Player No. 076nu-metal
Brad Delson
Linkin Park's guitarist and a key architect of the band's nu-metal sound, pairing a PRS through high-gain Mesa/Boogie amps with the band's heavy electronic and turntable production. Delson favors economical, riff-driven parts cut in dropped and half-step-down tunings, choosing restraint and texture over flash so the guitar locks into Mike Shinoda's and Joe Hahn's layered production.
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