Figure 09 amp settings — Harley Benton Hb 20 mfx

The Linkin park guitar tone for “Figure 09”, dialed in for a Harley Benton Hb 20 mfx with a Harley Benton R 446. Studio version, Meteora (2003)

Original rig

Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (Orange channel, Vintage High Gain mode), PRS CE 24 with humbuckers, Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor, TS-style boost pedal

Tight, aggressive nu-metal rhythm with scooped mids, saturated gain, and percussive palm-muted attack

Amp settings — Harley Benton Hb 20 mfx

CHANNELHigh Gain / OD channel (select the highest gain voicing available on HB-20 MFX)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Mid	3
Treble	6
Presence	5
Reverb	0
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Noise Gate (use built-in gate on HB-20 MFX if available)

Essential for tight palm mutes — kills string noise between chugs. If no built-in gate, play cleanly and mute aggressively with fretting hand.

Threshold 4 · Decay 3

Why these settings

The HB-20 MFX is a budget solid-state practice amp with digital modeling, so it lacks the tube sag and compression of a real Rectifier. Push gain to 7 (not max) to avoid fizzy digital artifacts. Mid at 3 replicates the scooped nu-metal character. Bass at 5 (not 6) prevents muddiness since small speakers struggle with low-end. The R-446's ceramic humbuckers are hot enough to drive the preamp hard without a boost pedal.

PRO TIPDelson's tight chug comes from aggressive palm muting positioned close to the bridge saddles — not soft muting near the neck. Anchor your picking hand firmly and dig in with downstrokes. The tone lives in your right hand as much as the amp.

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