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Times Like These amp settings — Glarry GA-20

The Foo fighters guitar tone for “Times Like These”, dialed in for a Glarry GA-20 with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, One by One (2002) - iconic opening riff & main rhythm

Original rig

Gibson Trini Lopez / ES-335 into cranked Vox AC30 (crunch chime) and Mesa Dual Rectifier (thick rhythm wall)

Gritty, chimey Vox-style edge of breakup that opens into mid-heavy crunch

Amp settings — Glarry GA-20

CHANNELOverdrive switch ON

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	6
Mid	7
Treble	5
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME9

Why these settings

The Glarry GA-20 is a small solid-state practice amp with an 8-inch speaker and 3-band EQ, so we dial mid to 7 and bass to 6 to mimic the thick body of Dave Grohl's semi-hollow Gibson. Your Stratocaster single coils are significantly brighter and thinner than Dave's humbuckers, so treble is pulled back to 5 and the guitar tone knob to 8 to avoid harshness on the practice amp. Keep gain around 6 on the amp's drive channel to retain string separation across the signature 7/4 arpeggiated intro chords.

PRO TIPPick aggressively near the bridge on the syncopated open-D arpeggios, then roll the guitar volume down to 6-7 if you want to clean up the verse before turning back to 9-10 when the full band drops in.

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