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Riff Tone
Wasting Time
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Guitarpunk1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (Tom DeLonge signature or similar, single humbucker configuration)
AmpVox AC30 (early/mid-90s studio recording, as referenced by users replicating the tone and era-accurate gear)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1995 (Cheshire Cat album); Tom DeLonge is known to have used a Stratocaster with a single Seymour Duncan Invader humbucker and a Vox AC30 for the Cheshire Cat era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this specific song/section.
Tone Character(10)
raw and crunchyaggressive pick attacktight and punchyslightly scooped midsbright and cutting highsminimal ambiencepercussive rhythmenergetic and noisyfocused midrangedry, in-your-face
Difficulty
The riff is fast and requires tight palm muting and aggressive strumming, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm, making it accessible to most players with some experience.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (Tom DeLonge signature or similar, single humbucker configuration)
AmpVox AC30 (early/mid-90s studio recording, as referenced by users replicating the tone and era-accurate gear)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1995 (Cheshire Cat album); Tom DeLonge is known to have used a Stratocaster with a single Seymour Duncan Invader humbucker and a Vox AC30 for the Cheshire Cat era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this specific song/section.
Tone Character(10)
raw and crunchyaggressive pick attacktight and punchyslightly scooped midsbright and cutting highsminimal ambiencepercussive rhythmenergetic and noisyfocused midrangedry, in-your-face
Difficulty
The riff is fast and requires tight palm muting and aggressive strumming, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm, making it accessible to most players with some experience.