Riff Tone
Do It for Me Now
Angels & Airwaves
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Tom DeLonge Signature ES-333
AmpVox AC30
PickupsSeymour Duncan SH-6 Distortion Humbucker (bridge position, stock on Tom DeLonge ES-333)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb3.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
compressionUnknown Compressor pedal (model unknown, likely studio rack or pedal)
delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown, likely Boss DD-5, DD-6, or Line 6 DL4)
Notes
Studio recording, 2005-2006 era. Gear confirmed for Angels & Airwaves debut album sessions. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this riff section. No explicit studio notes for this song, but ES-333 and AC30 are confirmed as Tom's main studio rig for AVA.
Tone Character(10)
spacey and ambientcrunchy with clear note separationchimey high enddelayed repeats creating stereo widthopen and atmosphericmodest amp breakuptight, percussive attacknot overly saturatedbright but not harshsustained chords with echo
Difficulty
The riff requires tight timing to match the delay repeats and clean chord transitions, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or fast picking.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Tom DeLonge Signature ES-333
AmpVox AC30
PickupsSeymour Duncan SH-6 Distortion Humbucker (bridge position, stock on Tom DeLonge ES-333)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb3.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
compressionUnknown Compressor pedal (model unknown, likely studio rack or pedal)
delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown, likely Boss DD-5, DD-6, or Line 6 DL4)
Notes
Studio recording, 2005-2006 era. Gear confirmed for Angels & Airwaves debut album sessions. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this riff section. No explicit studio notes for this song, but ES-333 and AC30 are confirmed as Tom's main studio rig for AVA.
Tone Character(10)
spacey and ambientcrunchy with clear note separationchimey high enddelayed repeats creating stereo widthopen and atmosphericmodest amp breakuptight, percussive attacknot overly saturatedbright but not harshsustained chords with echo
Difficulty
The riff requires tight timing to match the delay repeats and clean chord transitions, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or fast picking.
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