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Riff Tone

Bleed It Out

LINKIN PARK

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarPRS Custom 24 (likely, as used by Brad Delson on Minutes to Midnight era studio recordings)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording, Minutes to Midnight era)
PickupsPRS HFS Treble (bridge) and Vintage Bass (neck) humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain8
bass6
mid4
treble7
reverb1
presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2007 (Minutes to Midnight). Brad Delson is known to use PRS guitars and Mesa/Boogie amps for this era. No direct studio photo evidence for 'Bleed It Out', but this matches period-correct interviews and rig rundowns. No evidence of pedals or effects other than amp distortion for the riff section.

Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingmodern high-gain saturationscooped midschunky low endarticulate attackcompressed and focusedminimal ambienceclear note separationpunchy rhythm

Difficulty

The riff is fast and requires tight palm muting and rhythmic accuracy, but uses simple power chords and no advanced techniques, making it accessible to intermediate players.

Sources

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