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Given Up (Third Encore Session) Guitar Tone Settings
LINKIN PARK · 2010s+ · metal
live
Original Recording
Guitar
PRS Custom 24 (likely, as used by Brad Delson in Linkin Park's Minutes to Midnight/Third Encore era)
Pickups
PRS HFS Treble (bridge) and Vintage Bass (neck) humbuckers
Amp
Fractal Axe-Fx III (modeling a high-gain amp, IRs from Randall cabinet, as per 2024-2025 Linkin Park rig)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Live session (Third Encore), 2024-2025 era, using Fractal Axe-Fx III with IRs from Randall cab. No evidence of analog amps or pedals in this session. Guitar likely PRS Custom 24 as per Brad Delson's known gear for this era. Settings and effects are inferred from genre, rig, and audible characteristics, as no explicit knob values are provided in sources.
Amp Settings
Mids5
Bass6
Gain8.5
Reverb1.5
Treble7
Presence6.5
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- aggressive palm muting
- high-gain saturation
- articulate attack
- focused low end
- slightly scooped mids
- crisp treble
- compressed dynamics
- minimal ambience
- dry, direct sound