Everlong amp settings — Fender mustang Gtx50

The Foo Fighters guitar tone for “Everlong”, dialed in for a Fender mustang Gtx50 with a PRS SE Custom 24. Studio version, The Colour and the Shape (1997) — main distorted riff

Original rig

Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (Modern channel), Gibson Explorer with bridge humbucker, Pro Co RAT for additional grit. Drop D tuning. Recorded at Grandmaster Studios with SM57 + Neumann U87.

Aggressive, tight high-gain crunch with forward mids, punchy low-end, and clear but not harsh highs. Dry and immediate.

Amp settings — Fender mustang Gtx50

CHANNELMetal 2000 (Recto model)BRIGHToffBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Mustang GTX50's Metal 2000 model emulates the Dual Rectifier's Modern channel. Your PRS SE Custom 24's humbuckers are hotter and brighter than Grohl's Explorer PAFs, so gain drops from 7 to 6 and treble stays at 7 rather than 7.5 to avoid harshness. Mid pushed to 6 to maintain the forward punch without the Mesa's natural mid-scoop. Reverb at 0 — the original is bone dry.

PRO TIPDrop D tuning is mandatory for this riff. Palm-mute the low D string aggressively on the verse chords, then release fully into the chorus power chords for the dynamic contrast that defines this song's energy.

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