Riff Tone
Leave Out All the Rest
LINKIN PARK
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarPRS Custom 24 (likely 2000s model, as used by Brad Delson in studio)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording amp for Minutes to Midnight era)
PickupsPRS HFS Treble (bridge) and Vintage Bass (neck) humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb4
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
chorusUnknown Chorus pedal (model unknown)
delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2007. Brad Delson is known to use PRS Custom 24 guitars and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifiers for Linkin Park's Minutes to Midnight album. No direct source confirms the exact guitar/amp for this song, but this is the most documented studio setup for this era and style.
Tone Character(10)
ambient and lushchimey and opensmooth and sustainedclear note separationslightly driven clean tonewarm and roundednot harsh or aggressivestudio-polished claritysubtle breakup on chord attacksatmospheric and layered
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, even picking and precise timing to maintain clarity with ambient effects, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarPRS Custom 24 (likely 2000s model, as used by Brad Delson in studio)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording amp for Minutes to Midnight era)
PickupsPRS HFS Treble (bridge) and Vintage Bass (neck) humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb4
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
chorusUnknown Chorus pedal (model unknown)
delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2007. Brad Delson is known to use PRS Custom 24 guitars and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifiers for Linkin Park's Minutes to Midnight album. No direct source confirms the exact guitar/amp for this song, but this is the most documented studio setup for this era and style.
Tone Character(10)
ambient and lushchimey and opensmooth and sustainedclear note separationslightly driven clean tonewarm and roundednot harsh or aggressivestudio-polished claritysubtle breakup on chord attacksatmospheric and layered
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, even picking and precise timing to maintain clarity with ambient effects, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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