Faint amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

The Linkin park guitar tone for “Faint”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Gibson Les Paul Classic. Studio version, Meteora (2003) — main heavy rhythm riff

Original rig

PRS Custom 24 into Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier & Peavey 5150 blend with Ibanez TS9 boost and Boss NS-2 noise gate

Aggressive, modern high-gain nu-metal rhythm with tight low end and sharp bite

Amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

CHANNELBrown amp type (Variation ON)BOOSTon

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

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Guitar

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Signal chain

01Katana Built-In Booster (TS Screamer)

Engage Katana onboard Booster assigned to TS Screamer mode to tighten low end

Drive 0 · Tone 6 · Bottom 5 · Effect Level 8

02Katana Built-In Noise Suppressor

Essential for cutting string bleed between the staccato rhythm chugs

Threshold 7 · Release 2

Why these settings

The Brown amp type delivers the aggressive high-gain crunch of the original Dual Rectifier/5150 stack. Engaging the internal Katana TS-style boost with zero drive and high level tightens the Gibson Les Paul's warm low-end thump without adding mud. The presence knob is physically omitted on the Katana 50 MkII faceplate, so treble is set to 7 to supply the upper-mid bite of the Meteora tracks.

PRO TIPTune down to Drop D (or Drop C# if matching the album pitch) and use heavy, precise palm-muting with aggressive downstrokes close to the bridge saddle to nail the machine-gun staccato attack.

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