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Riff Tone
The Adventure
Angels & Airwaves
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Tom DeLonge Signature ES-333
AmpVox AC30 (studio recording, 2005-2006 era, likely with some crunch)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording for 'We Don't Need to Whisper' (2006). Tom DeLonge is known to use his signature ES-333 with a single Seymour Duncan SH-6 bridge humbucker into a Vox AC30 for Angels & Airwaves studio work. No evidence of live/touring gear or alternate guitars for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
ambient and spaciousbright and articulatecrisp attack with claritymodulated shimmerspacey delay repeatsslightly compressedchiming upper midssmooth crunchnot overly saturatedatmospheric texture
Difficulty
The riff requires tight timing with dotted-eighth delay, clean chord voicings, and control over modulation effects for a spacious, articulate sound.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Tom DeLonge Signature ES-333
AmpVox AC30 (studio recording, 2005-2006 era, likely with some crunch)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording for 'We Don't Need to Whisper' (2006). Tom DeLonge is known to use his signature ES-333 with a single Seymour Duncan SH-6 bridge humbucker into a Vox AC30 for Angels & Airwaves studio work. No evidence of live/touring gear or alternate guitars for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
ambient and spaciousbright and articulatecrisp attack with claritymodulated shimmerspacey delay repeatsslightly compressedchiming upper midssmooth crunchnot overly saturatedatmospheric texture
Difficulty
The riff requires tight timing with dotted-eighth delay, clean chord voicings, and control over modulation effects for a spacious, articulate sound.