The moment when you realize how obsessed with Tom and blink-182 you truly are

He used to blend Mesa Boogie and Marshall back in Enema Of The State, which in my opinion kicks Vox's ass.

I like both of his rigs honestly, they both sound good in their own ways. Dave Grohl had it right in the late 90s and early 2000s by combining the AC30 for cleans with the Mesa Rectifier for dirty

Ok. Let me clear this up. Tom uses Vox ac30' s and Fender Twins and they' re amazing amps, but he doesn' t mic the speakers from the combos.. That' s the real reason why his tone sucks live. He uses palmer load box with built in cab simulation. I hope he's going to get an iso cab or use IR Impulses, because other cab simulations suck.. And I agree that mesa/marshall combo worked better for the old blink sound, but he' s trying different things now and their music has changed a lot, so these amps suit him very well. And by the way, vox and fender amps sound amazing when properly miced.. :)

he loves AVA more

stratocaster and Marshall blows that away

Got to love Tom and his accent

Both of my favourite guitarists, Brian May and Tom Delonge love Vox amp

Hope that one day Tom will go back to his mesa tone.... It's way better than his new vox tone....

i seriously dont get what the problem of you guys is. the vox just sounds incredibly amazing and thanks to him ive got a nice little vox ac15 vr and tbh i couldnt be happier! its fucking perfect for blink songs. blink 182 has always been my favourite band since im into punk rock music which is now quite a long time. im using the vox with a epiphone tom delonge guitar and it just sounds like the old stuff if you want it to sound like that. theres always settings u can tweak and believe me u can get all the old blink sounds out of that gear. again i fucking love that gear and it sounds sooo awesome

Absolutely... Like he said, EVEN HE DIDNT EXPECT THAT. I play through vox amps too... I can get about any sound I choose.

Little does he know his live tone was far better before Vox

''this guitar sounds awesome,this guitar sounds fucking awesome!''

yep he uses fender twins for cleans. I kinda miss the mesa/marshall set up he use to play

tom delonge's real sound is fender strat and mesa amplifiers in my opinion

I love vox amps but i think his old tone suited blink better. I like vox and fender for AVA but not for blink. just my opinion. cheers.

When I first saw the thumbnail, I thought it was Leo Dehoe for a second 😂

ES-333 Tom Delonge Signature Gibson

He still has his old equipment, of course, but he really does use his Vox a lot nowadays. Just Fender & Vox live. He honestly really likes Vox, lol. He could get free amps from more than just Vox I bet, if he wanted, he just chooses to use them. (To quote Doug Reesh, his guitar tech, to me: "Tom loves his Vox amps. I don't know why he wants me to destroy them.")

damn bro was really glazing that ac30

Funny thing is, for Tv performances, his guitar sounded like complete shit.

People don’t understand that this amp combinations actually sound good if you use a real guitar cabinet, the reason why it sounds terrible during live performances is because he runs the amps through PA speakers instead of actual guitar cabinets, believe me, it would sound much better through a Mesa or Marshall 4x12

he said he RECORDED all the angels stuff with it. he might not have started to actually use it live till later

Vox sounds good for his AVA stuff but for blink he should really go back to his Mesa boogie cause that's the blink sound, not a Vox

I reccomend Vox's to everyone I meet. However, he needs to go back to his Marshall/Mesa rig. That was an amazing rig!

It all depends by the tastes, dude. Personally I don't like new blink's sound I prefer the modern distortion from the Mesa.

He's been using the vox in the studio since 2003. There is a magazine photo with him sitting on an AC30. Go look for it. I'm sure its not too hard to find either, its a popular photo/

The problem here is that AC30's are great amps, in fact probably some of the most incredible amps you'll ever hear. And Tom is correct, most guitarists these days will have an AC30 in their mix. But Tom doesn't know how to use one. He treats it like a conventional guitar amp where you plug in all your digital effects and make the biggest sound possible. His live tone is so tinny and defined that it almost sounds like it's coming from a practice amp. It sounds like he just cranks the treble and middle all the way up and sets the gain to halfway, and it sounds ridiculous. There's no possible way he's got people phoning him, telling him that his tone is amazing. Probably doesn't help that he's using no cabinet to back it up either.

His signature Gibson.

he more proud with ava than blink!

