Everlong amp settings — Crate ?
The Foo Fighters guitar tone for “Everlong”, dialed in for a Crate ? with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, The Colour and the Shape (1997) — iconic main drop-D riff
Gibson Trini Lopez / ES-335 into ProCo Rat and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (Modern high-gain) with Marshall 4x12 cab
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 5 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
The exact Crate model is unspecified, so settings use standard gain and EQ parameters with unverifiable controls nulled. To compensate for the brighter single-coil bridge pickup on the Strat compared to Grohl's humbucker-equipped Trini Lopez, roll the tone knob to 8 and keep the treble at 7 to prevent excessive bite. Using the amp's onboard high-gain channel delivers the primary post-grunge drive, though adding an external ProCo Rat pedal will tighten the low-end punch. Roll the guitar volume down to 6 for the clean verses.
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