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Given Up (Third Encore Session) Guitar Tone Settings
LINKIN PARK · 2000s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
PRS Custom 24 (likely, based on Linkin Park's Brad Delson studio choices for Minutes to Midnight era and visible in live/session photos)
Pickups
PRS HFS Treble (bridge) and Vintage Bass (neck) humbuckers
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (typical for Linkin Park heavy tones in this era; no explicit source for Third Encore Session, but this is the most likely studio amp for this sound)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio session (Third Encore Session), 2007-2008 era. No explicit source confirms the exact amp/guitar for this session, but PRS Custom 24 and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier are strongly associated with Brad Delson's heavy tones on Minutes to Midnight and live performances. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this solo section.
Amp Settings
Mids5.5
Bass6
Gain8.5
Reverb1.5
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Noise gate (model unknown) · noise_gate
Guitar → Noise gate → Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (light digital reverb)
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- high-gain saturation
- aggressive palm muting
- articulate, cutting lead lines
- compressed sustain
- chunky low end
- crisp high end
- slightly scooped mids
- minimal ambience
- focused attack