Im looking for a good archtop guitar to play punk rock/pop punk/country/blues/rock/hard rock with. Would an ES-339 or a Casino be a good idea? Maybe an ES 355? So far I'm leaning further to the 339 side but I've always wanted a Casino they are such sexy guitars and they give such an incredible sound, but i'm not sure if it would be right for the sort of music i'd be playing. It almost seems to classy. Any opinions at all would be a fantastic help.

He had one of the best tones when he was mixing the marshal and mesa...He obviously said that because vox gives him free amps lol and hes using them so...

yeah i guess youre right, especially when blink does the old tunes

Tom should go back to his Mesa and the SD Invader loaded Strats

Don't turn your back on Mesa-Boogie you and I both know that would be a mistake Tom Delonge.

i hate how he put AVA first when he said who he plays for

in the first date video, you can see a Orange stack... and in Josie video, you can see a Gibson les paul................... HE DIDNT JUST USE ONE RIG PER ERA!!!!

I preferred the triple recs. The vox doesn't really deliver the live tone.

but the first AVA album used Mesa boogies thoo....

He is talking about studio wise.

Oh that's why TOYPAJ sounded better than any other album

Dude i meant for it to mean like he is all badass.

idk, i like vox, but i prefer the raw british marshall plexi sound

He blends them.

Yeah I'm gonna stick with my Mesa

Thats my idol

I got a Vox too and it's the best amp you can have for sure

Every time I listen to the new (reunion)blink stuff I'm like "Uhm, I can't hear that fucking guitar!!" Maybe it's mixed to low or it's because those Amps!

In enema, he used Mesa boogie and what cab?

there a pop punk band (or at least they used to be), that means fast, heavy distortion, and high pitched vocals. voxes arent bad there just not meant for punk music.

I Love Vox...but I Miss The Old Tom Sound!

This is a Paid Ad from VOX, off course he's going to talk about how excellent this amp is. But if you see Tom's gear in Instagram and Facebook you can see alot of Mesa, Marshall and even Orange heads.

People don't seem to realize he's talking about the gear he uses to record, not perform live.

Tom can you make me a guitar

didn't he used to use an Orange at some point? I might be mistaken...

how can he say that starting out with a triple rec is wrong lol it was perfect for the style of music he played...hence i say played and not plays...enema of the state i miss you..no pun intended

whats the name of the vox amp?

OK BUT TOM WHY DIDNT U SHOW US YOUR EQ SETTINGS

Cool jaket

Money talks

HES TALKING SHIT ON MESA :(( Mesa did you the BEST TONE

whats is the name

Kinda looks like a Freemason symbol there..

'merica

Haha lol he sounds great now compared to what he used on guitar anyway

i have a VOX amp!

his new tone is far superior than mesa and marshall junk. VOX ALL DAY

Music for tweenage boys.

its like a vox commercial. you cant compare his perfect-for pop punk-sound of mesa with this new crappy distortions he uses in recent live shows

why?

Yeah, about his guitar, of course..... change your name

This video has been stolen from the Vox channel

where can i buy that ???

It sounds good until you run it straight to PA. Then it sounds like crap.

"recorded"

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lol he totally lied. watch all the live videos from WDNTW and I-empire days he was still using his trust old triple recs

Wheres the fucking stratocaster man

If Tom uses a Vox and has spent $1,000 on just ONE of them, why the fuck should I get one. His tone is shit, at least not as bad as a lot of other people's

Mesa Boogie & Marshall > VOX

So?

vox amps dont fit blinks sound and style. i wish he would go back to the mesa

Tom Delonge talks about his guitar gear.......and it is sooooo boring....

Problem with Tom is he talks bull and you kids are happy to get spoon fed it. His "old" sound and songs got him where he is today and all he does is complain about these things. If this guy was start out now as a "nobody" he'd get no where with his out of tune singing and views. He should be more greatful of his past and tbh the only he's done with ava if drop reverbs, delays n synths etc all over everything, Take it all away and he's still playing the same music he always has.

Tom's new tone is garbage, go back to your old 2 channel triple rec and mesa cabs with your jcm 900.

Vox sucks... I don't know why tom says that....

every band that starts playing with Vox amps gets boring, i swear, that amp sucks

everyone grows up and changes. you can't expect him to be the same as he was 20 years ago. he's human. now stfu about him not playing like he used to and not using his old gear.

Nope they sucks, Mesa's sound was way better!

Dude your Vox's sound sucks!! The distortion sounds very weak and quiet.

So is Tom a Christian now? To become a Freemason you must be a part of an organized religion, what one does Tom follow. So sad they got to him. Now I know for sure the aliens shit was all a giant joke.