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Riff Tone

Elevator

Box Car Racer

Guitarpunk2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson ES-333 Tom DeLonge Signature (likely prototype or stock ES-333 for studio)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (likely Rev F or early 2000s model, studio use)

Amp Settings

gain7
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 2002. Tom DeLonge is known to have used a Gibson ES-333 with a Seymour Duncan SH-6 Distortion pickup for Box Car Racer recordings. The amp is inferred from era, genre, and Tom's known studio rig for this album. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this song's riff section.

Tone Character(10)
crisp and clean attacktight low endarticulate midrangeslightly compressedmodern punk edgeclear note separationnot overly saturatedpunchy and percussivefocused bridge pickup bitesubtle amp reverb for space

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, consistent palm muting and alternate picking with moderate tempo and syncopation, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast lead work.

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