Riff Tone

Wasting Time

blink-182

Guitarpunk1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (Tom DeLonge signature or similar, single humbucker configuration)

AmpVox AC30 (early/mid-90s studio recording, as referenced by users replicating the tone and era-accurate gear)

PickupsSeymour Duncan Invader (bridge humbucker)

Amp Settings

gain7

bass6

mid6.5

treble7

reverb1.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

distortionBoss Boss DS-1 Distortion (or amp gain only, see warnings)

flangerBoss Boss BF-2 Flanger (or Flanger pedal, model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 1995 (Cheshire Cat album); Tom DeLonge is known to have used a Stratocaster with a single Seymour Duncan Invader humbucker and a Vox AC30 for the Cheshire Cat era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this specific song/section.

Tone Character(10)

raw and crunchyaggressive pick attacktight and punchyslightly scooped midsbright and cutting highsminimal ambiencepercussive rhythmenergetic and noisyfocused midrangedry, in-your-face

Difficulty

The riff is fast and requires tight palm muting and aggressive strumming, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm, making it accessible to most players with some experience.

Sources

Guitarists of /r/blink182, what gear do you use to achieve that raw ...made an attempt at recreating the guitar tone from cheshire cat and ...Wasting Time: Blink-182 one of thier most underrated songs imho

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