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Riff Tone
Bored to Death
blink-182
Guitarpunk2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Tom DeLonge Signature Stratocaster
AmpFender Hot Rod DeVille 212 (studio recording, 2016 era)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording for 'California' album (2016). Tom DeLonge's signature Strat is hardwired to the bridge Invader humbucker; no pickup selector. Clean tone sections likely use amp clean channel with minimal gain. No evidence of additional guitars or amps for clean sections.
Tone Character(10)
bright and cleararticulate single-note linestight and focusedslight amp reverb for spacepercussive attackno audible drive or crunchbridge pickup claritypop-punk clean with edgestudio-polishedno modulation effects
Difficulty
The riff is straightforward with basic picking and timing, but requires clean articulation and muting for clarity in a studio-polished pop-punk context.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Tom DeLonge Signature Stratocaster
AmpFender Hot Rod DeVille 212 (studio recording, 2016 era)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording for 'California' album (2016). Tom DeLonge's signature Strat is hardwired to the bridge Invader humbucker; no pickup selector. Clean tone sections likely use amp clean channel with minimal gain. No evidence of additional guitars or amps for clean sections.
Tone Character(10)
bright and cleararticulate single-note linestight and focusedslight amp reverb for spacepercussive attackno audible drive or crunchbridge pickup claritypop-punk clean with edgestudio-polishedno modulation effects
Difficulty
The riff is straightforward with basic picking and timing, but requires clean articulation and muting for clarity in a studio-polished pop-punk context.