Best of you amp settings — Vox VT40+
The Foo Fighters guitar tone for “Best of you”, dialed in for a Vox VT40+ with a Gibson Les Paul Standard 50s. Studio version, In Your Honor (2005)
Gibson Trini Lopez ES-335 / Les Paul Standard → Boss DS-1 → Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (distorted) + Vox AC30 Top Boost (clean layers)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 5 |
| Reverb | 1 |
| Master | 7 |
01Joyo JF-01 (Vintage Overdrive / TS-style)
Use as a mid-push boost into the amp for chorus sections — kicks the AC30 model into tighter saturation like the DS-1 did for Grohl
02Big Muff Pi
NOT used on this song — Grohl reserves Big Muff for heavier fuzz tones (Nirvana-era, some Foo deep cuts). Leave off for Best of You.
03MXR Super Badass Distortion
Alternative to the Joyo for a tighter, more aggressive chorus tone — use ONE or the other, not both stacked
Your VT40+ UK Modern model nails the AC30 Top Boost voicing Grohl used for clean layers and base crunch. The original Dual Rectifier's tighter low-end is approximated by keeping bass conservative at 4 and pushing mids to 7. Your Les Paul Standard 50s with Burstbuckers matches Shiflett's studio LP — no compensation needed for pickup output. The Joyo JF-01 replicates the DS-1's mid-hump boost function that Grohl used to push the amp harder on choruses.
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