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Given Up Riff Guitar Tone Settings — LINKIN PARK

LINKIN PARK · 2000s · metal

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Original Recording

Guitar
PRS Custom 24
Pickups
PRS HFS Treble (bridge) humbucker
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Solo Head (3-channel, Multi-Watt)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup

Studio recording, 2007 (Minutes to Midnight sessions). Brad Delson used PRS Custom 24 guitars and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier amps for heavy rhythm tones on 'Given Up'. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this riff section. All evidence points to the bridge humbucker and high-gain amp settings typical of Linkin Park's nu-metal/alt-metal era.

Amp Settings

Mids
4.5
Bass
6
Gain
8
Reverb
0
Treble
6.5
Presence
6.5

Effects Chain

  • Noise gate (model unknown) · noise_gate

PRS Custom 24 (bridge pickup) → Noise gate → Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (no reverb, no effects loop)

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Tone Character

  • tight and percussive
  • aggressive palm muting
  • scooped midrange
  • high-gain saturation
  • articulate and fast attack
  • dry and immediate
  • minimal ambience
  • modern nu-metal crunch
  • compressed and noise-gated
  • bridge pickup clarity

Notes & Caveats

  • ⚠️No official rig rundown for 'Given Up' specifically, but multiple sources confirm PRS Custom 24 and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier as Brad Delson's main studio setup for heavy rhythm tones in this era.
  • ⚠️No direct amp knob settings for 'Given Up' found; settings estimated based on typical Dual Rectifier usage for nu-metal/alt-metal, and corroborated by Hybrid Theory-era settings from Reddit.
  • ⚠️No evidence of pedals or modulation/time-based effects in the riff section; the tone is extremely dry and tight, with all gain/distortion coming from the amp and possibly a noise gate.
  • ⚠️No evidence of amp or pedal reverb; the tone is notably dry and direct.
  • ⚠️No evidence of alternate pickup positions or guitars for this section; all evidence points to bridge humbucker.
  • ⚠️Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Linkin Park's 'Given Up' features a tight, aggressive modern nu-metal tone with high gain, moderately scooped mids, controlled bass for tightness, and clear but not harsh treble. Presence is set to add clarity, and the tone is very dry with no audible reverb, matching their typical Mesa/Boogie Rectifier-based setup from the era.

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