Ernie Ball Paradigm: Stronger Than Tom DeLonge

[@chris182kelly]

Tom playing a Mesa and a Marshall? Going back to the good days, it breaks me heart

[@RJ-gd9sy]

It's been a while since i saw tom with a mesa amp

[@coconuts4778]

Caboose The Lame i think that's the amp he used in the 90's

[@siavashmassoudi]

Caboose The Lame and a Marshall

[@voidvisual]

He has them in his studio If I recall. The Ernie ball doc had some footage in there

[@clicheguevara9917]

vox has ruined more guitar Players than booze

[@gianski3306]

Now he uses both Vox and Fender amps at the same time to create that unique sound that you’d hear in his latest performance

[@marcolamb6712]

Tom was never a badass shredder but he did always have creativity when he played. I like that.

[@loserpunk87]

Mesa + Marshall = the real deal

[@spravedlivejhejtr7256]

0:45 like VIOLENCE ! :D

[@Jrredwing8]

Sounded a bit like Every Time I Look For You for a millisecond at the beginning. Also heard a little bit of Violence in there.

[@Jakoby_182]

Shua or Artillery from AVA hah

[@TheLozo23]

Yeah. There are so many things that you can do with octaves lmao

[@adakhochalai]

but is it stronger then my wire snapper?

[@CampaignMusic23]

Why don’t you test that?

[@BlueMcDaniel]

Why can't you always use that guitar tone Tom? It's straight flames.

[@_e-e]

Blue McDaniel he doesn't really like it he said his young self is dumb for using the mess boogie because it has too much distortion

[@bassplyr13]

Much better than the hollow, airy tone he has now

[@jeffromero4276]

Smoking 🔥 Hot

[@diddyfaplord]

@@_e-e but he’s wrong

[@heythere6983]

His grind in enema is top tier though. I’m assuming it’s something with the Mesa settings because marshalls don’t really sound like that

[@Tom364]

Let's hope that's his actual new setup for touring

[@MadAtThat]

hes pretty in love with the ac30s

[@zaysef]

StreetLights but they sound like shit because he runs them straight to the PA system. He doesn't use the actual speakers that are built with the amp.

[@kurdtjohn]

Evil Angel cab sims do not really sound great

[@emmanuelbongar7370]

@@MadAtThat He uses a profiling amp now

[@intoit1074]

Tom has always been hilarious with his one liners... I’ll give him that

[@danielpedic154]

Stronger than his connection with mark and Travis these days :(

[@trev827]

plot twist: This isn't really tom. Its Leo Dehoe.

[@andymalcolmson614]

hahaha not bad

[@headcheesee]

i actually thought that before i clicked

[@andy_182]

Cringeeee

[@demetriosolis4207]

😂😂

[@zachkeffer682]

😭😭😭😭

[@rob4xs]

Is it stronger than bounds with blink 182? Yes!

[@permanent8-bit559]

So is everything else lol

[@yoshiki.g1450]

"Now that's a great song." ^_^

[@timscalzitti]

Sounds like UFOs stole Tom's guitar tone.

[@miguelmontes6756]

jaja xd c mamó

[@paradigmshiftz7]

They gave it back to him for this one video

[@mf9822]

Holy shit, he's using the same rig that he used to use in 2003 :O

[@Mr.Xarxes]

When he said he plays as hard and fast as possible, releasing emotion, he wasn't fucking lying. Did he pass out sleeping a bit after?

[@agustinamedinabarra6733]

It's amazing how they play the guitar

[@ferdinanddj9281]

he just hit a violence riff

[@ferdinanddj9281]

0:43

[@Fa5Squad]

that's the dude ranch amp setup

[@matiasrodriguez9391]

Do you know the amp settings for that album?

[@Fa5Squad]

@@matiasrodriguez9391 bass 4 Mid 8 treble 8 reverb 4. Saw a picture of it once. Was Something around those settings I believe.

[@schizophrenicdolphinz9822]

I feel good seeing Tom with a Mesa boogie

[@samwilliams9583]

I reckon ever since the "pursuit of tone" doc they did with tom, and since he did play the mesa most of the time in the doc, he probably thought that it sounds a lot better!

[@Hellomynameisrandall]

Sounds like Fugazi

[@michaelkozma5929]

Will there be a full interview of Tom on this? Great close up camera work of his guitar btw. Been using Ernie Balls for the last 10 years myself.

[@thee-biker932]

That's the best I've ever heard Tom sound.....

[@richmeier]

Them mesa triple rectifiers sound much better than the new set up he was using.

[@GoodKevin111]

This is the first time I've seen Tom shredding.

