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Numb amp settings — Marshall 50

The LINKIN PARK guitar tone for “Numb”, dialed in for a Marshall 50 with a Cort X300. Studio version, Meteora (2003)

Original rig

PRS Custom 24 + Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier & Marshall 1959SLP Plexi blend

Thick, saturated nu-metal rhythm wall of sound with tight low-end and biting upper mids

Amp settings — Marshall 50

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

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Guitar

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Why these settings

Brad Delson layered a saturated Mesa Dual Rectifier with a cranked Marshall to produce this iconic wall of gain. On your Marshall-voiced 50-watt setup, use the high-gain channel with the bass pushed to 7 to compensate for the naturally tighter British low end compared to a Dual Rectifier. The Cort X300's hot bridge humbucker matches Delson's PRS output nicely, so keeping gain around 7 delivers full saturation without turning the chords to mush.

PRO TIPTune down to Drop C# (Db-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb) and strike your power chords with aggressive, heavy downstrokes right next to the bridge to capture the track's percussive punch.

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