Everlong amp settings — Gigkit Max music 50 watt electric guitar ampliefeier

The Foofighters guitar tone for “Everlong”, dialed in for a Gigkit Max music 50 watt electric guitar ampliefeier with a Tenson Hss stratocaster. Studio version, The Colour and the Shape (1997), distorted rhythm tone

Original rig

Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier, Gibson Trini Lopez (PAF humbuckers, bridge), no pedals for main rhythm tone

Chunky mid-forward crunch with tight low-end and aggressive pick attack — not high-gain metal, more pushed hard rock with definition

Amp settings — Gigkit Max music 50 watt electric guitar ampliefeier

CHANNELOverdrive/Distortion channel (if available) or single channel with gain pushed

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

Don’t have a Gigkit Max music 50 watt electric guitar ampliefeier? See this song on other amps → Match your own rig →

Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Why these settings

Your Gigkit Max is a budget solid-state practice amp with limited gain saturation and a brighter, thinner voicing than the Mesa Rectifier's thick tube compression. I pushed mids to 7 (vs Mesa's 6) to compensate for the solid-state's inherent scoop and dropped treble to 5 to tame harshness. Bass at 4 prevents mud since small speakers can't handle the low-end thump Grohl got from a 4x12. Your HSS Strat's bridge single-coil is thinner and brighter than his PAF humbuckers — the tone knob at 8 rolls off some ice-pick highs.

PRO TIPTune to Drop D (low E down to D) — this is mandatory for the song. Pick aggressively right over the bridge pickup with downstrokes on the main riff to get that percussive chunk. Your single-coil will never fully replicate humbucker thickness, but hard picking dynamics will get you closer than any knob will.

Get this tone on your amp

These settings are for a Gigkit Max music 50 watt electric guitar ampliefeier. ToneAdapt matches any song to whatever amp, guitar and pedals you own — first match is free.

Get ToneAdapt on Google Play

Find your amp

Browse

Everlong on other ampsSAME SONG, YOUR AMP Foofighters tonesALL SONGS Tone libraryEVERYTHING

Song, artist and gear names are used to identify the tone being matched; ToneAdapt is not affiliated with or endorsed by the artists or manufacturers mentioned. Settings are AI-generated starting points — trust your ears.