Riff Tone

Bored to Death

blink-182

Guitarpunk2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarFender Tom DeLonge Signature Stratocaster

AmpFender Hot Rod DeVille 212 (studio recording, 2016 era)

PickupsSeymour Duncan Invader Humbucker (bridge position only, hardwired)

Amp Settings

gain0

bass5.5

mid6

treble7

reverb3

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording for 'California' album (2016). Tom DeLonge's signature Strat is hardwired to the bridge Invader humbucker; no pickup selector. Clean tone sections likely use amp clean channel with minimal gain. No evidence of additional guitars or amps for clean sections.

Tone Character(10)

bright and cleararticulate single-note linestight and focusedslight amp reverb for spacepercussive attackno audible drive or crunchbridge pickup claritypop-punk clean with edgestudio-polishedno modulation effects

Difficulty

The riff is straightforward with basic picking and timing, but requires clean articulation and muting for clarity in a studio-polished pop-punk context.

Sources

Easy song to learn on acoustic guitar? : r/Blink182 Tone Settings for Dammit by Blink-182 (guitar and amp) - Guitar Chalk

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