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Riff Tone
Bored to Death
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Guitarpunk2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (Tom DeLonge signature or modded Strat)
AmpMesa Boogie Triple Rectifier + Marshall JCM 900 (studio blend, both with matching cabs)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2016. Riff section. Tom DeLonge used his signature Strat with a single Invader bridge humbucker. Amp blend confirmed for studio recording. No evidence of pedals used for distortion; amp gain cranked.
Tone Character(10)
tight palm-muted chugsaggressive pick attackhuge wall of soundmodern high-gain saturationcompressed resonancearticulate power chord claritypercussive attackfocused midrange punchslightly scooped lowscrisp top-end bite
Difficulty
The riff is built on fast, tight power chords with palm muting and aggressive picking, but does not require advanced techniques or complex chord voicings.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (Tom DeLonge signature or modded Strat)
AmpMesa Boogie Triple Rectifier + Marshall JCM 900 (studio blend, both with matching cabs)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2016. Riff section. Tom DeLonge used his signature Strat with a single Invader bridge humbucker. Amp blend confirmed for studio recording. No evidence of pedals used for distortion; amp gain cranked.
Tone Character(10)
tight palm-muted chugsaggressive pick attackhuge wall of soundmodern high-gain saturationcompressed resonancearticulate power chord claritypercussive attackfocused midrange punchslightly scooped lowscrisp top-end bite
Difficulty
The riff is built on fast, tight power chords with palm muting and aggressive picking, but does not require advanced techniques or complex chord voicings.