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Everlong amp settings — Marshall JVM410H

The Foo fighters guitar tone for “Everlong”, dialed in for a Marshall JVM410H with a Epiphone Les Paul Classic. Studio version, The Colour and the Shape (1997) — iconic main drop-D verse/chorus riff

Original rig

Gibson ES-335 / DG-335 (Trini Lopez) into Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (Modern high-gain channel) + ProCo Rat

Punchy, saturated post-grunge crunch with scooped low-mids and sharp pick attack
Amp settings — Marshall JVM410H
CHANNELOD1 (Orange Mode)BOOSToff
GAIN 6 BASS 7 MID 5 TREBLE 7 PRESENCE 6 REVERB 0 MASTER 4
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain6
Bass7
Mid5
Treble7
Presence6
Reverb0
Master4
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Guitar
PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10
Why these settings

The JVM410H is naturally more mid-focused than the Mesa Dual Rectifier used on the record, so dropping the JVM mids to 5 and pushing the bass to 7 recreates the huge modern-voiced Recto low-end thump. OD1 Orange mode provides the exact saturated post-grunge crunch without needing an external distortion pedal. Keep the presence at 6 to capture Dave Grohl's aggressive high-end pick attack. Clean verse/intro: roll your guitar volume back to 4-5 or tap over to Clean Green mode.

PRO TIPEverlong is in Drop D tuning (D-A-D-G-B-E); use a heavy downstroke-heavy picking technique with medium-heavy 1.0mm+ picks near the bridge to get the tight, articulate chug on the lower octaves.

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