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One Step Closer Solo Guitar Tone Settings — LINKIN PARK
LINKIN PARK · 2000s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
PRS Standard 24
Pickups
PRS HFS Treble (bridge) and Vintage Bass (neck) humbuckers
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier with Mesa/Boogie Rectifier 4x12 cabinet
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2000, Hybrid Theory album. Brad Delson is confirmed to use PRS Standard 24 and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier for this era and song. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the solo section in the studio recording.
Amp Settings
Mids5
Bass6
Gain8
Reverb1
Treble6.5
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Noise gate (model unknown) · noise_gate
PRS Standard 24 → Noise gate → Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier head → Mesa/Boogie Rectifier 4x12 cabinet (amp spring reverb at low setting)
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Tone Character
- tight and saturated
- aggressive and percussive
- articulate note separation
- compressed sustain
- slight mid scoop
- modern nu-metal clarity
- focused low end
- minimal ambience
- high output
- cutting through dense mix