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Everlong Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters · 1990s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Trini Lopez (1967, semi-hollow, stopbar tailpiece, stock pickups)
Pickups
Gibson 'Patent Number' humbuckers (vintage PAF-style)
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Solo Head (100W, 2-channel, 1990s version) into Marshall 4x12 cabinet
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1996-1997 for 'The Colour and the Shape'. Guitar and amp confirmed by multiple interviews and Foo Fighters techs. No evidence of live/tour substitutions for the original studio riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain7
Reverb0.5
Treble7
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Pro Co RAT · distortion
Gibson Trini Lopez (bridge pickup, volume/tone full) → Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (high-gain channel, no reverb) → Marshall 4x12 cab. Pro Co RAT possibly used for overdub layers.
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- aggressive and saturated
- articulate palm-muted chugs
- punchy midrange
- slightly scooped but not hollow
- clear note separation
- raw and in-your-face
- semi-hollow resonance
- hard picking attack
- minimal ambience