Riff Tone

Waggy

blink-182

Guitarpunk1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1990s American Standard, Tom DeLonge's main guitar at the time)

AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Solo Head

PickupsSeymour Duncan Invader humbucker (bridge position, single pickup modded Strat)

Amp Settings

gain7

bass6

mid6

treble7

reverb1.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1996-1997, Dude Ranch album sessions. Tom DeLonge was known to use a single-humbucker Strat with a Seymour Duncan Invader in the bridge and a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier for all rhythm/riff sections on this album. No evidence of pedal use for distortion; amp distortion is primary. No evidence of live/touring gear being used on the studio recording.

Tone Character(10)

aggressive and saturatedtight and percussivechunky palm-muted power chordsbright upper midsslightly scooped midsminimal reverb, dryarticulate pick attackclassic pop-punk crunchfull-bodied rhythm soundno audible modulation or delay

Difficulty

The riff is built on fast, aggressive power chords with tight palm muting and requires consistent right-hand technique, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex rhythms.

Sources

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