The Truth About Tom Delonge's Custom Shop Fender Guitars
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Blink has gotta be one of the first bands to go “live” on the internet. I remember watching the live streams of them in the studio while recording the self titled album around 2002-03 and loving it. It’s funny looking back at how things were 20 years ago compared to now lol.
My buddies and I would go to the computer lab in high school to watch the livestream
In 1998 I remember watching a.livestream of one of their shows - it was excruciating but so exciting, it kept buffering and was totally pixelated... It blew my mind
I was there as well😂
@@boozm buffering.....buffering....
@Elias HeronBons yes! what show was that?
I had the Yellow one back in 01-02 when I was 13-14. I sold it in my early 20's and I regret it every single time I think about it.
Bro those things are valuable AF now the squires are going between $600-1000 fenders $1500-3500$
good thing it’s easy to replicate a td strat with parts that are better than the one you sold - who knew a one tone guitar has so much love out there
I did the same, but mine was surf green. My playing style “matured beyond the guitar,” and I didn’t have pockets to just buy another. I have kicked myself so many times for that decision.
dont worry you can buy it back at 4x. sorry to hear bro
The information on the orange subcaster is super interesting. Thanks for making this video!
Bro. When are you going to write a compendium or book on Tom's guitars? Would be cool to see the an authoritative progression of Tom's guitars over time.
@@FlyingV555 nice man, that'd be sick! I hope you get there some day
I'd bet that if there's neck Invaders in some TD Strats, the cause could be that Fender bought a bunch of matched sets from Seymour Duncan, and didn't have a use for the neck Invaders in anything else, so they just threw them in the TD Strats anyways
Finally some solid info on the 'natural strat'. Great work!
Great work !!! Thank you so much for digging into this stuff and getting this information documented 🙏🙏
Interesting stuff. The brown/orange strat that his wife designed may have also been the inspiration for his original 333 prototype.
Yeah probably!
In the MTV 2003 album launch his first 333 was like a dark brown or black with a orange stripe through the center and it had an orange headstock, I honestly liked that one more than the olive and cream colored one or whatever you'd call those colors.. Sometimes it looks gray and other times it looks almost brown or Olive green.. Maybe a shade or two lighter
Also, I would like to add something because no matter what blink or Tom subject I reply on I always see the same comment about how "Matt skiba is ruining blink 182" so let me kinda set the record straight here. Tom Delonge seemed to progress and advance musically or in the very least songwriting wise faster than mark. Given all his non music related endeavors though he just has to much going on In his head and wanted to further broaden his horizon with his alien or ufo research. It was wrong how he went about leaving the band but what do u expect from a guy that's done it once before? Angels and airwaves is musically more advanced and complex than anything blink has done (aside from self titled and some of neighborhoods and the dogs eating dogs ep) Travis Barker's is literally the glue that holds blink 182 together. He's a far more advanced and better musician than anyone in any of those blink related bands. Matt skiba is one great song writer, decent guitar player and over all he's a great fit for the band...however..I think with Matt, mark and Travis they should just consider blink 182 dead in the water and move on with renaming the band or have a reunion with Matt, mark, Tom and Travis. They should go on one last tour with everyone, play all the songs we wanna hear and put out one last record and just consider it done. Mark is using blink as a cash grab and running the band into the ground, not Matt. All Matt did was join the band to take Tom's place. He didn't want to kick Tom out and take his spot and replace him and be that guy that's like the new stepdad. Given all the circumstances Matt is just doing what he loves and he's been friends with mark, Tom and Travis for ages. Tom and the guys actually toured with Matt and alkaline trio on warped years ago and there's interviews where they really back skiba up saying what a great song writer he is. Tom says " it's weird seeing Matt and alkaline trio play out here in the sun and heat because they're like a band you'd wanna see at night on Halloween" Matt is the best fit for blink 182 so stop hating on the guy. Marks musical creativity was stripped from him when John Feldman started taking over on the California album which is so sad to me. Goldfinger is one of the most important punk bands of the generation. Ska punk couldn't be mentioned without hearing about goldfinger. Now if you look at them they're a shitty pop punk band that Waters down their content with abunch of "na na nas" and there's no creative songwriting anymore. Travis Barker went on tour with them and did a lot of recording for goldfingers latest album. Blame John Feldman and Mark for this bullshit, not Matt. If you're a true fan you'll obviously figure it out
Logan Light His ES 333 is not Olive color Tom said himself that when he got his own model it was a chocolate brown color with the cream racing stripe. I don’t know why people think it’s olive color, maybe the lighting in the picture?
