Everlong amp settings — Fender Frontman 15G
The Foo Fighters guitar tone for “Everlong”, dialed in for a Fender Frontman 15G with a Squier Bullet Stratocaster. Studio version, The Colour and the Shape (1997) — main drop-D rhythm riff
Gibson ES-335 into Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (Red Channel) blended with Fender Tone Master, 4x12 cab with Celestion V30s
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Master | 4 |
The Frontman 15G has only Gain, Bass, and Treble knobs with an OD select button, so Mid, Presence, and Reverb are null. Because you are playing single-coil Strat pickups instead of Dave Grohl's humbucker ES-335, roll tone back to 8 and keep treble at 5 to avoid thin high-end fizz through the 8-inch speaker. The amp's built-in drive channel at gain 7 provides the necessary saturation today, but adding a high-gain pedal like a Rat into the clean channel is the ultimate upgrade for Mesa-style low-end weight.
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