Riff Tone
Faint
LINKIN PARK
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarPRS Custom 24
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
PickupsPRS stock humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain6
bass4
mid5
treble8.5
reverb0
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording for 'Faint' on Linkin Park's 'Meteora' (2003). Gear confirmed for album era; settings inferred from forum and typical use. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate attackcompressed and focusedminimal ambiencecutting treblemodern nu-metal soundclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, consistent alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm patterns typical of nu-metal.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarPRS Custom 24
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
PickupsPRS stock humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain6
bass4
mid5
treble8.5
reverb0
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
This tone has been researched 36 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording for 'Faint' on Linkin Park's 'Meteora' (2003). Gear confirmed for album era; settings inferred from forum and typical use. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate attackcompressed and focusedminimal ambiencecutting treblemodern nu-metal soundclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, consistent alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm patterns typical of nu-metal.
Faint settings for your amp
Exact settings ToneAdapt players use on these amps.
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