Given Up amp settings — NUX Mighty 60 mkII

The LINKIN PARK guitar tone for “Given Up”, dialed in for a NUX Mighty 60 mkII with a Schecter Banshee Mach-6. Studio version, Minutes To Midnight (2007)

Original rig

Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (Modern channel, high gain), PRS Custom 24 with humbuckers, Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor, no overdrive pedals — amp gain only

Ultra-saturated modern metal crunch with scooped mids, tight palm mutes, massive wall-of-sound sustained chords, dark and aggressive

Amp settings — NUX Mighty 60 mkII

CHANNELFireman (or Recto if available) — select the highest-gain modern voicingBRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	9
Bass	7
Mid	4
Treble	6
Presence	5
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The NUX Mighty 60 mkII's Fireman model approximates the Dual Rectifier's modern high-gain voicing. Gain at 9 delivers the sustained saturation Brad Delson uses for drawn-out power chords. Mids scooped to 4 matches the dark, wall-of-sound character — the Recto is naturally mid-scooped so this translates directly. Bass at 7 provides the low-end thump without mud; treble at 6 adds pick attack clarity without fizz. Presence at 5 keeps it aggressive but controlled. The Schecter's Fishman Fluence humbuckers are hotter than Brad's PRS passives, so this gain level nails the saturation without excess noise.

PRO TIPPalm mute directly over the bridge pickup for maximum tightness on the chugging sections — Brad's tone relies on extremely consistent right-hand muting to keep those sustained power chords from becoming a wall of mush. Let the amp's compression do the sustain work rather than loosening your mute.

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