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What I've Done guitar tone

Linkin Park · Minutes to Midnight (Deluxe Edition) · 2007 · Alternative

High Gain

Main Riff

AmpOrange Rockerverb
GuitarFender Jazzmaster
PickupBridge single-coil
GAIN7
BASS5.5
MID4
TREBLE6
PRESENCE5.5
REVERB0.5

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer boost
    Drive 1 · Tone 5 · Level 8.5
    Nearly-clean boost that tightens the low end.
  2. Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor eq
    Threshold 5
    Keeps the palm-muted riffs tight and quiet.

Tight, all-downstroke picking keeps the riff aggressive.

Lead

Solo Boost

AmpOrange Rockerverb
GuitarFender Jazzmaster
PickupBridge single-coil
GAIN8
BASS5.5
MID4.5
TREBLE6
PRESENCE5.5
REVERB0.5

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer boost
    Drive 1 · Tone 5 · Level 8.5
    Nearly-clean boost that tightens the low end.
  2. Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor eq
    Threshold 5
    Keeps the palm-muted riffs tight and quiet.
  3. MXR Carbon Copy delay
    Time 4.5 · Repeats 3 · Mix 3
    Kicks in for the solo — repeats tucked under the dry signal.

Lead variant: extra gain and mids to cut through, delay for width. Pick nearer the bridge and let bends sustain.

These are starting points, not gospel. Every amp is a little different, so let your ears do the last 10%.

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