Given up amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

The Linkin park guitar tone for “Given up”, dialed in for a Marshall MG30CFX with a Epiphone SG Standard. Studio version, Minutes to Midnight (2007)

Original rig

Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier, PRS Custom 24 with DiMarzio Tone Zone/D-Sonic pickups, Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor, no overdrive pedals

Ultra-saturated modern metal with scooped mids, tight low end, and aggressive high-gain sustain for sustained power chords

Amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

CHANNELOD1 or OD2 (Overdrive channel)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	9
Bass	6
Mid	3
Treble	7
Presence	0
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Noise Gate (RECOMMENDED — Boss NS-2 or similar)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Essential for high-gain tones to kill hum between riffs. Budget option: Donner Noise Killer (~$30)

Threshold 6 · Decay 3

Why these settings

The MG30CFX lacks the Rectifier's massive low-end thump and harmonic complexity, so I pushed gain to max (9) to compensate for the solid-state compression. Mids dropped to 3 (vs original's 4) because Marshall voicing is inherently mid-forward — this gets closer to the Rectifier's scooped character. Treble at 7 maintains presence without the fizz the MG's digital preamp can introduce. Your Epiphone SG's Alnico Classic humbuckers are lower output than Delson's DiMarzios, which is why gain stays maxed.

PRO TIPTune to Drop C# (C# G# C# F# A# D#) — the low tuning is critical to this tone's weight. Use .011-.054 strings minimum to maintain tension, and palm-mute directly over the bridge saddles for that tight, percussive chunk on the verse riffs.

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