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Riff Tone
The End with You
Box Car Racer
Guitarpunk2000s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster Tom DeLonge Signature (2001-2002, Seymour Duncan Invader bridge humbucker)
AmpMesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2002. Tom DeLonge used his signature Strat with a single Invader bridge pickup for Box Car Racer's album. The amp is a Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier, as referenced by multiple sources for this era and album. No evidence of additional guitars or amps for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight, percussive palm-muted chugsaggressive, saturated rhythm tonearticulate pick attackchunky, modern punk driveclear note separation despite heavy gainfocused low endslightly scooped midsbright, cutting treblecompressed, controlled dynamicsminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff is moderately challenging due to its tempo and need for tight palm muting and aggressive picking, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm patterns typical of pop-punk.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster Tom DeLonge Signature (2001-2002, Seymour Duncan Invader bridge humbucker)
AmpMesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2002. Tom DeLonge used his signature Strat with a single Invader bridge pickup for Box Car Racer's album. The amp is a Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier, as referenced by multiple sources for this era and album. No evidence of additional guitars or amps for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight, percussive palm-muted chugsaggressive, saturated rhythm tonearticulate pick attackchunky, modern punk driveclear note separation despite heavy gainfocused low endslightly scooped midsbright, cutting treblecompressed, controlled dynamicsminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff is moderately challenging due to its tempo and need for tight palm muting and aggressive picking, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm patterns typical of pop-punk.