No. 1312000·nu-metal·6 blocks
Papercut
The tight, scooped nu-metal rhythm tone that opens Hybrid Theory. Brad Delson's 'Papercut' is built on a PRS run into a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier on the Modern channel — cut at NRG Studios with Don Gilmore, half-step-down and dropped to Drop C# for a low, percussive chug that locks into Mike Shinoda's verse. The Recto supplies a compressed, gated wall of gain; a Boss NS-2 keeps the high-gain noise floor silent between the syncopated palm mutes.
Hybrid TheorySignal path · input → output · 8 blocksLive values · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
PRS CE 24
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#)
Noise Gate
Deluxe Comp
Scream 808
Cali Rectifire
4x12 Cali V30
Room
Tilt
Noise Gate
← Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor
Threshold
-50dB
Decay
0.3s
Level
0
Deluxe Comp
← Boss CS-3 Compressor
Threshold
-32dB
Ratio
2:1
Knee
6dB
Attack
38s
Release
200s
Mix
35
Level
0dB
Scream 808
← Tube screamer (added for FRFR tightness — not on the original)
Drive
0.3
Tone
0.6
Level
0.7
Cali Rectifire
← Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (Modern channel)
Drive
7.5
Bass
6
Mid
4.5
Treble
6.5
Presence
6.5
ChVol
5.5
Master
8
Bias
5
BiasX
5
Sag
3.5
Hum
4
Ripple
4
4x12 Cali V30
← Mesa Recto 4x12 with Celestion V30
LowCut95Hz
HighCut8000Hz
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Room
← Studio ambience (minimal)
LowCut150Hz
HighCut6000Hz
Mix
0.1
Decay
0.3s
Predelay
10ms
Level
0
Tilt
← Global brightness EQ
Tilt
0.5
CenterFreq
1000Hz
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 131
The tight, scooped nu-metal rhythm tone that opens Hybrid Theory. Brad Delson's 'Papercut' is built on a PRS run into a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier on the Modern channel — cut at NRG Studios with Don Gilmore, half-step-down and dropped to Drop C# for a low, percussive chug that locks into Mike Shinoda's verse. The Recto supplies a compressed, gated wall of gain; a Boss NS-2 keeps the high-gain noise floor silent between the syncopated palm mutes.
— Brad Delson
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