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One Step Closer amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

The LINKIN PARK guitar tone for “One Step Closer”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Schecter C-1 Hellraiser. Studio version, Hybrid Theory (2000)

Original rig

Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier (Modern mode), PRS Custom 24 with humbuckers, 4x12 w/ Celestion Vintage 30s, Drop D tuning

Aggressive, tight palm-muted chug with saturated low-end and cutting upper-mid attack

Amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

CHANNELMetal 2000 amp model

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Mustang LT25's 'Metal 2000' model approximates the Dual Rectifier's tight, scooped modern voicing. Your Schecter's EMG 81/85 actives are hotter than Delson's passive humbuckers, so I pulled gain from the original 8 down slightly in feel—the amp model saturates fast with actives. Mid scooped to 4 mimics the Recto's V-curve; bass at 7 keeps the drop-D chug without mud. The LT25 lacks a presence knob on most models, so treble at 6 handles the upper cut.

PRO TIPPalm mute directly over the bridge saddles, not back toward the soundhole—this keeps the low D string tight and percussive rather than flubby. Delson's attack is precise and clipped, not loose.

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