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Bleed It Out amp settings — Fender Hot Rod Deluxe IV

The LINKIN PARK guitar tone for “Bleed It Out”, dialed in for a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe IV with a Fender American Ultra Stratocaster. Studio version, Minutes to Midnight (2007)

Original rig

Fender 1950s Stratocaster into cranked Soldano SLO-100 / Marshall JCM800 high-gain crunch

Aggressive, punchy punk-rock crunch with sharp mid bite and tight low end

Amp settings — Fender Hot Rod Deluxe IV

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Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	6
Presence	6
Reverb	0
Master	4

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Why these settings

The Hot Rod Deluxe naturally scoops mids and has a high treble shelf, so the mid control is pushed to 7 with treble kept at 6 to replicate the Soldano SLO-100's punchy upper-mid focus. Engaging the amp's More Drive (boost switch) provides the necessary high-gain compression on single-coil pickups without requiring an external overdrive pedal. Keep the recording bone-dry with zero amp reverb.

PRO TIPUse a stiff pick (around 0.88mm) and strike the single-note open-string/fretted riff rhythm with heavy, staccato downstrokes close to the bridge to capture Brad Delson's tight, aggressive attack.

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