GuitarDistortedRiff
Faint 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 for 'Faint' (2002-2003, Meteora album). Brad Delson is confirmed to have used the PRS Custom 24 and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier for the heavy riff sections in the studio. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for this specific recording.
Amp Settings
Mids4.5
Bass6
Gain8
Reverb0
Treble7.5
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor · noise_gate
- Boss BF-3 Flanger · flanger
PRS Custom 24 → Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor → Boss BF-3 Flanger → Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier → Mesa 4x12 cabinet
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- scooped mids
- aggressive palm muting
- high-gain saturation
- articulate attack
- chunky low end
- minimal ambience
- compressed dynamics
- clear note separation
- cutting upper mids