8 Secrets To Sounding Like Blink 182

[@SugarpillProd]

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[@GuiTarKeYs4]

A lot of these “ways of sounding like Blink 182” are also largely due to the late genius producer Jerry Finn. He just knew how make their sound theirs. He is sorely missed.

[@justinTime077]

Hell to the fuck yeah he is. Feldman turned them into a Disney-wave Goldfinger cover-band

[@coryperemsky]

@@justinTime077 goldfinger in their own right are a great band, particularly their older stuff... But I agree I don't like what blink has become. I'm sure it's not all Feldman's fault but a combination of things.

[@coryflintoff9872]

@@justinTime077 they were always a disney-wave band even before. Being part of the MTV generation they were always a commercial entity. This by no means detracts from the fact that the boys in Blink know their shit and have earned their punk rock stripes. Same with Feldman. He's a great musician and Goldfinger are important to the pop punk timeline. He's also an amazing producer!

[@justinTime077]

@@coryflintoff9872 look at the song writing credits on their albums-before Delonge left on self titled (one of their defining efforts), and on Nine-for instance… one side is all Blink, and the other is less so. Can you guess which that is? I’d say that there’s some differentiation to be made between finding mainstream success in scratching and clawing to create your own niche/sound in the 90’s-00’s, and being long past the point of securing legendary status, but choosing to not work so hard creating your own songs and sound. Disney-Wave Blink has a lot of help on their songs, and a sound that is not very much Blink.

[@kleinkaufman8940]

@@justinTime077 so the problem is that theyre choosing to collaborate with other songwriters?

[@Braddicusfinch]

Enema/TOYPAJ/untitled still have the best bass tones of all time in my opinion

[@GeForce97]

And dude ranch??🤣

[@austin4669]

Gabriel Ferreras nah

[@jonathanrichards9175]

El Muchacho unbelievable production

[@conspiracies1719]

How about Buddha?

[@peanutbutterisfu]

In my opinion toypaj has the best guitar tones of all time, not just in pop punk but literally of all time. Brian May from queen has my second favorite tone but he usually sounds pretty much the same because he only uses one guitar and one style amp for the most part and a lot of his tone is in his fingers.

[@BrandonjSlippingAway]

I haven't watched it yet, but rule no. 1; write riffs using the major scale.

[@rick98765]

Is KZbin seriously muting sections because they sound so close to the record versions?

[@spippy2901]

You know what would be epic? If In the End by Linkin Park was written by Blink 182

[@blackandredsword2698]

Blinkin Park

[@dubhudz]

@@blackandredsword2698 we were so close to having it. RIP Chester.

[@rjs3590]

Tom and Mark - their voices together just ooze the blink vibe. Dogs Eating Dogs was legendary. As much as I love Matt in blink and it gives it new territory to discover as it felt more like it achieved with Nine than California, I hope one day the Mark, the Tom, and the Travis reunite - but only if they truly want to, with the passion and love like from Self Titled or Dogs Eating Dogs.

[@noname-ng6sj]

what planet do you live on?

[@jeremyrafuse5330]

Nobody loves Matt Skiba in Blink because it's just Mark dictating everything.

[@sloppy_hand]

I hope they reunite with Scott! best Blink was early skate punk Blink

[@Hey-Its-Dingo]

@@jeremyrafuse5330 I legitimately like Matt in blink. The thing I don't like is John Feldmann's producing style. (I'm glad he got them to bring the joke songs back on California, even if they were really short, but that's about the extent of my praise for him) He was great in Goldfinger, because the band was built around his production, but trying to implant that production on an already established band like blink-182 just doesn't work. The only issue I have with Matt is that he has trouble replicating Tom's guitar style on the old songs, but he is a great guitarist in his own right, just listen to Alkaline Trio, he's just very different from Tom. If Tom and Matt both played in blink, I think it evolve their sound in a big way, just my opinion.