@@alexzemaitis1207 well that's basically what I said. I said idk but sometimes it looks brown or like an olive drab green and other times I've seen it the guitar looked almost like a greyish color. I think its just the lighting and probably different filters or exposure on different photo shoots and stuff which would make the most logical sense. Most live videos I've watched it looks brown and not like a drab olive color so that kind of backs up the lighting or different photo filters theory.
You killed it with this research and video man. Keep up the good content 👍
As a former owner of a 2002 version I find this incredible. Thanks for the info. The mystery of the Delonge strats have been unlocked!
What a shame he burned and painted the Adam's Song guitar.
I know right? Why not just get a new guitar if he wanted to do that instead of ruining a piece of history?
Blink was and still is not about that. Even at the time it happened it wasn't like that to him or the fans. It was more like "ok, Tom wanted to change it up" or something like that.
Tabitha The Goat nah , it’s part of its history and honestly I think it’s even cooler that way . It marks his end to an era and a beginning of a new one ☝️
@@louie9373 he's the one who made the history? He can do whatever the hell he wants with the guitar lol
Yeah... youre talking about a punk lol. He grew up in so-cal playing in one of the most successful punk rock bands ever and will probably always maintain that punk mentality to some degree. They dont care about that shit as long as it still works. You sticker and paint the hell out of it.
I’m so happy that this video explains all my questions about the tom Delonge strat
Thank you for this. My 2001 daphne blue TD Strat is stock. I will check the pickup next time I do a string change and let you know if it’s bridge or neck
how many times a year do you restring? ;)
@@clicheguevara9917 every 2 weeks here
The vintage route is actually coined 'swimming pool route'. The router pocket is a rectangular job with no specificty to pickup type.
Thanks for this video. Brown w/ orange racing stripe matches one of the SD Padres' color schemes as well; same as the hat Tom would wear frequently around 2003.
The guitar’s name is indeed Padre
neck invaders arent as muddy, they have more bite, and lower output, in all, they SOUND BETTER in the bridge.
@@justinTime077 he’s saying that the model made for the neck position sounds better in the bridge position. I have no idea if it does or not. I’ve only heard the bridge position model.
my bridge invader is not muddy at all, one of the sharpest sounds i had with any guitar
Best to get the sh8 set
The bridge version isn't muddy either IMO it does have more pull though and I adjust pickup height accordingly. The invader is my favorite pickup both versions.
@@CharliesMaidenCovers same
Thanks for all this info! Im so glad the mystery of the orange 'subcaster' is solved. Really cool
As a bass player who admired Victor Bailey in his youth (while listening to blink-182) I was blown away by the wood type config in the Untitled recording process natural Strat! :-P
Also what a cool dude to give you all this great info. I’m a geek for this stuff
Cool video man. Really enjoyed the info you received.
What is the official colour of toms strat is it sea foam green or surf green
Revisiting this video to say that I have some stuff coming in the mail for a build I’m doing. Strings included. Once I have the strings I will restring and setup my 2001 TD strat and check under the hood for which version is in it. It’s all stock and aside from string changes and set ups I’ve never checked. Thanks for the content, as always.
EDIT: so I finally got under the hood of my TD strat. By the serial number it was made in 2001, it’s a daphne blue model that is entirely stock. Never gotten under the hood, plastic on the guard still. The pickup has a small white sticker with a “B” on it. Seemingly, it is a bridge invader. However, I took some photos of it next to a brand new invader. The sticker on the new invader has the model number and says “BRG” as well. Found this all very interesting. I can send the pics on Instagram or something if you want. Thanks again!
Hey @littleredguitars2 - I own one of the custom fender strats they put out (seafoam green), however, its missing some hardware and I was hoping you could help me find what I need to buy to restore it. Its mising the volume knob and one of the humbucker screws. Any idea what I need to buy to get this bad boy fixed?
Thanks for sharing mate - awesome research! I now know what pick up to put in my Squier Tom Delonge strat :).
Awesome video, always loved that guitar and I always try to find out what makes my favorite guitars tick.
Big up! Very good video, im really pumped about it! You know so much stuff about Tom and Music, crazy! Thank you
Great video! It would be awesome to get Mark gear news. I always wanted to know what happened to one of his original basses like the red one with fish inlays and that awesome plaid bass.
Was just about to say the same!!!!
Do you make any squire versions? OR i was wondering if you have seen those rare pumpkin orange squire strats- I've spoken to you before about pricing but if you could shoot me like a site where you sell your gear or if I could make an offer....let me know. Thanks man!