[@rylandcook5301]

NOW you decide to use the Mesa and a Marshall? Why not use it with Blink?

[@blondeboy9288]

Yeah Tom you should have used those Mesa boogies in the blink reunion

[@serjstoned]

Freemason and alien technology

[@ernieballinc]

Remember when we said, "If we told you, we'd have to kill you..."?

[@serjstoned]

Ernie Ball you guys have a lifelong fan. I'll have to try these out

[@TheShoxter]

At 0:10, by enhancing the footage we can clearly see in the reflection of Tom's ring that there are indeed green alien figures standing and watching their technology. Be careful guys, they won't be happy if those strings break.

[@CRAZYCANUCKTV]

We Masons take that as a compliment lol thanks

[@NickSelfridge]

Honestly can't you guys climb off his back about the UFO crap we all have our own beliefs and when he said the universe is infinite he was right think about it

[@lilstjimmy]

Tom used to tune his guitar slightly flat before shows because of how hard he'd hit them when playing

[@cesarpunski]

love the guitar set up

[@wr1039]

He’s back

[@theelfofwisdom]

Tom's still alive. This is good to know.

[@fishowanlop8077]

better than all guitar part in California

[@dog8438]

No Name Ehh the guitar riffs are much better in the deluxe edition. They were too blocked out in California. There's actually some cool riffs in the album but the horrible producing makes them really quiet

[@fishowanlop8077]

Agree

[@SonikJesus]

Noah R whatre you talking about? do you even know what riffs are. california has none. picking out the individual notes from a chord doesnt count as a riff.

[@jthodges4741]

jazzblaster hes trying to say that it has riffs, but they're buried so far down in the mix by feldmann that you can't hear them unless you're listening for them specifically. Like the chorus in bored to death has a cool one

[@jthodges4741]

@@SonikJesus sorry for such a late follow up, but I just listened to btd again and found there to be an octave riff that's pretty cool and a very anthem pt. 2 like riff absolutely buried in the mix and with the 3 guitar parts it sounds pretty damn cool. Think I'm lost without you with drums

[@fecampos_]

MY HERO!

[@BlueHouseofficial_]

this gave me goosebumps

[@andrewpappas9311]

Why couldn't he solo like that in blink-182, that was awesome

[@punkgrl325]

He has. Look up their cover of A Letter to Elise, or some later performances of Down or I Miss You, or even just listen to Box Car Racer. Kind of wish there was more live footage of that era tbh.

[@TheBlackMambaa248]

Tom is a phenomenal guitar player. Maybe not the most technically sound, but he’s going to go down as one of the most influential players of all time for a reason.

[@IsasHappyHour]

In this video Tom plays like a dad who hasn't touched a guitar in like 25 years.

[@heythere6983]

Lmao

[@joshwatney4838]

Are these things designed to stay in tune better than your guys regular strings, or just not break?

[@AVAFANATIC27]

Josh Watney they sound really good when they're brand new but don't last very long if you play a lot I always get XL strings and have no problems with those but that's just my opinion

[@mattsbanduploads]

Already better than those dumb thin tones he was using with blink before he left/got kicked out

[@caderoman4031]

those aren't downstrokes?

[@deadcityproductions2058]

Ever gonna make paradigm for bass?

[@nathanielcava4128]

He should’ve stuck with that tone especially with blink. The ac30/fender didn’t sound good especially since he played it through the preamp into the pa essentially. He really tried too hard to recreate himself and his image. Nothing wrong with that he just really destroyed his tone

[@KilljoysEternal]

they never ask Frank Iero to do this because they already know Frank can break any guitar string

[@iforgothowtotype]

Killjoys Eternal or maybe it's because he fucking sucks

[@PotentialScammer__]

He played violence for a second or two

[@Tercio-1534]

Tom Cobain DeLong

[@hansdado]

good song

[@justinkrann7406]

wont they also last too long and be dull ?

[@yeyonge]

better than skiba

[@amexicanpirate7959]

Yoga Prasidya and Mark lol

[@Jcococola]

Objectively wrong. Cycle

[@vinilopez4566]

tom: better riffs matt: better lyrics

[@badthingzbadthingz3861]

Yoga Prasidya playing style is just different

[@tkl7049]

@@vinilopez4566 Tom has good lyrics as well

[@jeremygroen5625]

Tom was never that aggressive of a guitar player lol why do they have him for this commercial?

[@Sk8rocka]

M A R K E T I N G

[@jeremygroen5625]

GoodKevin111 I have seen him live. He was really bad.

[@jeremygroen5625]

GoodKevin111 I don't know the point your trying to prove?

