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No. 1852002·alternative·4 blocks

Times Like These

Dave Grohl
One by One · 2002

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.

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Settings for
HelixQCTONEXFractalKemperKatanaPedalboard
Signal path · input → output · 2 blocksLive values · IK TONEX
Guitar
Gibson Trini Lopez Standard
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
Standard E (E-A-D-G-B-E)
Search ToneNET for 'Vox AC30' or 'AC30 Top Boost'
Search ToneNET for 'Vox AC30' or 'AC30 Top Boost'
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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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Field notes on this tone

No. 075
a composition illustrating "Vox AC30 Settings"
Vox AC30 Settings: From Jangle to Crunch (Sweet Spots for Every Style)
Nathan Cross · April 4, 2026

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