The Orange Strat is his 27" Barritone guitar...that's how i've heard it been called in vids...does 27" make it a Barritone or is it somethong even lower...?
I would love to get clarity on the strat you recently made, I know you said it’s likely he just had a teal metallic green but I’ve always felt it’s two different strats one that’s agave blue and one that’s teal
*Agave being my guess*
Nah. Same strat. Looks different depending on stage lighting and camera flash etc
@@nullboy222 hi
Thank you for the knowledge! Very interesting!
I thought i was the only one that wondered about the natural strat. I've been looking for info on it for years and i've even talked to guys in fenders custom shop but most of them are new and had no clue i guess they move them around alot.
Dude. We've started making blink covers together at the beginning of youtube in 06' and I'm so glad you got all that information out! FINALLY!
Is it possible you could remake the Tom Delonge’s strat that had a natural body with rear route? It also had a black racing stripe on the top. You can see him use it on the 2003 album launch.
where did you get the picture of all of Tom's guitar in the background from?
They've been on google for roughly forever
Sweet video, glad I stumbled on your channel. Glad to see other people excited about the guitars, I think the MIM versions are some of the best sounding guitars I've owned (and not just for Blink covers, but all types of music). I own two, I'll have to pull the pickup out and look.
Checked both my Strats - serial numbers say 01-03 and both have bridge pickups.
i built my own delonge strat using a shitty diy build kit off ebay and a legit bridge invader, it sucked, still got the pickguard with invader and single coil tap switch, the pickguard has been signed by Mark Tremonti, can i get anymore off target from the delonge strat?
Super insightful! You should ask ex-custom shop guy about Mark's basses!
Saw a pink squire tom delonge strat in a local music store for $300 when I was a kid (in like 2007). Tried saving up enough money to go back and get it, but it sold quick.
Very very interesting, thank you 🙏🏻🙏🏻
pretty neat. fun to hear the background
Where can I buy one of these cause I can't find anything
Try reverb
I was always wondering more about Tom's baritone jazzmaster from Obvioius. I know you had a couple replicas. Just wanted to know the official specs and radius that Tom has and if it's Olympic White.
Its olympic white yes. All of his guitars were likely 9.5 radius
What a great insight! My favourite guitar of all time, thanks for sharing 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Do you know much about the TD strats with the maple fretboard? I’ve seen images from the ‘Mark, Tom and Travis show’ tour where Tom has a graffiti yellow strat, one with a rosewood fretboard, one maple.
Do you know, was this the only model with the maple? Was this just a prototype?
I’ve not seen another model with the maple, but I’m no expert.
Many thanks.
The maple neck was a subsonic neck. Baritone scale. He sold it during his delegacy sale a few years ago
There’s a video of that guitar on TH-cam, guy who bought it posted it
Man thank you so much for sharing, very interesting stuff
Did/does he do Mark's basses as well?
Videos like this one are the reason, why you are the Man when it comes to Blink! Just so sick.
very cool video man! this is awesome
what do i look up to find that poster thing of toms guitars
They were limited edition
Thank you very much for sharing this information with all of us.
I brought a squier bullet 10+ years ago in orange w black scratch plate and just 1 humbucker and 1volume knob. Would this have been a tom replica like budget issue or just a random squier build.
Really hard to say.
Squier did a run of those single humbucker strats quite a few years ago in their bullet line. If it says bullet on the headstock it was a production model most likley.
@@codyharrison8913 this one had a detonator pick up not the invader.
have never clicked on a video so fast. great vid dude
What is the black pickup in the orange subcaster?
Just another invader
Really interesting , cheers man
Nice work!
I think he's the same guy that built guitars for Jeremy from Lit. Probably also the guy that built guitars for Steve Klein. He's made a lot of no-nonsense guitars and I love them all.
Loved this! Could you do something with regards to his transition to Gibson?
Did you happen to find out Neck specs and fret type? I.e. Shape, Radius and Jumbo etc.
I know this is an old video so likely no response, but the algorithm just found me. Do you know if his custom shop stuff was a nitro finish or the standard poly?
Probably poly
The installation you’re talking about is at the Fender Center for the Performing Arts. They have a museum there.
