Everlong amp settings — Roland Cube 40GX

The Foo Fighters guitar tone for “Everlong”, dialed in for a Roland Cube 40GX with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, The Colour and the Shape (1997), recorded at Grandmaster Studios with Gil Norton

Original rig

Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier, Gibson ES-335/Trini Lopez (PAF-style humbuckers), Drop D tuning, SM57 + U87 mic setup

Chunky mid-forward high-gain with controlled saturation and tight low-end, not scooped

Amp settings — Roland Cube 40GX

CHANNELLEAD channel (COSM amp type)BRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	6
Presence	5
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Cube 40GX LEAD channel voices closer to a British stack than a Recto, so mid stays high at 7 to preserve that chunky bark. Dropped bass from original's 6 to 5 because the Cube's solid-state low-end gets flubby in Drop D. Treble down 1 from original because your GRG170DX's ceramic Infinity humbuckers are brighter and hotter than Grohl's vintage PAFs. Tone knob at 8 tames the top-end ice pick.

PRO TIPPalm-mute the low D string lightly on the verse chug—Grohl's right hand sits closer to the bridge than most players expect, which keeps the Drop D tight and percussive rather than boomy.

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