Given up amp settings — Blackstar Id: core 40

The Linkin park guitar tone for “Given up”, dialed in for a Blackstar Id: core 40 with a Epiphone SG Standard. Studio version, Minutes to Midnight (2007)

Original rig

Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier (Modern mode), Gibson SG Baritone, Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor

Aggressive, punky, heavily saturated wall-of-sound with scooped mids and tight low-end chug

Amp settings — Blackstar Id: core 40

CHANNELOD2

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	7
Reverb	0
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Blackstar ID:Core 40 lacks individual Bass, Middle, Treble, and Presence knobs, utilizing a single ISF control for EQ shaping. Use the high-gain OD2 voice and set the ISF knob counter-clockwise at 2 to emulate the scooped, aggressive American voicing of Brad Delson's Mesa Dual Rectifier. Your Epiphone SG's bridge humbucker matches the Gibson SG used on the recording, providing plenty of bite without needing an external overdrive.

PRO TIPThe song is in Drop D tuning (D-A-D-G-B-E); use heavy, aggressive downstrokes close to the bridge with strict palm muting to achieve the tight, staccato punch of the main riff.

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