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Crawling Riff Guitar Tone Settings — LINKIN PARK
LINKIN PARK · 2000s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
PRS Custom 24
Pickups
PRS HFS Treble (bridge) and Vintage Bass (neck) humbuckers
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier 100W 3-channel Solo Head
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2000, Hybrid Theory album. Gear confirmed for this era and album, but no direct studio photo for 'Crawling' session. No explicit pedal evidence for riff section; focus is on amp gain. Brad Delson is primary guitarist.
Amp Settings
Mids5
Bass6
Gain8
Reverb1
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor · noise_gate
PRS Custom 24 → Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor → Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (with light spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- aggressive palm muting
- high-gain saturation
- crisp attack
- articulate low end
- chunky rhythm
- modern nu-metal clarity
- compressed dynamics
- focused mids
- slightly scooped EQ