Foo Fighters
Everlong guitar tone settings.
The Colour And The Shape · 1997 · Rock
Explore Everlong by Foo Fighters: an example rig, amp settings and playing tips. Adapt the reference to your own supported gear with Amper.
Artwork unavailableDriving rhythm
Firm, mid-forward drive with enough clarity for moving chords.
In your hands
Maintain an even strumming motion and control the ringing low D.
Evidence and sources
The 1997 interview describes Grohl demonstrating the song with the sixth string lowered to D. The tonal values are a recreation; the interview demonstration does not prove the album's complete signal chain. Amper's pickup, effect choices and normalized 0–10 targets are suggested recreations unless specifically attributed above. Numeric settings are not documented artist settings. Listening validation is pending.
An authored example rig, not your matched settings or a documented artist preset.
guitar · Gibson
Les Paul Standard '60s
3-way toggleWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
Neck volumeWhy this setting?
Set pickup output here. Both volumes stay available so the middle selector position is not accidentally muted.
Normalized knob travel 0-10. Neck pickup output.
Bridge volumeWhy this setting?
Set pickup output here. Both volumes stay available so the middle selector position is not accidentally muted.
Normalized knob travel 0-10. Bridge pickup output.
Neck toneWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
Normalized knob travel 0-10. Neck treble roll-off.
Bridge toneWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
Normalized knob travel 0-10. Bridge treble roll-off.
amp · Mesa/Boogie
Dual Rectifier Multi-Watt
Rear channel selectorWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
CH2 modeWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
CH2 GainWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
Normalized knob travel 0-10. Channel preamp drive.
CH2 TrebleWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
Normalized knob travel 0-10. Channel high EQ.
CH2 MidWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
Normalized knob travel 0-10. Channel middle EQ.
CH2 BassWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
Normalized knob travel 0-10. Channel low EQ.
CH2 PresenceWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
Normalized knob travel 0-10. Channel high response; behavior depends on selected mode.
CH2 MasterWhy this setting?
Start with output at minimum, then raise toward this low starting position to suit your room; knob position is not loudness.
Normalized knob travel 0-10. Channel output.
CH2 Multi-WattWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
CH2 Rectifier SelectWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
Loop AssignWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
Main Power voicingWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
Select the indicated channel on the rear selector, not FTSW. Use Loop Bypass and connect pedals to the front input. Output and Solo are inactive: begin with the active channel Master fully down and raise it cautiously. Only the selected channel settings are shown.
Know the limits
- Editorial recreation; these settings have not been listening-tested on your setup.
- Pickup output, speakers, room, and studio layering remain differences; the numeric mapping is not an acoustic calibration.
- This plan uses full humbuckers; a single-coil reference remains a pickup-type compromise.
- Rectifier channel/mode, EQ and presence interact; these positions are a starting point, not a calibrated match.
These are Amper recreation settings, not the artist’s exact knob positions. The example rig translates this named part’s stored gain, EQ, pickup and effect targets into verified hardware controls. The 1997 interview describes Grohl demonstrating the song with the sixth string lowered to D. The tonal values are a recreation; the interview demonstration does not prove the album's complete signal chain. Amper's pickup, effect choices and normalized 0–10 targets are suggested recreations unless specifically attributed above. Numeric settings are not documented artist settings. Listening validation is pending.