Recreating Tom Delonge's Blink 182 Guitar Tone!

Let's see if we can get close to recreating Tom Delonge's guitar tone on Blink 182's Enima Of The State!
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0:00 - Intro
0:14 - Start
1:14 - What Did Tom Use
3:06 - What I Will Use
4:02 - Tone Recreation
4:40 - Tone Walkthrough
11:36 - Final Thoughts
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[@vladgluhov2399]

For me Tom's tone is in the chugging sound when palm muting

[@elliottm1234]

this ^

[@prisonmike4971]

For sure. It sticks out on enema and take off super strong

[@36Jon36]

Yes!! That sound during the palm mutes!! That's one of the key qualities of his tone.

[@bofa83]

I would love to know how he got that sound.

[@elmermirandacordova]

I love how the palm muted verses in Dumpweed sound

[@jacobreed8800]

For me, his tone on Stay Together for the Kids is absolutely massive.

[@marconileo]

O agree man, and both clean and distorted lines

[@krisoliver6202]

Definitely! That, and ‘I Feel So’

[@elbarto4815]

Underrated for sure

[@blondoband]

TOYPAJ had all of his best tones, in my opinion

[@dons1932]

@@blondoband They were heavily processed though. Machine Gun Kelly has picked up where he left off in that regard. Listen to Title Track and Love Race. The booming bass is this exact tone you're referring to (and no surprise that Travis Barker is producing most of his tracks).

[@primusdude87]

It's important to note that the late great Jerry Finn had a huge part to play in getting Tom's tone on the album. Guitar tones were his specialty.

[@Dawn0fTheShred]

They used Fender Bassmans with guitars on the album too!

[@prisonmike4971]

RIP to the legend.

[@chickennn4451]

RIP Jerry Finn

[@AAWSAPRocky]

@@Dawn0fTheShred My friend has one of Jerry's amps used on the album. I got to play Adam's song on the amp it was recorded on!

[@Taylor-ip6ek]

@@AAWSAPRocky does he have a channel? Would love to see some stuff played on it

[@gabrielvpy]

Is funny you chose All The Small Things. When I think of that album and his guitar tone Anthem is the song that comes to mind. I used that song when I tried to recreate his tone. Man what an album.

[@xander4644]

Mine is definitely dumpweed. That opening is sooo amazing.

[@cameronalexander4960]

I always think of Dysentery Gary. Every song is awesome on that album though.

[@joshbarnes6759]

All the small things is the songs that comes to my mind

[@DaleWalter96]

Dysentery Gary & Wendy Clear really stand out for me

[@stealthminion1816]

mine is wendy clear

[@SuperAlfonsoBros]

I feel like Dumpweed is closer to his signature sound. It has everything on that song

[@shaunoleary8740]

I totally agree, that first note is massive!

[@PhullyNo1]

Yes sir

[@rlino716]

@@shaunoleary8740Live and die by the greatest note: E

[@dmvancorbach]

It really is. Best album opener in pop punk. ​

[@Kuhlyedascope69]

Tom was a huge influence on me picking up the guitar. hes honestly a great player i dont care what people say. he plays and sings so fun good shit

[@andrew4866]

Is it just me or is this tone way off? Its too spongey and aggressive for Toms tone during this era. I think this may be due to some of the post-processing used here. The studio and live tones were waaaayy more clean and had a more smooth feel to them then I think a lot of people understand. That being said, I think the gear you have could get you really close if you just tweaked them a bit more. Good video overall, not trying to hate.

[@RobBluth]

Yeah I think it's off a bit too. I'm not really feeling this

[@modernastronomers2596]

I agree, it’s not there at all for me. The Orange doesn’t help.

[@gsloomant]

Sound likes matt skiba tones

[@tomdouglas6053]

The record was recorded on tape. Analog tape gives you alot of harmonics that you can't get with digital.

[@ashtongrey6755]

I agree toms tone was really bright and had a lot of clarity and sounded really light compared to this guys interpretation its too metal and rugged sounding for his tone also too processed Sounding

[@isaacturnbull4695]

Yeeeessss I’ve been waiting for this one. Could you recreate The Deftones guitar tone on the album - Around The Fur. I love that tone.

[@pallbearer1175]

Every Deftones album can be a showcase for amazing guitar tone.

[@drawolcyelsew]

@@pallbearer1175 I never really liked the guitar tone on White Pony, something about it just rubs me the wrong way. Still a phenomenal album Though.

[@suffersystemstudios]

I think that album was an ADA MP1/JMP1 and a marshall power amp if I am not mistaken. Def be cool to hear it done though!!

[@AuroraDorealus]

Please Fluff, yes!

[@simonhawkes5227]

Yes.

[@andrewbenentt458]

Honestly it sounds more accurate without the plugins. This sounds like a metal version of Toms tone.

[@schizojit]

You're right it sounds like a metal version this video sucks

[@dominicsinicrope2795]

When reverb was selling Jerry Finn’s gear some of the pictures they took still had tape and sharpie marks on the amps and pedals with the settings he commonly used.

[@Just-Michael]

To me this sounds too fizzy and squishy, it doesn't sound like it would be articulate enough for the riffs in Dumpweed or Dysentery Gary. It kinda sounds like it was run through a Big Muff to me.

