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Riff Tone
Given Up
LINKIN PARK
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarPRS Custom 24
AmpMesa Boogie Dual Rectifier (Red Channel, Modern mode)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass7
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Notes
Studio recording, 2007 (Minutes to Midnight era). Guitar and amp confirmed for Hybrid Theory/Meteora era and consistent with Given Up studio tone. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this riff section. Settings inferred from Hybrid Theory/Meteora sources and genre/era norms.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midschunky low endarticulate attackhigh-gain saturationminimal ambiencemodern nu-metal rhythmdefined, punchy chugsdry, focused sound
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate palm muting and alternate picking at a high tempo, with tight rhythmic precision and stamina for aggressive chugging.
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Original Gear
GuitarPRS Custom 24
AmpMesa Boogie Dual Rectifier (Red Channel, Modern mode)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass7
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2007 (Minutes to Midnight era). Guitar and amp confirmed for Hybrid Theory/Meteora era and consistent with Given Up studio tone. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this riff section. Settings inferred from Hybrid Theory/Meteora sources and genre/era norms.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midschunky low endarticulate attackhigh-gain saturationminimal ambiencemodern nu-metal rhythmdefined, punchy chugsdry, focused sound
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate palm muting and alternate picking at a high tempo, with tight rhythmic precision and stamina for aggressive chugging.