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Best of you amp settings — Peavey Classic 30

The Foo fighters guitar tone for “Best of you”, dialed in for a Peavey Classic 30 with a Bc rich Warlock. Studio version, In Your Honor (2005) - Main heavy rhythm/chorus tone

Original rig

Gibson Trini Lopez / Les Paul Standard → Boss DS-1 (boost) → Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (Channel 3 Vintage/Modern) blended with Vox AC30 Top Boost

Dynamic, punchy mid-forward post-grunge crunch with thick low-mid punch and bright string attack

Amp settings — Peavey Classic 30

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Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	6
Mid	7
Treble	6
Reverb	2
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss DS-1 Distortion

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; add to tighten attack and replicate Grohl's layered drive

Tone 5 · Level 7 · Dist 4

Why these settings

The Peavey Classic 30 relies on EL84 tubes which naturally compress in the upper-mids rather than producing the massive 6L6 low-end of Grohl's Dual Rectifier. Setting the Lead channel gain to 7 and pushing the mids to 7 compensates for the amp's vintage voicing without getting muddy. Your high-output BC Rich humbuckers drive the preamp harder than a Trini Lopez semi-hollow, so keep the bass at 6 to prevent the 1x12 speaker from flubbing out under aggressive strumming.

PRO TIPDave Grohl's dynamic tone relies entirely on picking velocity and right-hand aggression: hit the strings hard near the bridge for the explosive choruses, then ease your attack back significantly during the verses rather than touching the volume knob.

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