Dave Grohl became really well known as the drummer of the band Nirvana. After Nirvana he switched from drums to guitar and vocals in the awesome band The Foo Fighters. Let's take a look at some of the guitar gear and equipment that Dave has been seen using in his Foo Fighter's guitar rig.
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Dave Grohl has had a very large collection of guitars over the years. Below is a good listing of the types of gutars that have graced his collection.
Guitars
- Gibson Trini Lopez (Gibson also made a Grohl inspired DG-335 model)
- Gibson Firebird Studio electric guitar
- Gretsch Duo Jet electric guitar
- Ampeg Dan Armstrong model electric guitar
- Gibson SG custom electric guitar
- Gibson Les Paul Standard electric guitar
- Gibson SG electric guitar
- Fender Deluxe Telecaster electric guitar
- Gibson Explorer electric guitar
- Gibson Les Paul Custom electric guitar
- Gibson RD Artist electric guitar
- Gibson Marauder electric guitar
- Washburn Dimebag Guitar with lightning bolts
- Gibson ES-335
- Epiphone Riviera
- Gibson Dove acoustic guitar (he has the Elvis model)
- Martin D28 acoustic guitar
- Robin Savoy Standard (according to Robin Guitars site)
- Taylor 814ce and 612ce flattops
- Dave Dearnaley custom V guitar, seen in Rope video (original built for Phil Campbell in the 80's)
- Gretsch White Falcon guitar
- Duesenberg Starplayer TV
- Custom Hugh Manson Guitar
Amp
- Fender Tone Master amplifier heads (x2)
- Hiwatt Custom 100 amplifier
- Custom Audio Amplifiers PT100 amp heads (x2)
- Mesa Boogie Road King (replaced the Vox/Dual rectifier setup in 2009)
- Vox AC30/6TB Top Boost Combo Reissue - 2x12
-Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Head
Cabinets
- Fender guitar cabs (blonde. 4x12. Probably tonemaster cabs.)
- Mesa/Boogie Straight Cabinets / 4x12
Effects Pedals
- Boss DM-2 Analog Delay
- Boss DD-3 pedal
- Boss Chromatic Tuner pedals (x2) / Power Supply
- MXR Phase 90 Phaser
- Whirlwind A/B Selector
- Rat distortion pedals
- Dunlop Univibe pedal
- Electro-Harmonix Memory Man
- Electro-Harmonix Q-Tron
- Dunlop Heil Talkbox
- Shure Guitar Wireless UHF-R with auto-assigning belt packs
- Keeley Katana pedal (pictured in 2007)
- Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 Plus
- THD Hot Plates (purple)
- Ebtech Hum eliminator
- MXR Smart Gate pedals
Strings and Picks
- D'Addario EXL115 strings with .42 for the A-string and a .60 for the E-string
- Dunlop Gator Grip .70mm guitar pic
Drum Sticks
- Zildjian Dave Grohl Signature Drumsticks
Go to the next page for awesome pictures of Dave Grohl's guitar rig!
Big thanks to www.arons.com for taking some great pictures of the Foo Fighters Dave Grohl's Guitar Rig Gear and passing them on to us. The pictures were taken at the Pinkpop 2011 festival.
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