tom delonge's amp settings

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tom delonge's amp settings, guitarist in Blink 182

What settings does tom delonge use on his amp for clean and for his dirty sound?
 
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The only setting that I am sure he uses is to have the Suck knob on ten.
 
jerzeysk8board said:
What settings does tom delonge use on his amp for clean and for his dirty sound?
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His amp settings aren't really going to do much for you unless you have the same guitar, pickups, amp, tubes, speakers, pedals, mics, eq, software plugings, and anythign else used to create the sound on his albums. Not trying to get you down or anything, but your best bet would be to just start turning knobs untill you get something close. Otherwise there are just too many variables that will make the same amp settings sound different.

-Bradly
 
bradly said:
His amp settings aren't really going to do much for you unless you have the same guitar, pickups, amp, tubes, speakers, pedals, mics, eq, software plugings, and anythign else used to create the sound on his albums. Not trying to get you down or anything, but your best bet would be to just start turning knobs untill you get something close. Otherwise there are just too many variables that will make the same amp settings sound different.

-Bradly
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I have a fender guitar and mesa boogie amp. I just wanna know his amp settings because I like the sound.
 
BurnBarfield said:
The only setting that I am sure he uses is to have the Suck knob on ten.
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HAHA :D

I also don't like his sound, justy a matter of opinion. I know he has a signature strat with only one humbucker. I really can't believe there are ppl out there who would pay for such a guitar.
 
His live sound sounds just like his recorded sound. He also doesn't use any pedals (unless they are in the back) If you get his signature strat or mod your strat and use a mesa rectifier you should be able to work it out with experimentation. It's most likely about that invader pickup (I tihnk it's an invader). Anyways, I think he's got a good sound. Good enough to sell millions of records.
 
Even if you had all his equiptment, and settings, .....it will still sound like you.
Pick attack, vibrato, dynamics...you can sound more like him even with the wrong gear if you master these.


On the matter of wether or not he sucks, Anyone who is happy doing what they like, in my book is successful.(and talented)
 
BrettB said:
HAHA :D

I also don't like his sound, justy a matter of opinion. I know he has a signature strat with only one humbucker. I really can't believe there are ppl out there who would pay for such a guitar.
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People payed for the Peavey VH guitar, with one p'up, no tone control, and an unfinished neck. Just goes to show ya. :p
 
BrettB said:
I really can't believe there are ppl out there who would pay for such a guitar.
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I've actually modded a bunch of my guitars to be like this. Especially for playing live, that's the easiest way. I HATE tone knobs unless I'm playing jazz, and if you can't control your guitar with your fingers and a volume, get practicin'
 
Strave said:
Good enough to sell millions of records.
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Selling millions of records is not an indicator of talent or ability at all. Mainstream music is 99% about what trends the labels decide to tell people they like...

Most people don't choose what they listen to, it's chosen for them.

He also has a gibson or epi model, can't remember which, can you say "sell-out", yeah I race for Ford annnnnd Toyota...could it be the money?
 
Does anyone know or have an idea at wat he keeps his mid, bass, tremble, and gain on his amp?
 
If you have the equipment and some idea of how to play like him, which shouldn't be hard seeing that he only uses downstrokes when playing, you should EASILY be able to play around with the settings on your amp to sound like that. Start with the gain and adjust till it sounds right, then do the eq.
 
Does anyone know the exact settings he keeps it on for distortion and clean?
 
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it's obvious that no one knows, go to a blink-182 message board and see if someone snapped a shot of his amps during a show or something.
 
Strave said:
His live sound sounds just like his recorded sound. He also doesn't use any pedals (unless they are in the back) If you get his signature strat or mod your strat and use a mesa rectifier you should be able to work it out with experimentation. It's most likely about that invader pickup (I tihnk it's an invader). Anyways, I think he's got a good sound. Good enough to sell millions of records.
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phoey, he does too use pedals!
 
Gear

Tom Delonge has a Custom Audio Electronics RS-10 MIDI Foot Controller, and he doesn't only do downstroke. It's true he often does them when i find it much easier to do up en down strokes. Me and my band play alot of Blink covers, i own his strat signature model and even though it only has one humbucker and one knob and i love it, all those extra knobs and all those pickups are just in the way. I own a Boss overdrive/distortion effect pedal and it kinda close to the sound Tom gets.

http://www.customaudioelectronics.com/cae_client_list.htm
 
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