[@jeremyrafuse5330]

@@Hey-Its-Dingo that doesn't detract what I said haha Mark is still the one calling all the shots regarding the songwriting. It's evident because you can hear a Mark song a mile away. Seems like you never listened to +44.

[@JD43232]

for guitar: Palm Mute, Octave slides, Pull Offs, Simple open string riffs,Root note melodies, Never bend a note!!, Flanger/chorus is a must!

[@yosua_bpjs]

yes dude...keep bringing back the 90's/00's pop punk spirit ✊

[@germanbushin9723]

Trick #2 is actually a great idea for any kind of rock mix, in my opinion. I'm a beginner musician who mixes his own music and ever since I heard about that technique, the low end in my mixes started sounding MUCH better. I usually take the DI and low pass it, I mean really low pass it, like everything above 300 Hz I just throw away. And then I take the same DI, run it through an amp sim with a decent amount of distortion, and high pass it at about 200 to separate all the upper harmonics and the fuzziness, and then blend it together. Definitely recommend it to all the beginners like me.

[@faded4698]

I'm gonna give it a try 💯

[@Mafon2]

What is a DI ?

[@germanbushin9723]

@@Mafon2 DI stands for direct input. So basically the clean signal that comes from your guitar without any further transformation.

[@Mafon2]

@@germanbushin9723 oh, thanks!

[@RockBassTv]

Tom used a bunch of Jerry Finn's guitars during the recording of Toypaj & Enema, some of them were telecasters, so 5:39 is on point.

[@User-jk8wq]

RockBassTv I always thought the clean parts of Adam’s Song were played on a Tele in the 2nd position

[@Worsttalkfilm]

i have tele with HotRails pickups. can i get the similiar tone for playing toypaj? or i need to change for invader pickups?

[@slimkickens]

The drone note is the key element to Tom's sound that so many people (including Matt) always miss out on. Songs like I Miss You, Down, Violence, and Feeling This just aren't the same with regular octave chords

[@HiMyNameIsGeeEarMoe]

Mark likes to double or triple his bass on the records. He usually lays one track down normally and a 2nd with like power cord strokes using the bass for depth.

[@spark4039]

Lots of Tom's guitar layers were made up of single coil pickup sounds. Also, if you coil split a duncan invader, you'll get a near perfect story of a lonely guy clean tone🥰

[@user-zh3wy3tl7f]

Duncan invader on its way to my home. Tomorrow i will pick up my Squier bullet foam green. Just need the pick guard and volume knob. My friend will modify my little beauty. Been a dream of mine since i tried to kill myself last year... music can save your soul! Never give up, something good will always come up when you try enought. ❤❤❤

[@JosephDoty1305]

Blink has such a signature sound I wish they would go back to what they used to play instead of their newer stuff

[@kerrylmatthews]

183 Likes. Sorry guys, I ruined it...

[@brandoneadie3122]

Great stuff dude! You could make a whole series doing this kinda stuff - keep it up :D

[@allkive]

I really like your audio mix, I can easily identify the parts

[@Travis-guy-247]

5:36 Tom most probably did use single coils in fact! He's stated in interviews that, although he had is signature Strats with the SD Invader during the Enema-Take Off eras, he always used Jerry Finns guitars when recording in the studio because they were better apparently, and he had loads. So Enema to Untitled are probably recorded with a multitude of different guitars (What's My Age Again and Stay Together For The Kids definitely sound like a single coil Telecaster to me). Great video man!

[@BlueHouseSoundStudio]

Great Video! Tom did in fact use single coil fenders recording ala Jerry Finn!

[@austin4669]

That explains the twang in some of the riffs

[@BlueHouseSoundStudio]

@@austin4669 Absolutely .. Lots of attention and interest in tom's tone over the years... but I have yet to see anyone cover some of the most used guitars... perhaps I'll spill the beans in a video someday soon... "Jerry never let me use my guitars in the studio" - Tom Delonge.

