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Riff Tone
In the End
LINKIN PARK
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarPRS Custom 24 (Mike Shinoda's main studio guitar for Hybrid Theory era)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording, Hybrid Theory era)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2000. Guitar and amp confirmed for Hybrid Theory era by multiple interviews and rig rundowns, but not explicitly tied to 'In the End' riff in sources. No evidence of live/touring gear being used for the studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivemodern high-gain saturationarticulate attackslightly scooped midsfocused low endcompressed and aggressiveminimal ambiencedry, direct soundstudio double-trackeddistinct separation from synth layers
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically straightforward but requires tight palm muting and consistent picking to maintain the percussive, articulate sound characteristic of the recording.
This tone has been researched 8 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarPRS Custom 24 (Mike Shinoda's main studio guitar for Hybrid Theory era)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording, Hybrid Theory era)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass5.5
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This tone has been researched 8 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 2000. Guitar and amp confirmed for Hybrid Theory era by multiple interviews and rig rundowns, but not explicitly tied to 'In the End' riff in sources. No evidence of live/touring gear being used for the studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivemodern high-gain saturationarticulate attackslightly scooped midsfocused low endcompressed and aggressiveminimal ambiencedry, direct soundstudio double-trackeddistinct separation from synth layers
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically straightforward but requires tight palm muting and consistent picking to maintain the percussive, articulate sound characteristic of the recording.