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 · Pedalboard
Guitar
PRS CE 24
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
drop_d
Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Mesa/Boogie Recto 4x12 (Celestion V30)
Shure SM57
Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor
boost
Threshold
6dB
Decay
3s
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
preamp
Gain
8
Bass
6
Middle
4
Treble
7
Presence
6
Master
4
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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