Faint amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25
The Linkin park guitar tone for “Faint”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Epiphone les Paul Tribute. Studio version, Meteora (2003) — signature heavy rhythm riff
Paul Reed Smith Custom 24 into Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier and Peavey 5150 blend with Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer (clean boost) and Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 4 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
01Onboard Overdrive / Screamer Stompbox Block
Used strictly as a clean mid-boost to tighten the bottom end before the high-gain preamp
02Onboard Noise Gate Block
Essential for clamping fast staccato riffing and eliminating high-gain hiss
The Fender Mustang LT25's 'Metal 2000' voice accurately models the aggressive cascaded preamp of the studio Dual Rectifier/5150 blend. The onboard Screamer block is engaged with near-zero gain and elevated level to mirror Brad Delson's TS9 technique of tightening up low-end mud. Your Les Paul's warm humbuckers naturally push enough low-mid punch, so keep the mids slightly pulled and treble crisp to capture the biting pick attack. The clean verses are played by bypassing the amp's high-gain stage and picking lightly on the volume knob.
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