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Tom DeLonge

Background information
Birth name Thomas Matthew DeLonge, Jr.
Born December 13, 1975 (1975-12-13) (age 31)
Origin California, USA
Genre(s) Pop Punk
Punk Rock
Alternative Rock
Occupation(s) Musician
Instrument(s) Guitar
Vocals
Occasional Bass (Box Car Racer only)
Years active 1992–present
Associated
acts		 Blink-182
Angels & Airwaves
Box Car Racer

Thomas Matthew DeLonge, Jr. (born December 13, 1975) is an American musician, best known as the founding member of, and guitarist/vocalist in, bands blink-182, Box Car Racer, and Angels and Airwaves. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Pop punk is used for two separate subgenres of punk rock music: the kind typically found on Lookout! Records, which stray very little from the three-chord formula that The Ramones pioneered, as well as a newer subgenre of melodic, more emotional punk, which includes by bands like NOFX and... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is an electrically-amplified string instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, or using a pick. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Angels and Airwaves (also known as AVA) is a supergroup created by former blink-182 guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge alongside former Hazen Street and Boxcar Racer guitarist David Kennedy, ex-The Distillers bassist Ryan Sinn and The Offspring drummer Atom Willard. ... Box Car Racer was a side-project from two members of the band blink-182, featuring guitarist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker. ... December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... the very definition of a guitarist is cody allen and taylor hines because of there un ending guitar skills and awsomnes. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Box Car Racer was a side-project from two members of the band blink-182, featuring guitarist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker. ... Angels & Airwaves (AVA) is an alternative rock band that was formed by former blink-182 and Box Car Racer guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge after he left Blink-182. ...


Thomas Matthew Delonge was born on December 13, 1975. He started the pop/punk band blink-182. He was expelled from Poway High School during his junior year for drinking at the school's basketball game[citation needed]. DeLonge attended Rancho Bernardo High School, where he met the original blink-182 drummer, Scott Raynor. He later met Anne Hoppus because she was dating his best friend. He often complained to her that he wanted to start a band[citation needed]. In August 1992, Hoppus introduced Delonge to her brother, Mark, who played bass guitar.

Contents

Gear

blink-182:


Amps

  • 2001-2005: Mesa/Boogie Tri-Axis Preamp with a Mesa/Boogie Simul-Class 2:90 Power Amp and a Marshall JMP-1 Preamp with a Marshall EL34 100/100 Power Amp
  • 1999-2001: Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier with two Mesa/Boogie 4x12 speaker cabinets & two Mesa/Boogie 2x12 speaker cabinets
  • 1999-2001: Marshall JCM 900 with one Mesa/Boogie 4x12 speaker cabinet & 1 Mesa/Boogie 2x12 speaker cabinet
  • 1994-1998: Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier with one Marshall 4x12 Cabinet

Guitars (Accurate as of November 2006)

  • 2003-2005: Gibson ES-335 Tom DeLonge Signature Model and a Fender Custom Jagmaster-Type Guitar
  • 1998-2003: Fender Stratocaster Tom DeLonge Signature Model
  • 1994-1998: Gibson Les Paul Standard
  • 1992-1998: Fender American Fat Stratocaster with a Dimarzio X2N Pickup
  • Yamaha Acoustic
  • Taylor Acoustic

Box Car Racer:


Amps

  • Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier with a Mesa/Boogie 4x12 speaker cabinet & a Mesa/Boogie 2x12 speaker cabinet
  • Marshall JCM 900 with one Mesa/Boogie 4x12 speaker cabinet & 1 Mesa/Boogie 2x12 speaker cabinet

Guitars

  • Gibson ES-335 (Cherry w/ Stickers) with a Seymour Duncan Invader Pickup
  • Fender Stratocaster Tom DeLonge Signature Model (Black with a white competition stripe and Purple with a orange competition stripe)

Angels And Airwaves:


Amps/Effects Rig


Toms current Guitar rig is made up of a 10 piece rack system that consists of the following units (from top to bottom):

  • Shure UHF wireless Receiver
  • Furman Power Conditioner
  • 2x Palmer PGA4 Speaker Simulators (one for each amp)
  • T.C. Electronics G-Force Multi-Fx Unit
  • Digital Music Corp GCX Guitar Switcher
  • Marshall JMP-1 Midi Preamp
  • Mesa Boogie Tri-Axis Midi Preamp
  • Mesa Boogie Simulclass 2:90 Power amp
  • Marshall EL34 100/100 Power Amp

Tom's AVA rig is controlled with a Custom Audio Electronics footswitch. He also uses two 2x12 Mesa/Boogie speaker cabinets (one for each amp). He uses the speaker cabinets only as monitors because the amps are put through the speaker simulators and then they go straight to the mixing desk.


