Faint amp settings — Fender Twin Reverb
The Linkin Park guitar tone for “Faint”, dialed in for a Fender Twin Reverb with a Harley Benton ST-Jamster MDS. Studio version, Meteora (2003)
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier, PRS Custom 24 with humbuckers, Tube Screamer for tightening, Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 0 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 4 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 0 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
01Tube Screamer (TS9 or clone)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. This is ESSENTIAL for this tone. The Twin Reverb has zero high-gain capability; a TS alone won't get you there. You need a proper high-gain distortion pedal.
02Boss DS-1 or ProCo RAT
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Stack this AFTER the TS for tightness + saturation. The TS tightens the low end, the DS-1/RAT provides the actual gain. Without a dirt pedal, this tone is impossible on a clean Fender.
03Noise Gate (Boss NS-2 or similar)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Critical for tight stops between chugs; high-gain through a Fender will be noisy.
This is a brutal mismatch. The original uses a high-gain Mesa Rectifier; you have a pristine clean Fender Twin with single-coil pickups. The Twin has no preamp distortion and stays clean even at max volume. Amp gain is set to 0 because the pedals must provide ALL the dirt—the Twin's job is to amplify cleanly. I raised mids +1 from a typical Rectifier scoop because the Twin is already mid-scooped and your single coils are thin. Without purchasing at minimum a high-gain distortion pedal, you cannot achieve this tone.
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