Everlong amp settings — Vox Pathfinder 10

The Foo Fighters guitar tone for “Everlong”, dialed in for a Vox Pathfinder 10 with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, The Colour and the Shape (1997) — main distorted riff/chorus

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 — Vox Pathfinder 10

CHANNELOverdrive (Clean/Overdrive switch depressed)

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01ProCo Rat 2

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; adds the thick low-mid saturation of the Dual Rectifier that the practice amp speaker cannot produce

Distortion 7 · Filter 6 · Volume 7

Why these settings

The Pathfinder 10 lacks a dedicated mid knob, so its natural Vox upper-mid voice has to carry the aggression while setting Treble to 5 prevents solid-state harshness. Bass is set to 6 because the 6.5-inch speaker flubs out if pushed higher chasing the Dual Rectifier low-end thump. Clean verse: flip the Clean/Overdrive switch to Clean and roll guitar volume back to 7.

PRO TIPHit the drop-D power chords with a hard, aggressive downstroke attack right next to the bridge to emulate Dave Grohl's percussive, drummer-like picking dynamics.

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