Good to know thanks!
littleredguitars2 No problem. I’m surprised you didn’t ask about the original prototype strat, guitars with trem bridges, the ‘obvious’ guitar, or any of the previously unseen guitars he sold via the reissue and legacy sale. I was really surprised to see a duo sonic (or whatever that was), and those interesting scale length guitars from the reissue app (especially the one with telecaster neck).
fender also made telecaster subsonics which this mightve been. that guitar was originally red. and he painted it blue. the guitar tom painted white was the original orange subcaster. and the guitar he painted orange with the zebra pickup was just a production model subsonic strat from the looks of it with the single humbucker since subsonics came in the lake placid blue color that it was originally. i dont feel like i really need any info on tom's obvious jazzmaster and i asked about the red cyclone but i didnt get a response on that one.
that’s the fender museum in california
Then he had both surf green and seafoam green strats, am I right? The one in The Pursuit of tone must be a faded surf green.
I wanted one and a Mark Hoppus bass too. I remember when they released both. I was maybe 16, i think. Adam's song was the second song I ever learned. right after Smells Lke Teen Spirit.
It's sad you don't get the credit you deserve... Thanks for the video Jon!!!!
Only some of the production versions had neck invaders. The maintenance and wiring manual for his specific series should specify which one is used per serial #. I prefer the bridge invader and an SD smooth taper pot on every guitar I build.
Awesome research my man
I don't have an official Tom DeLonge signature strat, but I have a hot rod red 2001 Fender American strat that I've had since it was new. (When the fuck did I get old? Lol) I have installed a Duncan Invader bridge only with only a single push/pull volume pot with it coil split and no tone caps/treble bleed. I recently put new black hardware and fenders black locking tuners on it. It has the maple neck and I've stripped the lacquer off the back for a much smoother feel. I absolutely love it and ill probably have to be buried with it one day lol
Amazing video man
It's probably been a decade since I've heard the band name boxcar racer, I feel old
Really interesting, thanks for sharing! I’m a current 2001 surf green owner and can confirm it has an invader bridge humbucker. My additional question to him would be what brand and value of volume pot and capacitor were used in Tom’s models?
It would've been a 500k. Probably cts or a fender brand
littleredguitars2 I’ve just had a look under the hood...mines got a CGE 500k volume pot (don’t think CGE exist anymore). Weirdly it has a treble-bleed resistor, but no capacitor at all!
The treble bleed specs are a .68 ceramic capacitor and a 220kohm resistor wired in parallel, (production models only) customs didn’t have the bleed circuit 🩸
Correct me if I’m wrong but I think the brown strats main influence color wise is the 80’s era San Diego Padres logo
Yup. He literally nicknamed it padre
I love the factual approach. This is awesome!
CS Guitars and Bass orders can be done to the exact specs of an artist model that isn't "officially" offered by the custom shop. The caveat is that on the paper work you can't have them say for example "(my favorite musicians name) style neck" but you can give them the dimensions and radius of the neck etc and they'll be happy to make it happen. It's a copy right and licensing thing. Those are reserved for limited runs like the Custom Shop Geddy Lee Number 1 Bass. However you could say " make my neck like that" They'll say sure give us the dimensions but we aren't calling it Geddy Lees neck on your shop traveler paperwork.
This was so interesting! I’ve always loved those custom Strat.
Do you have any idea if he was using ash or alder on his builds?
Alder
@@littleredguitars2 you know if he did poly or nitro?
Tom’s Orange strat looks very similar to Fender’s competition orange. Slightly darker than Capri. I feel like I would have my own list of questions but I’m not going to leave them all in a comment. May try to send a list to you later Incase you ever do ask again. Thanks so much for this it was awesome to clear some of this up.
Maybe a bit late but I asked some years ago for a Custom Shop Tom Delonge with a few changes like 12" radius, 10/56 neck shape, maple fretboard instead of rosewood and got the reply from Fender that it may not be possible to make this guitar due to copyright. Gave it a try and what I got was a Strat with a 4,000 Euros price tag, my desired Tom Delonge specs but with an eggshell pickguard instead of the moto and a single volume knob in an off-position and not as it should be directly centered under the Invader. So I had to refuse the guitar and got my money back because it was not as ordered. Was a huge pain in the axx the whole story which took about 9 months from placing the order since delivery. Got some pictures of it if you like to see the result. Since then I'm not the biggest Fender fan anymore.