Guitars


Tom uses three Gibson Signature ES335s on tour with AVA (colors/tuning as follows):

  • Natural with Black competition stripes & AVA logo (on back) for Standard tuning
  • Black with Black competition stripes for all capo tunings
  • White with Black competition stripes for Drop-D tuning

(Accurate as of November 2006.)


Discography

blink-182

Fly swatter Look up flyswatter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... {{Infobox Album | | Name = Buddha | Type = Album | Artist = Blink-182 | Cover = Blink-182 - Buddha (Original). ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Cheshire Cat is the debut album by blink-182, released on February 17, 1994. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Dude Ranch is the second studio album by Blink-182, released on June 17, 1997 by Cargo Music/MCA. The album contains the songs Dammit and Josie, which helped the group gain mainstream popularity. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Enema of the State, Blink-182s third, and most successful, studio album, was released June 1, 1999, on MCA Records and features the hits Whats My Age Again?, Adams Song and All the Small Things, which would later appear on their greatest hits compilation. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... The Mark, Tom, And Travis Show: The Enema Strikes Back is Blink-182s first live album. ... Take Off Your Pants and Jacket is blink-182s fifth studio album. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... (untitled) is blink-182s last album, and was released on Geffen Records on November 18, 2003. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A greatest hits album (sometimes referred to as a best of album) is a compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular music artist or band. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Box Car Racer

Box Car Racer was a side-project from two members of the band blink-182, featuring guitarist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Angels & Airwaves

This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... I-Empire is the second album by Angels and Airwaves. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Trivia

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References

External links

 v • d • e Blink-182
Travis Barker | Tom DeLonge | Mark Hoppus
Scott Raynor
Discography
Studio albums: Cheshire Cat | Dude Ranch | Enema of the State | Take off Your Pants and Jacket | Blink-182
Demo tapes: Flyswatter | Buddha | Enema of the State Demo
Live Albums and compilations: The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back!) | Greatest Hits
Videos and DVDs: The Urethra Chronicles | The Urethra Chronicles II: Harder Faster Faster Harder | Riding In Vans With Boys | Greatest Hits
Singles: "Carousel" | "M+M's" | "Wasting Time"| "Lemmings" | "Dammit" | "Josie" | "Apple Shampoo" | "Dick Lips" | "What's My Age Again?" | "All the Small Things" | "Adam's Song" | "Man Overboard" | "The Rock Show" | "First Date" | "Stay Together For The Kids" | "I Won't Be Home For Christmas" | "Feeling This" | "I Miss You" | "Down" | "Always" | "Not Now" | "Another Girl, Another Planet"
Related articles
Box Car Racer | Transplants | +44 | Angels and Airwaves | Expensive Taste | California punk scene
 v • d • e Box Car Racer
Travis Barker | Anthony Celestino | Tom DeLonge | David Kennedy
Discography
Albums: Box Car Racer
Videos and DVDs: Box Car Racer
Singles: "I Feel So" | "There Is"
Related articles
Blink-182 | Transplants | +44 | Angels and Airwaves | Expensive Taste | Hazen Street | Over My Dead Body
 v • d • e Angels and Airwaves
Tom DeLonge | David Kennedy | Adam "Atom" Willard | Matt Wachter
Ryan Sinn
Discography
Studio albums: We Don't Need to Whisper | I-Empire
Singles: "The Adventure" | "It Hurts" | "Do It for Me Now" | "The War" | "The Gift"
Related articles
Box Car Racer | Blink-182 | The Offspring | +44 | 30 Seconds to Mars

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Tom Delonge!!! (775 words)
Tom was born Thomas Matthew Delonge, jr., on December 13 1975 in Poway
Tom was raised by his mom, a real estate agent by the name of Connie, and his dad, an energy company executive by the name of Tom, Sr.
Tom discovered alcohol at an early age, and was expelled before his 15th birthday for drinking at a basketball game.
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