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Riff Tone

Always

blink-182

Guitarpunk2000s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Tom DeLonge Signature Stratocaster
AmpMesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier
PickupsSeymour Duncan Invader (SH-8) humbucker, bridge position

Amp Settings

gain6.5
bass6
mid6
treble7
reverb2.5
presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

flangerUnknown Flanger pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 2003 (album released 2003, recorded 2002-2003). Tom DeLonge used his signature Strat with a single Seymour Duncan Invader in the bridge and a Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier for the main distorted rhythm tone. No evidence of additional guitars or amps for the riff section in studio.

Tone Character(10)
thick and saturatedtight palm-muted chugsaggressive attackbright and cuttingpercussive power chordscompressed and focusedmodulated (flanger swirl)articulate high endmedium-low reverbbridge pickup clarity

Difficulty

The riff is primarily power chords with tight palm muting and some syncopation, requiring solid rhythm skills but no advanced techniques.

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