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Everlong amp settings — Line 6 HX Stomp XL

The Foo Fighters guitar tone for “Everlong”, dialed in for a Line 6 HX Stomp XL with a Kramer Focus. Studio version, The Colour and the Shape (1997) — iconic main drop-D verse/chorus riff

Original rig

Gibson Trini Lopez (ES-335 style) into Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (Red Channel/Modern) blended with a modded Marshall JCM900 and ProCo Rat

Punchy, saturated post-grunge crunch with scooped low-mids and sharp pick attack
Amp settings — Line 6 HX Stomp XL
CHANNELCali Rectifire (Modern mode) + 4x12 Cali V30 Cab IRBOOSToff
GAIN 7 BASS 5 MID 4 TREBLE 7 PRESENCE 6 REVERB 2 MASTER 6
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain7
Bass5
Mid4
Treble7
Presence6
Reverb2
Master6
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Guitar
PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive

In front of HX Stomp input — used as a clean mid-boost to tighten low-end flub and sharpen pick attack

Drive 2 · Tone 6 · Level 8
Why these settings

The HX Stomp's Cali Rectifire block provides the heavy Modern Rectifier rhythm core of the record. Because the Kramer Focus has a bright bridge humbucker, bass is kept at 5 and mids at 4 to retain punch without getting overly thin. Running your physical Boss SD-1 as a tight boost (low drive, high level) cuts the Rectifier's loose bottom end and mirrors the ProCo Rat edge on the studio cut.

PRO TIPDrop your low E string down to D, strike through the 16th-note octaves with aggressive downstrokes near the bridge, and use the meat of your palm for precise rhythmic choke on the verse progression.

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