Riff Tone
Tiny Voices
Box Car Racer
Guitarpunk2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson ES-335 (likely Tom DeLonge signature or similar semi-hollow, as used on Box Car Racer recordings)
AmpMatchless DC-30, Dumble Overdrive Special, and Hiwatt Custom 100 (signal split to all three amps in studio)
PickupsSeymour Duncan SH-6 Distortion humbucker (bridge position, as per Tom DeLonge's typical setup for this era)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
mid6.5
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2002. Tom DeLonge split his guitar signal to a Matchless DC-30, Dumble Overdrive Special, and Hiwatt Custom 100 for the Box Car Racer album. No evidence of live-specific gear for this song's riff section.
Tone Character(10)
aggressive and punchymid-forward and thicktight palm-muted attackslightly compressedarticulate note separationsaturated high-gain crunchraw and emotionally chargedmelodic yet heavypunchy low endminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting and aggressive picking at a moderate tempo, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm, making it accessible to intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson ES-335 (likely Tom DeLonge signature or similar semi-hollow, as used on Box Car Racer recordings)
AmpMatchless DC-30, Dumble Overdrive Special, and Hiwatt Custom 100 (signal split to all three amps in studio)
PickupsSeymour Duncan SH-6 Distortion humbucker (bridge position, as per Tom DeLonge's typical setup for this era)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
mid6.5
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2002. Tom DeLonge split his guitar signal to a Matchless DC-30, Dumble Overdrive Special, and Hiwatt Custom 100 for the Box Car Racer album. No evidence of live-specific gear for this song's riff section.
Tone Character(10)
aggressive and punchymid-forward and thicktight palm-muted attackslightly compressedarticulate note separationsaturated high-gain crunchraw and emotionally chargedmelodic yet heavypunchy low endminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting and aggressive picking at a moderate tempo, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm, making it accessible to intermediate players.
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