Given Up amp settings — Yamaha THR10II

The Linkin Park guitar tone for “Given Up”, dialed in for a Yamaha THR10II with a Yamaha Pacifica 612VIIFM. Studio version, Minutes to Midnight (2007)

Original rig

Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier, Gibson SG with humbuckers, drop C# tuning (C# G# C# F# A# D#)

Heavily saturated, mid-scooped wall of sound with tight low-end punch and aggressive upper-mid presence

Amp settings — Yamaha THR10II

CHANNELHI GAIN (or MODERN via THR Remote app)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	6
Mid	4
Treble	7
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The THR10II's HI GAIN model approximates a Rectifier-style voice well. Your Pacifica's Seymour Duncan humbuckers are hotter than a stock SG, so gain 8 (not 9-10) prevents mud. Mid at 4 gives the characteristic scoop; the THR lacks a presence knob, so treble 7 compensates for upper-mid cut. Bass 6 keeps things tight—the THR's small speaker will flub out if you push bass higher.

PRO TIPTune to drop C# if possible (or use the THR app's pitch shift down 1.5 steps). Palm-mute aggressively on the low string chugs and let the open power chords ring fully—the contrast between tight mutes and sustained chords is the song's dynamic core.

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