[@jeremygroen5625]

GoodKevin111 you delete your comments

[@jeremygroen5625]

GoodKevin111 I commented first! YOU delete YOURS!

[@callmeVHS]

0:17 could be playing black metal with all that trem picking LOL

[@LucasGaming2oo3]

Great video, but it fascinates me that they chose tom delonge of all people to demo these strings.

[@donbeck8835]

Waddle Dee Probably because they know Tom isn't the BEST guitarist out there but they know he goes ham on the strings

[@LucasGaming2oo3]

Very true

[@crispyduck248]

i reckon Ernie ball are using big names to sell more strings. Tom will certainely help bring in blinks fans like myself to use them. tho im not switching from my exliars

[@vnctmrn]

well they did an entire documentary on him

[@rickypriyatna]

And thats a new riff from tom guys, for new blink 182 album LOL

[@vegjeezy17]

Pretty sure Tom made the slogan

[@E-MusicProductions]

Why stronger sounds out of tune?

[@erakattack]

Why does my sandwich taste disgusting when I put vinegar on it? Mrs. Baird better lawyer up!

[@innitthough712]

It's not out of tune, it's just how he's playing the notes and the order of them.

[@damnson261]

Sounds and looks like an homeles person breaking in a studio

[@gregclarkreasons]

Yall might have just converted me from Slinky's with this.

[@SonikJesus]

BCR style for miles

[@phil182blk]

sound Kurt Cobain

[@kintaro_f]

🐐

[@ami2evil]

...send me a set, I bet I can break one. I've broken the cobalts, and the slinkies.

[@johnpickk7526]

So nowww you use the Mesa and Marshall’s instead of since the blink reunion

[@talentedhack]

Box Car Racer 2

[@denischayka4201]

he really does not use any guitar pedals? only amps?

[@Yageewiraya]

that's skilll!

[@armeniancoryinjectedeithgrease]

Tabs?

[@RoO91]

he use epiphone or is it a gibson? im not sure

[@Mr.Xarxes]

Gibson

[@Cristian-fp3ng]

0:40 Stronger Than humbucker

[@AzaWTVR]

tabs?

[@andhikayp]

But it ain't strong enough like Carousel's intro

[@joshbraun7152]

Give some to Kerry King!

[@ca364]

illuminnati???

[@andymalcolmson614]

i know you asked him to try and break strings, not play like 2009 reunion delonge

[@juangilgarcia2670]

Es masón? :v

[@darksoXI]

lo mismo pensé :v

[@oldchanel3956]

All the people that made the videos just pretty music play like beginners

[@arturro545]

alien tehnology.

[@200gbombigeletsplays]

malcom could destroy these things in a second :D

[@fecampos_]

L E G E N D.

[@ПавелИльин-ь9к]

Shred by Tom delonge

[@fouried96]

Better than California

[@samrockw2256]

I tend to use wire cutters

[@marinooliveira4204]

Tom dePerto

[@lucasmacedo703]

Mais forte que Tom DePerto

[@rob4643]

Go back to solid body fender with an invader pickup we want Josie not U2

[@luisjara8170]

Can´t show Tom Delonge after Paul Gilbert and John Petrucci :)

[@caderoman4031]

Luis Jara why not tom delonge amazing. he might not be the fastest or most technical but he kept it simple. and made amazing riffs

[@luisjara8170]

I didn't say he's not amazing.

[@Sk8rocka]

It is pretty odd hey hahah

[@nee_nee_]

@@caderoman4031 This comment is from an old account I had. I was looking back on this comment and I just can't believe how elitist, frivolous, arrogant and ignorant I used to be. Man, thanks for responding.

[@apostle7772]

Christ died for you choose him today he loves you

[@sudharsanpaskaran]

a fellow mason

[@johndoe-mn2zs]

su driller screw you guys.

[@cashmandrummer2917]

Jesus loves you!!

[@liamhensley9409]

Hmm he's a mason

[@aromaximor0757]

Son of a...

[@ConnorWhoOfficial]

New Blink song? jk haha

[@lost4199]

Why does Tom have a freemasonry symbol on his guitars.

[@yeyonge]

Why not?

[@firhanrizani96]

illuminati confirmed. freemason is more stronger than the strings.

[@nyan285]

mas e mais forte que o tom DePerto?

[@mahferrazsouhomem]

vk kkkk

[@ashhowey]

Isn’t that pretty much what every time he plays live sounds like?

[@StoneD780]

It’s insane how close me an his playing style is….. absolutely so garbage that it sounds good!😂

[@maxwilson5598]

I have a feeling they would have to rename this series if stevie ray vaughn was still around

[@floodychild]

*Sounds like complete shit Well that's a great song