Once his work started getting noticed, he recruited other band members, including Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Chris Shiflett, and Rami Jaffee, who are still part of the band.
Dave Grohl recruited Nate Mendel as the bassist for the band, while William Goldsmith was hired as the drummer. Pat Smear came on as the second guitarist
Franz Stahl was Smears’ replacement, but he didn’t last long. He was friends with Dave Grohl, but they could not seem to work out their differences regarding the music they produced.