Everlong amp settings — Leo jaymz GA 20

The Foo Fighters guitar tone for “Everlong”, dialed in for a Leo jaymz GA 20 with a Leo jaymz Solid body electric. Studio version, The Colour and the Shape (1997)

Original rig

Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier 100W, Gibson Trini Lopez Standard (PAF humbuckers), 4x12 V30 cab, SM57 + U87 mic blend

Aggressive mid-forward crunch with tight low-end and harmonic saturation, not modern scooped metal

Amp settings — Leo jaymz GA 20

CHANNELOverdrive/Distortion channel (highest gain channel available)BRIGHToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	4
Mid	7
Treble	6
Presence	5
Reverb	0
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Leo Jaymz GA-20 is a budget solid-state practice amp with less mid-range complexity than a Mesa Rectifier. I pushed mids to 7 (original was 6) to compensate for the thinner voicing, dropped bass to 4 (original was 5-6) to prevent flubby low-end through smaller speakers, and cut presence to 5 to avoid solid-state fizz. Your amp won't have the same tube compression, so the tone will be tighter and less 'alive' — dig in harder with your pick to create dynamics manually.

PRO TIPTune to Drop D (low E string down to D). The main riff's power comes from the octave drone on the open D string — play the verse riff with heavy palm muting on the low strings while letting the higher notes ring, and back off your picking attack slightly during the quiet breakdown sections to clean up the tone without touching your volume knob.

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