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Riff Tone

QWERTY

LINKIN PARK

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarPRS Custom 24
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier

Amp Settings

gain6
bass4

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 2006 era. Brad Delson's main guitar for this period was a PRS Custom 24 with stock humbuckers, plugged into a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier for the heavy riff tone. No direct evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the QWERTY riff section. Settings are inferred from forum posts and typical Linkin Park studio setups for this era.

Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationchunky low endarticulate pick attackminimal ambiencecompressed and focusedmodern nu-metal claritydry, cutting treble

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, fast palm muting and precise alternate picking at a high tempo, with syncopated rhythm patterns typical of nu-metal. While not technically virtuosic, the precision and stamina required make it moderately challenging.

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