Everlong amp settings — Marshall MG15FX
The Foo Fighters guitar tone for “Everlong”, dialed in for a Marshall MG15FX with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, The Colour and the Shape (1997) — main drop-D riff
Gibson Trini Lopez / ES-335 into Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (Modern high-gain channel) + ProCo Rat and Marshall 4x12 cab
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 7 |
| Mid | 5 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 5 |
01ProCo Rat 2
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; adds the exact tight low-mid saturation of the studio cut
To compensate for the Fender Stratocaster's bright single-coil bridge pickup compared to Dave Grohl's humbucker-equipped Trini Lopez, the tone knob is rolled back to 8 and bass is bumped to 7 on the amp. The MG15FX's OD-1 channel delivers the necessary preamp drive natively, so gain is set to 7 to achieve saturated rhythm crunch without muddying up the Drop-D octave riffs. The MG15FX has no presence control, so top-end bite is shaped solely via treble at 6. Clean verse: roll guitar volume down to 6 or switch to the Clean channel.
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