Tom DeLonge Stratocaster
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| Manufacturer | Fender |
| Period | 1999 — 2003 |
| Construction | |
| Body type | Solid |
| Neck joint | Bolt-on |
| Woods | |
| Body | Alder |
| Neck | Maple |
| Fretboard | Rosewood Fingerboard |
| Hardware | |
| Pickup(s) | Seymour Duncan Invader Humbucker |
The Fender Tom DeLonge Stratocaster is a regular stratocaster body with one humbucking pickup, one volume knob, and a 1970s Fender Headstock. It has a white Seymour Duncan SH-8 Invader in the bridge position, although it has been seen with a black one. At first, the Stratocasters were fitted with an American 2-Point tremolo system which was later replaced by a hardtail bridge. Its neck consisted of solid maple with a rosewood fretboard, although there have been some early custom Stratocasters that were fitted with maple fretboards. The necks included a large 1970s CBS headstock and Sperzel locking tuners.
[edit] Colors
- Graffiti Yellow (One with a maple fretboard and another with a rosewood fretboard. These were Fender Sub Sonics that were converted to having a single humbucker and volume pot. These guitars also had standard Fender headstocks instead of the large 70's CBS headstocks found on later customs. These two guitars could be considered very early prototypes.)
- Seafoam Green (Another early prototype with a 2-point tremolo bridge.)
- Lake Placid Blue (2-point tremolo bridge with a Hurley sticker by the bridge.)
- Sage Green Metallic (Same specs as the Lake Placid Blue Stratocaster.)
- Silver (Same specs as the Lake Placid Blue Stratocaster and was used mostly on songs that required a capo.)
- Seafoam Green w/ Hurley Sticker (The guitar seen in the music video "All The Small Things" with a Hurley sticker by the hardtail bridge. Arguably the final prototype on which later models were based.)
- Orange (Tuned a step and a half lower when playing Adam's Song live.)
- Red (2 of these guitars exist. One has a rosewood fretboard and the other with a maple fretboard.)
- White
- Black (Later destroyed at the MTV Movie Awards due to a technical malfunction during the performance.)
- Black w/ White Racing Stripe
- Purple w/ Orange Racing Stripe
- Natural w/ Black Racing Stripe (2 of these guitars exist as seen in a guitar rack from a shot of a video showing Blink 182 recording their last album.)
(Note: This is just a list of guitars that have been seen live and in music videos.)
[edit] Appearances
Tom used his stratocaster from 1999 until 2003, while touring with Blink-182 and with Boxcar Racer. Here are some appearances in music videos:
| Music Videos | Band | Year |
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| What's My Age Again? | Blink-182 | 1999 |
| All The Small Things | Blink-182 | 1999 |
| Adam's Song | Blink-182 | 2000 |
| Man Overboard | Blink-182 | 2000 |
| The Rock Show | Blink-182 | 2001 |
| First Date | Blink-182 | 2001 |
| I Feel So | Box Car Racer | 2002 |
| There Is | Box Car Racer | 2002 |
