Faint amp settings — Johnson RepTone 15
The Linkin park guitar tone for “Faint”, dialed in for a Johnson RepTone 15 with a Kyaxon KTDIY-001. Studio version, Meteora (2003) — main heavy rhythm riff
PRS Custom 24 into Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier & Peavey 5150 blend with Ibanez TS9 boost and Boss NS-2 noise gate
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 4 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
The Johnson RepTone 15 practice amp has limited preamp headroom and an 8-inch speaker, so pushing the drive channel gain past 7 will result in fizzy flub rather than the tight wall of sound from the blended Rectifier/5150 rig. We keep the bass centered at 5 to avoid farting out the small enclosure while boosting treble to 7 for Brad Delson's signature pick attack bite. Adding an external high-gain distortion pedal or boost down the road is the ideal upgrade to recreate this saturated nu-metal tone cleanly.
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