[@MolliOlli182]

Yeah Tom used a lot of single coil strat and tele in enema at least. And also some les pauls (and explorers) after he got the signature fenders.

[@HiMyNameIsGeeEarMoe]

The biggest secret is having Travis Barker lol.

[@youarethebluestlight]

Nah, you can sound like blink with a punk drummer too.

[@austin4669]

All you need for marks sound is a sansamp and a p bass with relatively new strings

[@User-jk8wq]

Never would’ve noticed that synth in Asthenia. Blew my fucking mind. Great video

[@user-zh3wy3tl7f]

Really nice. Love that you are so smooth playing thoses riffs

[@toadetteremotewithwiimotio3330]

I knew that i‘m a big Blink Fan BUT i never knew that i use so much they use (The Crunch Bass with the Clean DI and the Single Coil/Himbucker Mix are my Base elements! But i don‘t use a SC in my Strat, I use a SD HotRail. Same effect, higher Output)

[@hambonetunes1988]

Thanks for sharing this. Please keep doing videos like this! There’s lot of attention to detail that I sorta skipped over I’m the past.

[@BritezAlvaro]

and finally the vocals: you < yew

[@Stuntmachine14]

I learned alot from this. Thanks!

[@thejokers10]

Great Vid man! I think the bonus tip has to be the most important of them all

[@poppunkloser]

The same but with New Found Glory please

[@dalt91]

This guy needs more subs. Highly underrated musician.

[@Suicidalsheep]

Awesome thanks! Really love the bass tracks

[@roymastin104]

Nice. You're The BEST. Thanx 4 this explains!!!

[@francescobarbaro7575]

Man... you solved half of my life's problems

[@AdamStephenTaylor]

I've seen Tom using a P90 equipped red Tele to record. The Humbucker/Single blend could be replicating that.

[@kintaro_f]

eargasm 🤘

[@decaderevolt9947]

Awesome vid!!!! Really helps. Could you please also do a vid on secrets to sounding like angels and airwaves?

[@mattitonio5474]

What about amp settings?

[@Shadow6212]

Awesome video, superb sounds and great tips! Thanks !

[@curtisbailey2766]

thanks man! i gotta try some of this out

[@sploosh0627]

Still trying to figure out how Tom got that "twangy" palm mute tone on toypaj It might of been the invader pickup

[@corrupted6683]

Great video bro! Thanks to much! :D

[@bofa83]

Jcm 800, and a mesa boogie at the same time. Boom.

[@AirborneAnt]

Awesome video!!!! Good looks on the tips!!!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@DropDee44]

Dude these tones are insane! Do you use the stock cabs in your axe fx or do you use third party impulse responses?

[@casualartist4202]

2:19 the clean guitar part is meant to be a very clean doubletracked part, with little to no effects, maybe just a touch of reverb. the original has a certain natural sound due to the inconsistencies of the double track, and it makes it sound almost like it has a flanger on it.

[@SugarpillProd]

Yeah my bit is double tracked too. And I think the 'flanging' sound is down to the tape warble, as enema is tracked to tape.

[@casualartist4202]

@@SugarpillProd Oh wow, you did it so seamlessly it sounded like a single track, that's crazy.

[@mil182]

Tom may not have used tradition single coils but Jerry Finn definitely had him using P-90s, at least for some overdubs.

[@blackandredsword2698]

Who else figured out what he was playing during the copyright claim part just by watching the fingering

[@heggy_69]

I never even noticed the Hammond organ honestly, it really adds tho

[@kabirmalik6427]

This is great. Can you do one for +44?

[@NakedSnake85]

You need to have the Tom DeLonge accent "Dont waste your time on me , you're already the voice inside my yeaaaaaad"💙

[@nancygirl6361]

NakedSnake the only reason he sounds like that is cuz he was trying to sound like Milo Aukerman from the descendents.

[@dewaldj]

nice tone. Amp presets for this?

