Riff Tone
Somewhere I Belong
LINKIN PARK
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarPRS Custom 24
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
PickupsPRS HFS/Vintage Bass humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid4
treble6.5
reverb0
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, Meteora album (2002-2003). Clean tone sections tracked with PRS Custom 24 into Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier. Clean tone likely used bridge pickup for clarity. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for clean section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatechimey clean attacktight and percussiveslightly scooped midsclear note separationno audible reverbdelay repeats on clean riffmodern alternative/nu-metal productionbridge humbucker claritystudio-polished
Difficulty
The clean riff requires precise picking and muting to match the rhythmic delay repeats, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo, making it accessible to intermediate players.
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This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarPRS Custom 24
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
PickupsPRS HFS/Vintage Bass humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid4
treble6.5
reverb0
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown)
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, Meteora album (2002-2003). Clean tone sections tracked with PRS Custom 24 into Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier. Clean tone likely used bridge pickup for clarity. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for clean section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatechimey clean attacktight and percussiveslightly scooped midsclear note separationno audible reverbdelay repeats on clean riffmodern alternative/nu-metal productionbridge humbucker claritystudio-polished
Difficulty
The clean riff requires precise picking and muting to match the rhythmic delay repeats, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo, making it accessible to intermediate players.
Somewhere I Belong settings for your amp
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