Everlong amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII
The Foo Fighters guitar tone for “Everlong”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Epiphone Les Paul Classic. Studio version, The Colour and the Shape (1997) — main high-energy chorus and heavy riff
1967 Gibson Trini Lopez / Gibson RD Standard (Drop D) into Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier and Fender Tone-Master with ProCo RAT boost
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 5 |
01Onboard Booster (Warm OD / Rat-style voice)
Engage the onboard BOOSTER section to emulate the tight front-end push Dave Grohl gets from the RAT pedal into high-gain amps.
The Brown amp type provides the thick, aggressive saturation of Grohl's layered Rectifier tracking. Keeping mids pushed around 7 prevents the Drop D tuning from getting swallowed in modern Katana low-end, while the Epiphone Les Paul humbuckers deliver the necessary body and punch. Clean verse: roll guitar volume down to 4 or switch to the Katana CLEAN channel.
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