Everlong amp settings — Vox AC30C2

The Foo Fighters guitar tone for “Everlong”, dialed in for a Vox AC30C2 with a Squier Classic Vibe 60s Stratocaster. Studio version, The Colour and the Shape (1997) - iconic Drop D intro/main riff

Original rig

Gibson Trini Lopez / ES-335 (humbuckers) into Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier and cranked Vox AC30, with ProCo Rat / MXR Micro Amp

Punchy, dynamic, mid-focused crunch that cleans up on light picking and roars when hit hard

Amp settings — Vox AC30C2

CHANNELTop Boost

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01ProCo Rat 2

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; essential to bridge the gap between Strat single coils and full-chorus Mesa saturation

Distortion 6 · Filter 6 · Volume 7

Why these settings

The Vox AC30 Top Boost channel lacks a dedicated Mid knob and presence control, relying on Bass and Treble interaction alongside Tone Cut. Because you are playing single coils rather than Dave Grohl's PAF humbuckers, Treble is dialed back to 5 with Tone Cut used to tame high-end shrillness, while Bass is brought to 6 to restore low-end body. A ProCo Rat distortion is recommended because an unassisted AC30 with single coils cannot fully deliver the thick, wall-of-sound chorus saturation on its own.

PRO TIPTune down to Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E) and use an aggressive, rhythmic down-picking attack close to the bridge to emulate Dave Grohl's percussive drum-style right-hand dynamics.

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