Everlong amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX
The Foo fighters guitar tone for “Everlong”, dialed in for a Marshall MG30CFX with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, The Colour and the Shape (1997)
Gibson ES-335/Trini Lopez (bridge humbucker) → Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (heavy sections) / Fender ToneMaster (verses), Drop D tuning, SM57 + U87 mic setup
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
01Valeton GP200 — Tube Screamer model
Use as a mid-boost to tighten the MG's gain stage and add PAF-style mids your Strat lacks
02Valeton GP200 — Digital Delay (DD-3 style)
Subtle slapback (~300ms) for chorus sections; disable for tight verse riffs
03Valeton GP200 — Phaser (Phase 90 style)
Light phaser for texture on clean breakdown; bypass during main riff
Original used PAF humbuckers into a Mesa Rectifier — your Strat single coils are brighter with less output. Compensated by dropping treble from 7 to 5, boosting mids from 6 to 7, and cutting bass from 6 to 4 (MG30 has looser low-end than a Recto). The TS-style boost on the GP200 is critical — it adds the midrange thickness and compression your Strat lacks vs Grohl's ES-335. Rolling tone knob to 7 tames the Strat's ice-pick bridge pickup.
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