No. 1292000·nu-metal·4 blocks
One Step Closer
One Step Closer rides Brad Delson's favorite riff he's ever written — a snarling, Drop-D power-chord figure that explodes into the 'shut up when I'm talking to you' breakdown. Cut for Hybrid Theory on a PRS through a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier, tuned Drop D a half step down, it's a masterclass in restraint: a simple, brutal riff made huge by tight palm-muting, a scooped Recto, and Andy Wallace's mix. The recipe is about tightness and aggression, not complexity.
Hybrid TheorySignal path · input → output · 7 blocksLive values · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
PRS CE 24
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
drop_d
Noise Gate
Deluxe Comp
Cali Rectifire
4x12 Cali V30
Room
Tilt
Noise Gate
← Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor
Threshold
-48dB
Decay
0.2s
Level
0
Deluxe Comp
← Light studio compression
Threshold
-30dB
Ratio
3:1
Knee
4dB
Attack
50s
Release
600s
Mix
50
Level
0dB
Cali Rectifire
← Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (Modern channel)
Drive
8
Bass
6
Mid
4
Treble
7
Presence
6
ChVol
4.5
Master
10
Bias
5
BiasX
5
Sag
4.5
Hum
5
Ripple
5
4x12 Cali V30
← Mesa Recto 4x12 (Celestion V30)
LowCut80Hz
HighCut8000Hz
Resonance
0.5
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Room
← Studio room ambience
LowCut200Hz
HighCut5500Hz
Mix
10
Decay
0.3s
Predelay
10ms
Level
0
Tilt
← Tilt EQ (global brightness)
Tilt
0.5
CenterFreq
1000Hz
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 129
One Step Closer rides Brad Delson's favorite riff he's ever written — a snarling, Drop-D power-chord figure that explodes into the 'shut up when I'm talking to you' breakdown. Cut for Hybrid Theory on a PRS through a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier, tuned Drop D a half step down, it's a masterclass in restraint: a simple, brutal riff made huge by tight palm-muting, a scooped Recto, and Andy Wallace's mix. The recipe is about tightness and aggression, not complexity.
— Brad Delson
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