Everlong amp settings — Marshall Mg15

The Foo Fighters guitar tone for “Everlong”, dialed in for a Marshall Mg15 with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, The Colour and the Shape (1997)

Original rig

Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier (high gain channel), Gibson Trini Lopez/RD Standard with humbuckers, ProCo RAT distortion on some layers

Tight, percussive, aggressive crunch with mid-range bark and saturated distortion

Amp settings — Marshall Mg15

CHANNELOD1 or OD2 (Overdrive channel)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	4
Mid	6
Treble	6
Presence	0
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

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Why these settings

The MG15 is a solid-state practice amp with a fizzy, scooped voicing compared to the thick, warm Mesa Rectifier. I pushed gain to 8 to compensate for the MG's thinner saturation, cut bass to 4 to prevent mud (the MG gets boomy fast), and boosted mids to 6 to recover the punchy bark the Rectifier delivers naturally. Your Ibanez's ceramic humbuckers are hotter than Grohl's PAF-style pickups, which helps push the preamp harder—this partially compensates for lacking a RAT pedal.

PRO TIPDrop D tuning is mandatory—the open D string drone defines this riff. Dig in hard with your pick right over the bridge pickup for that percussive attack, and keep your palm muting tight on the chugs to get the rhythmic punch Grohl gets from his drummer's sensibility.

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