We can see the settings he has on the pedal when they do a close up shot of the Boss pedal. Tom discusses the guitar effects around minute 3:00 in the video. Tom has a Boss Delay Pedal sitting on top of the amp he is playing. To mentions he was self-taught, which gives some hope to the rest of us :) DeLonge discusses the guitar learning process, the emotions he hopes his music evokes, and his relationship with Ernie Ball. A Hiwatt amplifier head, a Vox combo amp, Mesa Boogie 2x12 cab, Guild acoustic guitar, and an Orange guitar amp head, are all visible behind Tom.īetween clips of Tom rocking out on the guitar, there are cuts of Tom being interviewed. In the opening scene, we see Tom playing one of his Gibson guitars, along with multiple amps and recording gear in the background. In 2019, Ernie Ball did a String Theory video with Tom DeLonge. Electro-Harmonix Micro Synth guitar pedal Custom Audio Electronics footswitch, Bob Bradshaw Story has it, that Tom was using a Fractal Audio Axe-Fx III on tour in 2019, and his picture of the Fractal controller is good confirmation. Tom posted a picture of a Fractal FC-12 Foot Controller on his Instagram. There’s another awesome close up shot of some of his guitar effects pedals – including Tom’s MXR Phase 100 guitar pedal, Vox Joe Satriani Time Machine pedal, MXR M-181 Bass Blow Torch pedal, Electro Harmonix Small Stone Phase Shifter pedal, MXR Flanger pedal, Boss BF-2 Flanger effect, Vox Satchurator distortion pedal, Fulltone OCD guitar effects pedal, Ernie Ball Volume pedal, and more!!! There’s some nice closeup shots of a rack filled with Marshall E元4 100/100 power amps next to a rack of his Fender and Gibson guitars. T here are also some awesome pictures on Tom’s Pursuit of Tone page. Tons of pedals, amps, and cabs in this video! In this brief clip Tom d iscusse s his sonic evolution from the start of the Blink 182 band where he used his Fender Stratocaster and Mesa Boogie amp combination on the “Dude Ranch” record, to his custom Gibson ES-335 guitar and h is love of pedals and synths along with how he custom painted his guitars himself. In the "Sonic Evolution" video you can see a ton of Tom’s gear in the studio. It looks like there’s an Orange CS50 Custom Shop 50-watt Tube Head along with an Orange guitar combo amp, Hiwatt head, and a lot of other gear.Įrnie Ball did an awesome documentary with Tom DeLonge called The Pursuit of Tone with Tom DeLonge. Here’s a nice picture that Tom shared that shows a rack filled with his signature Gibson Tom DeLonge guitars: Fender Fat Stratocaster (Seymour Duncan Invader Pickup) Fender Custom Shop strats (including Tom DeLonge signature model) Gibson Tom DeLonge signature ES-333 guitars (has a Dirty Fingers pickup in bridge and no neck pickup) There is also an epiphone model, pictured below Now, let's look at some of the gear and equipment that has been seen in Tom's guitar rig!Ĭlick the gear images for more info and specs at Guitar Center and Amazon There's also dozens of insightful comments that our readers have posted providing additional insight into the guitar gear that's been used by Tom DeLonge to get his guitar tone. In this article, we show you video interviews with Tom DeLonge, pictures Tom has shared, along with our insights into the actual guitars, amps, cabs, effects, strings, and other guitar gear that has been seen in Tom's guitar rig. Tom has used a variety of guitar gear over the years.
In 2005 Tom started the band Angels and Airwaves (aka AVA). Tom also did a side project with Travis Barker called Box Car Racer. Tom DeLonge has been the guitarist and singer in many popular bands, most famous being Blink 182.