectifier' or 'Recto Modern'
Room Reverb
Noise Gate
← Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor
Intensity
5
Threshold
4dB
Compressor
← Tightening compression
Intensity
3
Attack
0.0s
Volume
0
Search Rig Exchange for 'Mesa Dual Rectifier' or 'Recto Modern'
← Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (Modern channel)
Gain
7.8
Bass
6
Middle
4
Treble
6.8
Presence
6
Room Reverb
← Studio room ambience
Decay
0.8s
Predelay
10ms
Mix
0.1
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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