Faint amp settings — Vox VT 15

The Linkin park guitar tone for “Faint”, dialed in for a Vox VT 15 with a Glarry Burning fire. Studio version, Meteora (2003)

Original rig

Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier, PRS Custom 24 with humbuckers, Tube Screamer (boost), Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor, Drop D tuning

Tight, aggressive nu-metal chug with scooped mids, punchy low end, and articulate high-gain saturation

Amp settings — Vox VT 15

CHANNELNU METAL (amp model selector)BOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	0
Bass	6
Mid	4
Treble	6
Reverb	0
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01MXR Fullbore Metal

Scoop switch ON for the scooped nu-metal character. Gate engaged and set via internal trimpot to kill noise between chugs. This pedal is your primary gain source.

Gain 7 · Bass 6 · Mid 3 · Mid-Freq 4 · Treble 6 · Level 6 · Scoop Switch 1 · Gate (internal trim) 6

Why these settings

The VT15 set to NU METAL model approximates a Rectifier voicing but lacks the Dual Rec's tight low-end authority. Your Fullbore Metal becomes the gain engine—amp gain at 0 keeps it clean so the pedal's distortion stays defined. The Fullbore's built-in gate replaces the NS-2. Mids at 3-4 with Scoop ON replicates the scooped Rectifier sound; your Glarry's humbuckers are lower output than Delson's PRS, so pedal gain at 7 compensates.

PRO TIPTune to Drop D and palm-mute hard right at the bridge saddles for that percussive 'chunk'—the Fullbore's gate will snap the note off clean if you set the internal Gate Trigger trim so it closes immediately when you lift pressure.

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