Riff Tone

All Systems Go

Box Car Racer

Guitarpunk2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson ES-333 Tom DeLonge Signature

AmpMesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier

PickupsSeymour Duncan SH-6 Duncan Distortion (bridge humbucker, stock on Tom DeLonge ES-333)

Amp Settings

gain8

bass6

mid5.5

treble7

reverb1.5

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2002. Tom DeLonge used his signature ES-333 with a single bridge humbucker into a Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier for the Box Car Racer album. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars/amps for this recording.

Tone Character(10)

tight and saturatedaggressive palm-muted attackchunky low endarticulate high endfocused midrange punchcompressed and modernminimal ambiencecrisp pick definitionMesa Rectifier fizzbridge pickup clarity

Difficulty

The riff is primarily fast power chords with aggressive palm muting, requiring tight rhythm and stamina, but no advanced techniques or complex chord voicings.

Sources

Box Car Racer - All Systems Go (Guitar Cover + TABS) - YouTube [QUESTION] Guitar tone on Box Car Racer only album? (Tom ...

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