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In the End amp settings — Marshall DSL40CR

The LINKIN PARK guitar tone for “In the End”, dialed in for a Marshall DSL40CR with a Epiphone Les Paul Classic. Studio version, Hybrid Theory (2000)

Original rig

PRS Custom 24 (bridge humbucker) → Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier (Modern channel), no pedals

Heavy, compressed nu-metal crunch with tight low-end and aggressive upper-mids
Amp settings — Marshall DSL40CR
CHANNELUltra Gain (Lead)BRIGHToffBOOSToff
GAIN 8 BASS 5 MID 4 TREBLE 6 PRESENCE 5 REVERB 0 MASTER 5
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain8
Bass5
Mid4
Treble6
Presence5
Reverb0
Master5
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PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10
Why these settings

The DSL's Ultra Gain channel has more mid-forward bite than the Rectifier's scooped Modern voicing, so mids are dropped from 5 to 4 and bass cut from 6 to 5 to prevent mud. Gain pushed to 8 to compensate for the Rectifier's higher saturation ceiling. Your Epiphone's Alnico Classic humbuckers are close to the PRS HFS output, so no pickup compensation needed.

PRO TIPPalm mute directly over the bridge saddles—not further up the strings—to get that tight, percussive 'chunk' on the Drop D power chords without losing note definition.

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