No. 1852002·alternative·4 blocks
Times Like These
The chiming, odd-meter arpeggio riff that opens Times Like These — a jangly D Mixolydian figure that cycles through 7/4 before the band crashes in. The released take was cut in May 2002 at Dave Grohl's Studio 606 basement in Alexandria, Virginia, after the band scrapped One by One's first sessions and re-recorded the album in about two weeks. Grohl's Gibson Trini Lopez semi-hollow carries the riff on the edge of breakup — his documented AC30 territory — with Mesa Dual Rectifier crunch layered in when the full band hits.
One by OneSignal path · input → output · 7 blocksLive values · Neural DSP Quad Cortex
Guitar
Gibson Trini Lopez Standard
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
Standard E (E-A-D-G-B-E)
Studio Comp
Green 808
AC30 Top Boost
2x12 Blue
Room Reverb
Graphic EQ
Studio Comp
← Studio tracking compression
Threshold
-28dB
Ratio
3:1
Attack
40s
Release
200s
Mix
30
Level
0dB
Green 808
← Chorus crunch push (Dual Recto layers on the record)
Drive
3
Tone
5.5
Level
7
AC30 Top Boost
← Vox AC30 (Top Boost)
Gain
5.5
Bass
4.5
Mid
5.5
Treble
6.5
Presence
5
Master
7
Sag
5.5
2x12 Blue
← Vox AC30 2x12 (Celestion Blue)
LowCut90Hz
HighCut8500Hz
Level
0dB
Room Reverb
← Studio ambience (dry mix)
Decay
1s
Predelay
12ms
Mix
12
Level
0
Graphic EQ
← Global brightness trim
Bands
1.5
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 185
The chiming, odd-meter arpeggio riff that opens Times Like These — a jangly D Mixolydian figure that cycles through 7/4 before the band crashes in. The released take was cut in May 2002 at Dave Grohl's Studio 606 basement in Alexandria, Virginia, after the band scrapped One by One's first sessions and re-recorded the album in about two weeks. Grohl's Gibson Trini Lopez semi-hollow carries the riff on the edge of breakup — his documented AC30 territory — with Mesa Dual Rectifier crunch layered in when the full band hits.
— Dave Grohl
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