Riff Tone
Elevator
Box Car Racer
Guitarpunk2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson ES-333 Tom DeLonge Signature (likely prototype or stock ES-333 for studio)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (likely Rev F or early 2000s model, studio use)
PickupsSeymour Duncan SH-6 Distortion (bridge humbucker, stock on Tom DeLonge ES-333)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
mid5.5
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2002. Tom DeLonge is known to have used a Gibson ES-333 with a Seymour Duncan SH-6 Distortion pickup for Box Car Racer recordings. The amp is inferred from era, genre, and Tom's known studio rig for this album. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this song's riff section.
Tone Character(10)
crisp and clean attacktight low endarticulate midrangeslightly compressedmodern punk edgeclear note separationnot overly saturatedpunchy and percussivefocused bridge pickup bitesubtle amp reverb for space
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, consistent palm muting and alternate picking with moderate tempo and syncopation, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast lead work.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson ES-333 Tom DeLonge Signature (likely prototype or stock ES-333 for studio)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (likely Rev F or early 2000s model, studio use)
PickupsSeymour Duncan SH-6 Distortion (bridge humbucker, stock on Tom DeLonge ES-333)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
mid5.5
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2002. Tom DeLonge is known to have used a Gibson ES-333 with a Seymour Duncan SH-6 Distortion pickup for Box Car Racer recordings. The amp is inferred from era, genre, and Tom's known studio rig for this album. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this song's riff section.
Tone Character(10)
crisp and clean attacktight low endarticulate midrangeslightly compressedmodern punk edgeclear note separationnot overly saturatedpunchy and percussivefocused bridge pickup bitesubtle amp reverb for space
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, consistent palm muting and alternate picking with moderate tempo and syncopation, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast lead work.
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