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Riff Tone

Going Away to College

blink-182

Guitarpunk1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Tom DeLonge Stratocaster (Enema of the State era, likely with single Seymour Duncan Invader humbucker)
AmpMarshall JCM900 4100

Amp Settings

gain0
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1999. Tom DeLonge used his signature Strat with a single Invader bridge pickup for most clean and dirty tones on Enema of the State. Amp was a Marshall JCM900. No evidence of additional guitars or amps for the clean riff section. No evidence of live rig differences for this song's clean part.

Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatechimey and clearslightly compressedpercussive attackmodulated (phaser swirl)tight low endpresent midsnot overdrivensingle-coil-like claritystudio-polished

Difficulty

The riff requires clean, syncopated picking and precise timing to match the phaser modulation, but uses basic chord shapes and moderate tempo, making it accessible to intermediate players.

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