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Linkin Park amp settings and guitar tones

2 songs, each with a starting point and the rig from its sources

What amp settings do you need for Linkin Park?

Tonelify's library has 2 Linkin Park songs, each with the rig reported in interviews and articles and a reference starting point on a generic five-knob amp. Both songs start at the same position, Gain 7, Bass 4, Middle 5, Treble 6, Presence 5, Reverb 2, because a starting point follows the style of the part and these share one, so the effects and the playing are what set them apart.

The numbers below are the same ones each song page gives. The rig for each song is on its own page with the sources it comes from.

Linkin Park songs and their starting points

Faint by Linkin Park album artwork

Faint

DistortedRiff2000s

Tight, driving high-gain riffing woven around a live string section.

Start at Gain 7, Bass 4, Middle 5, Treble 6, Presence 5, Reverb 2, with the bridge pickup.

Guitar
PRS, the model on this song not documented
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier or modified Marshall 1959SLP (album era)
Faint: full settings, rig and sources →

These are positions on a generic five-knob amp with gain, bass, middle, treble and presence, each running 0 to 10. They are a starting point, not the settings used on the record, and they will not transfer unchanged to an amp with a different gain structure or EQ voicing.

What gear did Linkin Park use?

SongGuitar and amp
One Step CloserBlue PRS CE24 in drop C#Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
FaintPRS, the model on this song not documentedMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier or modified Marshall 1959SLP (album era)

Tonelify reads each of these chains and translates it to the amp and guitar you already own. Adapt one to your gear →

Linkin Park tone questions

What amp settings do you need for Linkin Park?

On a generic five-knob amp, One Step Closer and Faint both start at Gain 7, Bass 4, Middle 5, Treble 6, Presence 5, Reverb 2: a starting point follows the style of the part, and these share one. These are starting points, not the settings used on the records.

What gear did Linkin Park use on these songs?

One Step Closer: Blue PRS CE24 in drop C#; Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier. Faint: PRS, the model on this song not documented; Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier or modified Marshall 1959SLP (album era). Each song page lists the sources behind its rig.

Can you get the Linkin Park tone without the original gear?

Yes. What carries these sounds is the gain structure, the EQ curve, the pickup position and the order of the effects, and all four can be rebuilt on other equipment. Tonelify rewrites each starting point for the amp and guitar you own.

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