Faint amp settings — Fender frontman 20g

The LINKIN PARK guitar tone for “Faint”, dialed in for a Fender frontman 20g with a Jackson Js11. Main rhythm riff, Studio version, Meteora (2003)

Original rig

PRS Custom 24 into Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier (Modern High Gain) & 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 — Fender frontman 20g

CHANNELDrive (OD Select Switch IN)

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (run in front of amp to tighten low-end attack)

Drive 0 · Tone 7 · Level 9

Why these settings

The Frontman 20G relies entirely on its solid-state drive channel since no pedals are owned, so gain is set to 7 to deliver necessary nu-metal saturation without totally collapsing into flubby fizz. Bass is kept at 5 to prevent the small 8-inch speaker from farting out on palm mutes, while treble is pushed to 7 to replicate the aggressive top-end bite of Brad Delson's Dual Rectifier. If you add the recommended TS9, keep its drive at zero and level high to tighten the front end.

PRO TIPTune to Drop C# (Db-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb) and strike downstrokes aggressively right next to the bridge saddles to get the sharp, percussive attack required for the signature syncopated riff.

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