Riff Tone

I Feel So

Box Car Racer

Guitarpunk2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson ES-333 Tom DeLonge Signature (Cherry Red, 2002 studio version)

AmpMesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier

PickupsSeymour Duncan SH-6 Distortion (bridge humbucker, stock on Tom DeLonge ES-333)

Amp Settings

gain8

bass6

mid5.5

treble7

reverb1.5

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2002. Guitar and amp confirmed for Box Car Racer album era. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the studio recording.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussiveaggressive, saturated rhythmchunky low endarticulate attackslightly scooped midscrisp treble edgecompressed and punchyminimal ambiencemodern pop-punk distortionclear note separation

Difficulty

The riff requires tight palm muting and aggressive picking for the signature pop-punk sound, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm, making it accessible to intermediate players.

Sources

Any pros playing Squier? | Page 5 | Guitar Forum Box Car Racer studio guitar? : r/TomDelongeGuitars Japanese guitar magazine interview article part 2

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