Riff Tone

Bored to Death

blink-182

Guitarpunk2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (Tom DeLonge signature or modded Strat)

AmpMesa Boogie Triple Rectifier + Marshall JCM 900 (studio blend, both with matching cabs)

PickupsSeymour Duncan SH-8 Invader (bridge humbucker)

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass5.5

mid6.5

treble7

reverb2

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2016. Riff section. Tom DeLonge used his signature Strat with a single Invader bridge humbucker. Amp blend confirmed for studio recording. No evidence of pedals used for distortion; amp gain cranked.

Tone Character(10)

tight palm-muted chugsaggressive pick attackhuge wall of soundmodern high-gain saturationcompressed resonancearticulate power chord claritypercussive attackfocused midrange punchslightly scooped lowscrisp top-end bite

Difficulty

The riff is built on fast, tight power chords with palm muting and aggressive picking, but does not require advanced techniques or complex chord voicings.

Sources

Tom delonge amp settings : r/Blink182 - Reddit Do you guys know what Gear Tom used for this? : r/Blink182 - Reddit Tom's Untitled Tone : r/Blink182 - Reddit

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