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Riff Tone

First Date

blink-182

Guitarpunk2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Tom DeLonge Signature ES-333
AmpMesa Boogie Triple Rectifier (blended with Marshall JCM900 4100 in studio)

Amp Settings

gain7.5
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording for 'First Date' (2001, Take Off Your Pants and Jacket). Tom DeLonge used his signature Gibson ES-333 with a single Seymour Duncan SH-5 Custom bridge humbucker. The amp tone was a blend of Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier and Marshall JCM900 4100, both into 4x12 cabinets. No evidence of other guitars or amps used for the main riff in the studio. Effects were mostly rack-based (TC Electronic G-Force) and/or pedals. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this section.

Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm-muted attacksaturated high-gain crunchbright and articulateslightly scooped midschunky low endcompressed pick responseminimal ambiencedry, in-your-facemodern pop-punk clarity

Difficulty

The riff is fast and requires tight palm muting and consistent power chord changes, but uses basic punk techniques and no advanced lead work.

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