Somewhere I Belong amp settings — Fender Deluxe Reverb
The LINKIN PARK guitar tone for “Somewhere I Belong”, dialed in for a Fender Deluxe Reverb with a Fender American Ultra Stratocaster. Studio version, Meteora (2003) — main heavy rhythm riff
PRS Custom 24 (humbuckers) → Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (Red/Modern Channel)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Treble | 4 |
| Reverb | 1 |
| Master | 5 |
01Boss MT-2 Metal Zone / High-Gain Distortion
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A vintage-style Fender Deluxe Reverb cannot physically produce Mesa Dual Rectifier nu-metal high-gain saturation on its own, so push the amp's volume/gain to 7 for maximum available drive while pulling treble down to tame single-coil sharpness. Tone knob on the Strat bridge is dialed to 8 to thicken the single-coil attack into humbucker territory. Once you add a dedicated high-gain distortion pedal like an MT-2 or Triple Wreck, switch the amp volume down to 3 for clean headroom and let the pedal supply the crushing modern gain. Clean intro: roll guitar volume down to 4 and switch to neck+middle.
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