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 · 5 blocksLive values · Kemper Profiler
Guitar
PRS CE 24
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
drop_d
Noise Gate
Compressor
Search Rig Exchange for 'Mesa Dual Rectifier'
Room Reverb
Noise Gate
← Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor
Intensity
6
Threshold
5dB
Compressor
← Light studio compression
Intensity
3
Attack
0.0s
Volume
0
Search Rig Exchange for 'Mesa Dual Rectifier'
← Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (Modern channel)
Gain
8
Bass
6
Middle
4
Treble
7
Presence
6
Room Reverb
← Studio room ambience
Decay
0.6s
Predelay
10ms
Mix
0.1
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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