[@fouried96]

What VST plugin do you use for you hammond organ? Thanks!

[@carlosaponte5843]

What's the name of that first song that plays in the opening of the video

[@mettytv4176]

Awesome, i love it.

[@stratosan2735]

How about the drums and the vocals?

[@rafamarrama355]

Jerry Finn :)

[@PedroDLima-st5eb]

I just didn't quite catch that single coil and humbucker thing

[@satoshigurung2609]

does the semi-hollow body guitar not feedback when you are using distortion at a high gain?

[@spacemonkeymadness]

If you don't mind me asking, what do you use to record your stuff? I'm venturing into recording my own songs since I'm isolating due to covid. I would love to be able to get my songs to sound more professional. I have reaper and garageband right now but my main thing is mixing it right and getting the drums to sound right. I don't hate my guitar and bass tones as much. Thanks.

[@placebochemistry97]

amazing video

[@itz_j012dan5]

Muted copy right claim part is Anthem part 2

[@aharddaysnightmare]

This came out fantastic! What were the amp and pedal settings? I've been trying to recapture this sound with my fx pedals for a while

[@int0the3p1t32]

All you need to know is the major keys and how to make ramones song sound harder than they actually are

[@juancoronel1453]

Thanks Dude!

[@lucapisconti]

Any pedals or just amplifiers?

[@DizzyGuy66]

First music please

[@sebastiantoloza7410]

Amp setting ??

[@armandofdz8]

What amp settings would you use on a Marshall MG30DFX?

[@SugarpillProd]

Sorry, I couldn't really say. I've never used that amp before.

[@leofgaliberti]

Which is the song that opens this video?

[@andras.89]

8:40 lets be honest, You got it from Rick Beato, right?:)

[@jairanel724]

Name of the all song, please.

[@marcomanfredi3381]

I dont understand how he tune the guitar with the capo. Thing you say at 3:10

[@timmocnik3458]

Tune to drop D then put a capo on at the 2nd fre and you have an open E chord

[@natowens9488]

What’s the song @ 2:50?

[@sswweeeett]

@@natowens9488 its "Don't leave me"

[@joshualevistudios]

What guitar sound do you use for the intros/riffs? I really wanna make something like this but I'm getting stuck up on the guitar lead sound... can you tell me the effects or amps? Thanks!

[@SugarpillProd]

I think the most important thing is to use single coils on any riff / leads parts. They cut through the mix so much more than humbuckers. I use an axe fx, so I can't really give you any specific amps, but as far as tone goes, it's mostly mid range. I usually cut all the lows, and either boost or cut the highs, depending on the mix. Hope that helps!

[@joshualevistudios]

@@SugarpillProd Thanks!!

[@ashketchum1964]

What is the beginning song? The one for the title of the video. It sounds like he's saying "Out of time" or "All the time". Is this a real song or a rewrite? If it is a real song, can someone tell me what it is?

[@SugarpillProd]

Yeah it's a re-write I made for 'Call To Arms' - kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppWxY4SpmtWFnas

[@ipkiss1162]

do u know if tom uses guitar theory in any of his music to write the guitar stuff?

[@SugarpillProd]

No idea. That's not really something anyone could answer unless they know / have worked with him personally, haha. Speaking for myself, I know very basic theory (like where the notes are on a fretboard, a bit about keys, etc) but I've never sat down and wrote a song just by using theory. I think that would be a bit of a sterile way of writing tbh. It's always what sounds good to me in the moment, which I think is how a lot of people write, that don't come from a theory-based background.

[@ipkiss1162]

@@SugarpillProd i get that.. but what would u say is the basic song structure formula to a pop punk blink song.. like riff bridge chrorus outro etc etc

[@SugarpillProd]

I'd say Dammit is pretty much the template to structing a pop punk song. Almost all of their singles post-Dude Ranch follow that same formula.

[@beaulieumickael2190]

Do you make the drums part in logic pro ?

