Everlong amp settings — Orange Crush 20

The Foo fighters guitar tone for “Everlong”, dialed in for a Orange Crush 20 with a Squier Classic Vibe 50s Telecaster. Studio version, The Colour and the Shape (1997) — iconic main drop-D verse/chorus riff

Original rig

Gibson Trini Lopez / ES-335 into Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (Modern high-gain channel), Marshall 4x12, ProCo Rat

Punchy, saturated post-grunge crunch with scooped low-mids and sharp pick attack

Amp settings — Orange Crush 20

CHANNELClean

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	6
Mid	4
Treble	7
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01MXR Distortion+

Gain source — set into clean channel to prevent double-gain mush

Output 7 · Distortion 7

Why these settings

The MXR Distortion+ acts as your primary gain engine running into the Orange Crush 20's clean channel to keep the low end tight and prevent muddy double-gain. Because a Telecaster single coil is naturally brighter and leaner than Dave Grohl's humbucker-equipped Trini Lopez, the tone knob is rolled back to 8 and amp treble is balanced to add bite without harshness. The amp's natural thick Orange midrange is pulled back slightly to match the Mesa Rectifier punch. Clean verse: roll guitar volume back to 5-6 or bypass the Distortion+ pedal.

PRO TIPTune to Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E) and use aggressive, fast 16th-note downstrokes right over the bridge pickup to capture the percussive, relentless chugging attack of the signature riff.

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