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One Step Closer amp settings — joyo dc 15-s

The LINKIN PARK guitar tone for “One Step Closer”, dialed in for a joyo dc 15-s with a ibanez gsa60. Studio version, Hybrid Theory album (2000)

Original rig

PRS CE24 with HFS humbucker → Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (Revision G), Drop D tuning, no pedals on main riff

Aggressive nu-metal chug with tight low-end, scooped mids, and grinding high-gain saturation

Amp settings — joyo dc 15-s

CHANNELOverdrive

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	10
Bass	5
Mid	3
Treble	7
Reverb	0
Master	7

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Guitar

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Why these settings

The Joyo DC-15S is a small solid-state practice amp with limited gain saturation compared to a Dual Rectifier. Gain is maxed to extract all available distortion, but the amp cannot fully reach Rectifier saturation levels—expect a tighter, less compressed result. Mid is dropped to 3 to approximate the Rectifier's scooped voicing, treble raised to 7 to compensate for the GSA60's slightly darker Infinity humbuckers vs the brighter PRS HFS pickup. The DC-15S has no presence control.

PRO TIPTune to Drop D and palm-mute hard right over the bridge pickup pole pieces—the percussive attack is half the tone on this riff, and aggressive picking dynamics compensate for the amp's lower gain ceiling.

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