[@em97119]

Amp settings pls 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@Andy-cz4xw]

Dude you’re a fucking god

[@yankigreen]

Hello brother! Could you please do Green Day?

[@SteelBanana]

What's the name of the song before the video starts? I thought I knew all of their songs..

[@SteelBanana]

@@SugarpillProd You must be mistaken. That's clearly Tom's voice. Please double-check, thanks!

[@andreacaccese]

Nice! What distortion do you use on bass to blend in with the DI?

[@kyleallain8798]

Forgive me guys, but can you clarify what a DI is? Direct In?? Also if your referring to Direct In do you have any suggestions to achieve this bass tone in GarageBand? Thanks and much love

[@andreacaccese]

@@SugarpillProd thanks for the reply, great sound!

[@andreacaccese]

@@kyleallain8798 Essentially DI stands for "Direct Injection" - It involves plugging your bass directly into a preamp (for example an audio interface) so you can record it without using an amp - very common thing to do

[@wizkid3726]

what's the intro song?

[@EDMNATION]

Bro spacca sto tutorial

[@whoohaaXL]

2:28 doesn't look like any B note to me, bruh. If it's comfortable for you keep playing right up to the fret but I don't know where you learned, a lot of teachers will tell you fret toward yourself? But not as much as you are mang.... you're on like the damn fret itself... Playing IN BETWEEN the frets doesn't hurt brother.

[@SugarpillProd]

It's just the camera angle. Pretty sure you'd be able to hear it if I was playing directly on the fret.

[@bxbbyxx]

Muted section Anthem Pt 2?

[@alexsyringe8526]

Cuál es la canción del intro

[@SprunkCovers]

Wendy Clear del Enema

[@mikedobosz6662]

Can I get the secrets to not sound like Blink? Because everything I write sounds like them and I need my own style

[@SugarpillProd]

Listen to some other bands then, haha.

[@mikedobosz6662]

@@SugarpillProd C’mon. I need some realistic advice here. I mean I guess I could listen to Boxcar Racer or Plus 44.

[@isetmfriendsofire]

For #2, does this mean you're recording 2 bass tracks at once? Also, why would one choose to palm mute one string? Is it to get an even more stripped down sound than the powerchords, enabling yourself to build?

[@lukejohnson622]

SugarpillCovers, your bass sound is so close to Mark's it's unreal! Can I ask, you say an amped signal + direct signal mixed, what is your amped signal here? Are you micing a real cab. Which one? Or do you use a plug in? Really interested to know, thanks! There’s definitely something about the Mark bass tone + palm muted Tom tone that just sounds so incredible together.

[@lukejohnson622]

Wow, thanks for the detailed info! Now to start saving for an Axe Fx...

[@AtlasD918]

What song is he playing 4 minutes in?

[@nathihello]

The rock show

[@Stevethebeve101]

Why does Not Now sound weird

[@VestigeV47]

It’s do the opposite of Matt skiba

[@oscar18034]

hahahaha loved the ending

[@haris_mansah]

tom is secret.. lmao

[@_c3a3m_88]

So I guess Travis doesn’t exist

[@SugarpillProd]

He's not much of a secret.

[@lucidthoughts4948]

That’s not how they played feeling this at all. They never used a capo on it. They just held down the 7 on the a and used the low e for an octave

[@lucidthoughts4948]

SugarpillCovers but it sounds like he still has the octave going. Toms weird so maybe he had his E string tuned down to D and then put a capo on? Cause it still sounds like he is just playing an E

[@mattjones1992]

This isn’t a tutorial on how to play the songs either...

[@lucidthoughts4948]

SugarpillCovers I knew it!! I thought it was played in standard without it to get the perfect octave. My mistake brother keep up the angels and airwaves videos!!

[@lucidthoughts4948]

Matty Jones never said it was

[@slimkickens]

Watch literally any performance of Tom playing it. It's in drop D, capo at the second fret