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Faint amp settings — Mooer Hornet

The LINKIN PARK guitar tone for “Faint”, dialed in for a Mooer Hornet with a Schecter AVENGER SGR. Studio version, Meteora (2003)

Original rig

PRS Custom 24, Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier & Peavey 5150 blend, Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer, Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor

Aggressive, modern high-gain nu-metal rhythm with tight low end and sharp bite
Amp settings — Mooer Hornet
CHANNELModel 8 (Mooer MT / Mesa Triple Rectifier voice)
GAIN 7 BASS 6 MID 5 TREBLE 7 REVERB 0 MASTER 6
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain7
Bass6
Mid5
Treble7
Reverb0
Master6
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Guitar
PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; tightens low-end flub on high-gain riffs

Drive 1 · Tone 6 · Level 8
Why these settings

The Mooer Hornet's Model 8 voice provides the modern American high-gain saturation of the original Mesa/5150 blend. The Schecter Avenger SGR ceramic bridge humbucker is high-output, so keep gain around 7 to preserve note articulation during fast 16th-note rhythm chops without turning muddy. The Hornet faceplate has a 3-band EQ with no presence knob, so presence is null.

PRO TIPBrad Delson tunes to Drop C# (Db-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb) and hits heavily with a hard downstroke right near the bridge saddles to get that percussive, mechanical bite on the syncopated rhythm accents.

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