Everlong amp settings — Fender Frontman 20G

The Foo fighter guitar tone for “Everlong”, dialed in for a Fender Frontman 20G with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, The Colour and the Shape (1997)

Original rig

Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier + Vox AC30, Gibson Les Paul / ES-335, Pro Co RAT

Punchy, saturated post-grunge rhythm distortion with tight low-end and articulate bite

Amp settings — Fender Frontman 20G

CHANNELDrive Channel (Drive button pressed in)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Mid	6
Treble	5
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Pro Co RAT 2 (or Boss DS-1)

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Distortion 6 · Filter 5 · Volume 7

Why these settings

The original recording layers a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier for thick, tight crunch, whereas the Frontman 20G solid-state drive channel has a grainier top-end. Keep treble pulled back to 5 to tame harshness on the small 8-inch speaker, and mid at 6 to support punch in Drop D. If you add a distortion pedal later, switch the amp to the normal clean channel with gain set to 2.

PRO TIPDrop D tuning is essential—use firm, aggressive alternate picking near the bridge on the octave chords and verse riff for maximum percussive attack.

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