Everlong amp settings — Driver CD200

The Foo Fighters guitar tone for “Everlong”, dialed in for a Driver CD200 with a Cort X300. Studio version, The Colour and the Shape (1997)

Original rig

Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier, Gibson ES-335/Trini Lopez, ProCo RAT (for overdubs), Drop D tuning

Aggressive, saturated high-gain with thick mids and compressed sustain

Amp settings — Driver CD200

CHANNELHigh Gain / Distortion channelBRIGHToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	6
Mid	7
Treble	6
Presence	5
Reverb	0
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Dst 101 (Distortion)

Use to thicken the tone and add saturation for the chorus riff sections. If your amp's distortion channel alone gets you there, bypass this pedal.

Level 7 · Tone 5 · Distortion 6

Why these settings

The Driver CD200 is a budget solid-state amp without the sag and compression of a Dual Rectifier's tube power section. Compensate by pushing gain higher (+1 over original) and leaning on the Dst 101 to add harmonic saturation the amp lacks. Mid boosted to 7 because solid-state amps tend toward a scooped, sterile voicing compared to Mesa's naturally thick midrange. Presence dropped to 5 to avoid fizz.

PRO TIPThe Cort X300's humbuckers are hotter than Grohl's PAF-style pickups—if the tone gets muddy, roll your guitar's tone knob to 7 to tighten the low-mids. Tune to Drop D and use aggressive downstrokes on the main riff; the percussive attack is half the tone.

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