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 · 6 blocksLive values · Neural DSP Quad Cortex
Guitar
Gibson Trini Lopez Standard
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
standard
Gate
LA Compressor
Recto
4x12 Recto V30
Room
Gate
← Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor
Threshold
-58dB
Decay
30s
LA Compressor
← Tightening compression
Threshold
-30dB
Ratio
3:1
Attack
5s
Release
150s
Mix
50
Level
0dB
Recto
← Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (Modern channel)
Gain
7.8
Bass
6
Mid
4
Treble
6.8
Presence
6
Master
4.5
Sag
4.5
4x12 Recto V30
← Mesa/Boogie 4x12 (Vintage 30)
LowCut80Hz
HighCut7500Hz
Level
0dB
Room
← Studio room ambience
Decay
0.8s
Predelay
10ms
Mix
12
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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