Everlong amp settings — Roland Cube 40GX

The Foo Fighters guitar tone for “Everlong”, dialed in for a Roland Cube 40GX with a Juarez Juarez Startocastor. Studio version, The Colour and the Shape (1997) — main drop-D rhythm riff

Original rig

Gibson ES-335 into Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (Red Channel) blended with Fender Tone Master, 4x12 cab with Celestion V30s

Thick, high-gain post-grunge wall-of-sound with aggressive upper-mid punch

Amp settings — Roland Cube 40GX

CHANNELLEAD (R-FIER amp type)

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE9 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Roland Cube 40GX's onboard R-FIER model emulates Dave Grohl's Dual Rectifier directly, eliminating the need for an external dirt pedal. Because your Juarez Stratocaster single-coil bridge pickup is thinner and brighter than Grohl's humbucker-equipped Gibson ES-335, bass and mids are pushed to 6 with treble reined in to 5 to restore low-end body and prevent harsh bite. Clean intro: switch to the JC CLEAN channel with volume at 6.

PRO TIPDrop the low E string down to D and strike the open low strings with heavy, fast downstrokes using a thick plectrum (1.0mm or heavier) to replicate the tight, percussive wall-of-sound attack heard on the track.

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