Riff Tone
The End with You
Box Car Racer
Guitarpunk2000s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster Tom DeLonge Signature (2001-2002, Seymour Duncan Invader bridge humbucker)
AmpMesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier
PickupsSeymour Duncan SH-8 Invader (bridge humbucker)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
mid5.5
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2002. Tom DeLonge used his signature Strat with a single Invader bridge pickup for Box Car Racer's album. The amp is a Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier, as referenced by multiple sources for this era and album. No evidence of additional guitars or amps for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight, percussive palm-muted chugsaggressive, saturated rhythm tonearticulate pick attackchunky, modern punk driveclear note separation despite heavy gainfocused low endslightly scooped midsbright, cutting treblecompressed, controlled dynamicsminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff is moderately challenging due to its tempo and need for tight palm muting and aggressive picking, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm patterns typical of pop-punk.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster Tom DeLonge Signature (2001-2002, Seymour Duncan Invader bridge humbucker)
AmpMesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier
PickupsSeymour Duncan SH-8 Invader (bridge humbucker)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
mid5.5
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2002. Tom DeLonge used his signature Strat with a single Invader bridge pickup for Box Car Racer's album. The amp is a Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier, as referenced by multiple sources for this era and album. No evidence of additional guitars or amps for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight, percussive palm-muted chugsaggressive, saturated rhythm tonearticulate pick attackchunky, modern punk driveclear note separation despite heavy gainfocused low endslightly scooped midsbright, cutting treblecompressed, controlled dynamicsminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff is moderately challenging due to its tempo and need for tight palm muting and aggressive picking, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm patterns typical of pop-punk.
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