In the End amp settings — Nux Mg400

The LINKIN PARK guitar tone for “In the End”, dialed in for a Nux Mg400 with a Fernandes LE1Z Stratocaster. Studio version, Hybrid Theory (2000)

Original rig

PRS Custom 24 with DiMarzio Dual Sound humbuckers → Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier (Modern channel), no pedals

Heavy, compressed, tight low-end with aggressive mids and controlled high-gain saturation

Amp settings — Nux Mg400

CHANNELRecto amp model (Mesa Rectifier simulation)BRIGHToffBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Noise Gate (built-in on MG-400)

Essential for tight palm mutes and preventing hum between phrases—Delson used a Boss NS-2 live for this reason

Threshold 4 · Decay 3

Why these settings

Your Fernandes Strat has single coils vs the original's hot humbuckers—gain is pushed +1 (to 8) to compensate for lower output, and bass is pulled -1 (to 5) because single coils already have tighter low-end. Treble dropped -1 (to 5) because Strat bridge pickups are inherently brighter and the Recto sim can get fizzy. The MG-400's Recto model is your best match for the Dual Rectifier's scooped-but-punchy voicing.

PRO TIPPalm mute directly over the bridge saddles, not further up the strings—this keeps the Drop D low-end tight and percussive like the record. If your single coils sound thin on the chugs, roll the tone knob down to 6 to thicken the attack.

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