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Carousel

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Guitarpunk1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (early 90s, likely Mexican Standard or American Standard, stock pickups)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording, 1994 Cheshire Cat era)
PickupsFender single-coil (stock Strat pickups, ceramic or Alnico V depending on model/year)

Amp Settings

gain7
bass6
mid5.5
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1994. Tom DeLonge used a Fender Stratocaster with stock single-coil pickups into a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier for the 'Carousel' riff. No evidence of pedals or additional effects in the riff section; distortion is from the amp. Settings are estimated based on genre, era, and typical use for this setup.

Tone Character(10)
tight and punchyaggressive and saturatedbright and cuttingarticulate single-note claritypercussive palm-muted chugsslightly scooped midsraw and energeticminimal ambienceno audible modulationclassic 90s pop-punk crunch

Sources

Amp settings for Carousel? I just learned the whole guitar part and i ...Classic Interview: Tom DeLonge talks Blink-182 evolution

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