Sounds cool
Relatively new subscriber to your channel. I love your content great vid I’m a die hard Blink fan myself, my whole rib cage is tatted dedicated to blink
Nice, somewhere I can nerd out to on Tom Delonge stuff lol
I've never seen that natural Strat before, interesting find
Chris shiflett has one in the docuumentary of the foos
Awesome video, man. Wonder if the same dude created Mark’s basses. My guess would be yes.
it likely is considering he still works with Mark on his custom stuff
I thought I was the only one who obsessed over Tom DeLonge guitars like this if this channel was around when I was 13 I would have been in heaven all I wanted when I was a kid was a Tom DeLonge Stratocaster I made a lot of my guitars almost like then I never had enough to get a real one I'd settle for a squier though
Same way, I just got Gibson.and signed! feel complete.
Sorry for the super late comment, but if you get a chance I’d love to get info from this guy about whether or not Tom used his custom strats on Enema of the State, Take Off, and BCR. It sounds like it, but Mark and Tom have remarked in interviews before about how they were always able to make selections out of Jerry Finn’s collection of guitars when recording those albums, so we don’t know for sure.
He wouldn't know.
There’s footage of Tom using a honeyburst or gold top les paul (can’t remember) recording “feeling this” so that’s probably a good indicator they used a few different guitars through those albums :) but I think that occasionally Tom would use the strat but I read somewhere Jerry wasn’t a fan of it in the studio, so idk 🤷 probably used a few like most producers and artists do for certain song sections etc
Starting to build my own Tom Delonge strat in surf green. Thanks man in got all the info I need now. I love you're channel btw. Keep it up. Very interesting stuff and great covers/music
Hi Frank I am currently doing the same to a squire affinity. How did yours come out? Are you happy with the tones? Did you replicate the bridge pup without the treble bleed? Thanks
Can you do something similar for Mark's bass gear?
Was just about to say the same!!!!
Did you get the fretboard radius he used and the fret type?
9.5" radius. Medium jumbo fret
Cool video bro super interesting. I have a 2002 graffiti yellow that I got when I was 15 and still own to this day (I’m 30 now). I’ve swapped out the pickguard because i play the guitar all the time and wanted some different tones. I still have the original pickguard and all electronics and it will be returned to its original state one day but for now it’s the greatest guitar I own solely because it’s a strat and has no trem! Cheers
interesting you modded it / what was it that had you swap out the electronics ?
@@jonnyz5772 I wanted a strat and so I switched it to be SSS. I actually just bought a new strat two months ago and the Tom DeLonge has been returned to its original state! Still a great guitar but in its original state with the invader pickup it doesn’t get played much anymore. I rarely play punk/pop punk anymore
Haha I know exactly who you are talking about from fender. I worked with AP while I worked at fender awesome guy and friend to this day.
There a guy on reverb who makes modded squiers into TD style guitars. Also I wish fender would make graffiti yellow a common color choice, it’s honestly really cool looking.
Yeah they're garbage
Great vid! Not to nitpick, but with regard to the "seafoam" guitar, I think you mean inlays on the fretboard, not headstock.
Yup corrected myself in the caption
I love this kind of vid. Dallas Tom fans salute you!
Was his custom shop surf green or sea foam green ?
Surf
My production model from 2002 has the Bridge invader
and others swear that theirs had the neck. weird huh?
The schematic I found online shows the Neck version but it doesn't show the year that it's for. I don't have mine anymore so I can't check but it makes sense that he would keep it simple on his.
Mine purchased in 2001 has a bridge invader.
I’ll be checking mine pretty soon. The body on mine is fucked from years of repaints and road wear. Having warmoth build a new body. I miss it’s shiny graffiti yellow look....
both of my production model delonge strats have neck invaders both are 2001
I've had the same Tom Delonge Squier for 15 years! My first guitar.
Alright now you need to relic his orange sub caster
Whenever u speak with him again, u should ask what pickup was in the obvious jazzmaster
It was a bridge invader
Good hunting dude!
I have a black Tom DeLonge guitar.. Wish i got the seafoam color, but they didn't have that at the time.
get one now!
@@littleredguitars2 I'm good, I haven't played since Highschool, I'm 35 now, be 36 in March. I haven't touched the guitar in YEARS.. just collecting dust.
You can send it to me if you want. Haha
@@littleredguitars2 Will sell, won't just give away.
The black is sick. Treasure it!
Does it have 21 or 22 frets?
they all have 21 except for the subsonic baritones which have 22
What about the white baritone that Tom used for Obvious?
What about it? Subsonic neck. Invader bridge pickup. Olympic white finish. Hardtail bridge. I dont have many questions about it
@@littleredguitars2 fair enough, I thought it was something more complex. Thanks for sharing the info, the video was cool
yeah its actually a pretty simple set up on that guitar. its rad though