Heavy is the crown amp settings — Harley benton 20-r
The Linkin park guitar tone for “Heavy is the crown”, dialed in for a Harley benton 20-r with a Harley benton Ex-76. Studio version, From Zero (2024) — Main rhythm riff and chorus
PRS Custom 24 / Paul Reed Smith humbucker guitars into Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier and Bogner Ecstasy / Friedman high-gain heads
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 4 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 1 |
| Master | 5 |
01Overdrive / Boost (Tube Screamer style)
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The Harley Benton HB-20R has a solid-state overdrive channel with a shared 3-band EQ (Gain, Bass, Middle, Treble, Spring Reverb). The original track uses multi-tracked high-gain Mesa/Friedman heads; keeping the HB-20R gain around 7 delivers usable modern crunch without blowing out the 8-inch speaker into fizzy mud, while keeping mids around 4 avoids sounding too thin. If you add a TS-style overdrive pedal later, switch to the clean channel with pedal distortion or use it to tighten up the overdrive channel. Verse clean sound: roll guitar volume down to 3-4 on the bridge pickup or switch to the neck pickup with lighter picking.
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