Everlong amp settings — Blackstar DEBUT50RBLK

The Foo Fighters guitar tone for “Everlong”, dialed in for a Blackstar DEBUT50RBLK with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, The Colour and the Shape (1997)

Original rig

Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier + Fender ToneMaster blended, Gibson Trini Lopez (PAF humbuckers), bridge pickup, Drop D tuning

Aggressive mid-forward crunch with tight low end and cutting presence, compressed sustain on palm mutes

Amp settings — Blackstar DEBUT50RBLK

CHANNELOverdrive 2 (OD2), ISF at 2 o'clock (British voicing)BOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss GE-7 Equalizer

Use as a mid-hump boost before the amp to simulate humbucker thickness and push the front end harder. 800Hz bump is critical for Recto-style bark.

100Hz 4 · 200Hz 5 · 400Hz 6 · 800Hz 7 · 1.6kHz 6 · 3.2kHz 5 · 6.4kHz 4 · Level 6

02Boss MT-2W Metal Zone Waza

Set to Standard mode (not Custom). Keep in bypass for main rhythm tone—engage only if you need extra saturation on the heavy breakdown. If engaged, drop amp gain to 3.

Level 7 · High 4 · Low 5 · Middle 7 · Mid Freq 6 · Dist 5

Why these settings

Your Strat's single coils are brighter and lower output than Grohl's PAF humbuckers, so I raised amp mid +1 and cut treble -1 versus the original Recto settings to compensate for the ice-pick frequencies. The GE-7's 800Hz boost simulates the thicker humbucker midrange punch. ISF set British-side gives you the compressed, harmonically rich saturation closer to the Rectifier's voice than the American scoop would.

PRO TIPGrohl palm-mutes with his hand positioned closer to the bridge saddles than typical—this tightens the low end and gives that percussive 'chunk' on the verse riff. Roll your tone knob to 7 to tame the Strat's bridge-pickup harshness without losing cut.

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