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Riff Tone
Touchdown Boy
blink-182
Guitarpunk1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (mid-90s, likely stock, possibly Squier or Mexican Standard)
AmpMarshall JCM900 (studio recording, 1996 Dude Ranch era)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1996. Tom DeLonge used a Stratocaster with stock single-coils into a Marshall JCM900 for the Dude Ranch album. No evidence of pedals or effects other than possible amp spring reverb. No evidence of humbucker or signature models at this time.
Tone Character(10)
tight palm-muted attackbright and cuttingmid-forward crunchpercussive rhythmslightly scooped lowsminimal ambienceraw amp drivedirect and punchyno modulation or delayclassic 90s punk rhythm sound
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, consistent alternate picking with tight palm muting and quick powerchord changes, typical of 90s punk rhythm guitar.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (mid-90s, likely stock, possibly Squier or Mexican Standard)
AmpMarshall JCM900 (studio recording, 1996 Dude Ranch era)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass5.5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1996. Tom DeLonge used a Stratocaster with stock single-coils into a Marshall JCM900 for the Dude Ranch album. No evidence of pedals or effects other than possible amp spring reverb. No evidence of humbucker or signature models at this time.
Tone Character(10)
tight palm-muted attackbright and cuttingmid-forward crunchpercussive rhythmslightly scooped lowsminimal ambienceraw amp drivedirect and punchyno modulation or delayclassic 90s punk rhythm sound
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, consistent alternate picking with tight palm muting and quick powerchord changes, typical of 90s punk rhythm guitar.