Riff Tone
Up All Night
blink-182
Guitarpunk2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster Tom DeLonge Signature (likely with Seymour Duncan Invader bridge pickup)
AmpMesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier
PickupsSeymour Duncan SH-8 Invader (bridge humbucker)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass5.5
mid6
treble6.5
reverb1.5
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2011 album 'Neighborhoods'. Tom DeLonge used his signature Strat with a single Invader bridge pickup into a Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier for the main riff. No evidence of additional guitars or amps for the riff section. Settings are inferred from forum posts and typical usage for this era.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivedark and saturatedmodern high-gain cruncharticulate attackcompressed dynamicsminimal ambienceaggressive palm mutingfull-spectrum distortionbridge pickup clarityno modulation or delay
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting and precise rhythm but uses straightforward power chords and no advanced lead techniques, making it accessible to intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster Tom DeLonge Signature (likely with Seymour Duncan Invader bridge pickup)
AmpMesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier
PickupsSeymour Duncan SH-8 Invader (bridge humbucker)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass5.5
mid6
treble6.5
reverb1.5
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2011 album 'Neighborhoods'. Tom DeLonge used his signature Strat with a single Invader bridge pickup into a Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier for the main riff. No evidence of additional guitars or amps for the riff section. Settings are inferred from forum posts and typical usage for this era.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivedark and saturatedmodern high-gain cruncharticulate attackcompressed dynamicsminimal ambienceaggressive palm mutingfull-spectrum distortionbridge pickup clarityno modulation or delay
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting and precise rhythm but uses straightforward power chords and no advanced lead techniques, making it accessible to intermediate players.
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