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Riff Tone
A Place for My Head
LINKIN PARK
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarPRS Standard 24
AmpMesa Boogie Dual Rectifier
Amp Settings
gain6
bass4.5
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Notes
Studio recording, Hybrid Theory era (2000). Gear confirmed for Linkin Park riff tones of this era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this specific song's riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive high-gain saturationrazor-sharp treble bitefocused low endscooped but present midsminimal ambiencecompressed and controlled sustainarticulate palm mutingmodern nu-metal rhythmdry, in-your-face attack
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, fast palm muting and precise right-hand technique to maintain the aggressive, percussive feel at a fast tempo. While not technically advanced in terms of note choice, the stamina and rhythmic accuracy needed elevate the difficulty.
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Original Gear
GuitarPRS Standard 24
AmpMesa Boogie Dual Rectifier
Amp Settings
gain6
bass4.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, Hybrid Theory era (2000). Gear confirmed for Linkin Park riff tones of this era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this specific song's riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive high-gain saturationrazor-sharp treble bitefocused low endscooped but present midsminimal ambiencecompressed and controlled sustainarticulate palm mutingmodern nu-metal rhythmdry, in-your-face attack
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, fast palm muting and precise right-hand technique to maintain the aggressive, percussive feel at a fast tempo. While not technically advanced in terms of note choice, the stamina and rhythmic accuracy needed elevate the difficulty.