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 · 7 blocksLive values · Pedalboard
Guitar
PRS CE 24
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#)
Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor
Boss CS-3 Compressor/Sustainer
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (Modern / Red channel)
Marshall 1959 Super Lead (rig blend)
Mesa/Boogie Recto 4x12 (Celestion Vintage 30)
Shure SM57
Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor
noise_gate
Threshold
4dB
Decay
3s
Boss CS-3 Compressor/Sustainer
compressor
Level
5
Tone
5
Attack
4s
Sustain
4
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (Modern / Red channel)
preamp
Gain
8
Bass
6
Middle
4
Treble
7
Presence
6
Master
4
Marshall 1959 Super Lead (rig blend)
blend
Presence
6
Bass
5
Middle
6
Treble
7
Volume
7
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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