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Riff Tone
Faint
LINKIN PARK
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarPRS Custom 24
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Amp Settings
gain6
bass4
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Notes
Studio recording for 'Faint' on Linkin Park's 'Meteora' (2003). Gear confirmed for album era; settings inferred from forum and typical use. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate attackcompressed and focusedminimal ambiencecutting treblemodern nu-metal soundclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, consistent alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm patterns typical of nu-metal.
This tone has been researched 33 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarPRS Custom 24
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Amp Settings
gain6
bass4
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This tone has been researched 33 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording for 'Faint' on Linkin Park's 'Meteora' (2003). Gear confirmed for album era; settings inferred from forum and typical use. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate attackcompressed and focusedminimal ambiencecutting treblemodern nu-metal soundclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, consistent alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm patterns typical of nu-metal.