[@julesvox]

This is the 3rd recreation video I've seen and all sound about the same

[@smarek666]

it sounds cool - but not that close to orig. the original is alot cleaner i think! but like i said - still sounds sick!

[@kevinbothwell8425]

I agree. I think it’s a *cool* tone, but I always thought of Tom’s blink tone as deceptively clean.

[@WhiteSensation95]

It’s an attempt to recreate

[@drb0mb]

@@kevinbothwell8425 yeah def, especially listening to boxcar racer where he plays in a way thats a lot easier to aurally decipher

[@clodmaple]

As credited on the "Enema of the state" CD booklet, Tom used his Fender Strat too on the record.

[@paulandre3250]

Green Day's Dookie tone?

[@xNimrod97x]

Yes. Second this.

[@clicheguevara9917]

jb into jcm800 will get you 99.9%

[@billiejoeeyelash]

I doubt it. Nobody can ever recreate that tone perfectly

[@matthewkuhns7303]

A JCM 800 is what billy uses. He has a signature pedal AND amp. Its fairly easy to achieve it

[@JimmyStrummer]

@@matthewkuhns7303 I mean, you're half-right. Billie uses two Marshall Plexi heads, but they ARE modded in a way where they have a little more gain and pretty much behave in the same way that a JCM 800 does.

[@tombuck]

He’s one of the ones who got me into guitar in the first place! Love the late 90’s / early 2000’s tone.

[@wyrlismike]

Also been waiting for this one for a long time, perfect choices here, thanks!

[@charliecharliev]

Enema of the State Tom Delonge IS the reason why I picked up and learned the guitar in high school. HUUUUGE inspiration. The palm mutes, the seymour duncan humbucker pickup, the 3 chord melodies....the list goes on.

[@sleazy1822]

For me the tone on “Rock show” is the perfect example of his signature tone

[@jamesglenleft6845]

Should try and recreate Daron’s toxicity tone

[@kronabus199a]

I 2nd this! Big expansive tone!

[@siavashmassoudi]

The tape machine plugin made such a huge difference and got you so much closer to the enema of the state tone! Nice job Fluff!

[@mougabo]

i really enjoyed the explanation, thanks

[@supersonic6637]

Amazing video, helped me get his tone that I’ve been trying to recreate for years 🤟

[@AndresS40]

Dude...this was amazing! Been waiting for this one! Thank you! I love that guitar...one day...one day I'll have it! Take care Fluff!

[@ToneResearch]

The cab and speakers are a big piece in the Enema of the State tone, or any recorded or live tone for that matter. A Marshall 4x12 cab with Greenbacks and V30s will get you close (along with 121 + U67/U87 mics), as Jerry Finn had those (maybe Mojotones for the Greenbacks) in his Marshall cabs when they were sold from the Reverb sale a while ago. Testing an IR of that with a Les Paul and Strat, along with the Triple Rec and JCM 900, and it's basically there. Gives a nice blend of vintage and modern tone. Finn's tones always seemed to be very mid-heavy, smooth, and just massive. Definitely a great recreation though nice work.

[@patrickcarroll1754]

Perfection, Fluff. Spot on in my book. Thanks for your work

[@zaoma679]

really great job :)

[@wilbertaranda891]

Love this Kind of videos

[@joshuamessenger]

I'm sorry that "All The Small Things" is what you think of when you think of blink-182 & Tom's guitar tone.

[@NESADDICT]

Same

[@FlyingV555]

Seriously. I think of Anthem Pt. 2, Dammit, Feeling this, and Adam’s Song

[@CC-8891]

Dysentery Gary has a good tone

[@ryanlee122787]

Lol. I immediately think of his tone from aliens exist

[@nachobeerhunter8713]

Nice job my man! I'm a big TD fan and love his guitar tone over the years. Gonna have to borrow from your tips!

[@kronbakeren]

thank you heaps! very inspiring .. I have the uad tape and comp, very helpfull on the guitar bus!

[@mateorincon3448]

Noel Gallagher’s tone on Definitely Maybe?

[@allmodcons8578]

Would love to see this ! Especially supersonic or live forever

[@yaxization]

Would love that!

[@benkelly7674]

Yup

[@JamesonTank]

X100^

[@CircleThreeDesigns]

That would be great

[@NotQuiteJackWhite]

Great job man, I would say that tone is pretty accurate. Love your Strat too BTW.

[@rolfgustavsonmusic]

This was cool, thanks!

[@dierocklive]

this is close as i ever heard it! great job

[@ReedHarvey]

Dude this is suuuuuuuuuch a great video!!

[@Sunny-tu5ox]

You're THE man this is dope

[@WhatEdThinks]

Sounds great!

[@theradical2479]

Tom is probably my favorite guitarist. Love the vids you've done with the strat you should hunt down his es 335 and do the self titled or Ava tone. That would be sick. Love ya fluff keep it up.

[@ReedHarvey]

You did it!!!! Thank you sooooo much!!!!!

[@GruffGames]

Sounds pretty close. My main critique would be the palm mutes need to be a bit chunkier. Good job.

[@alangarza1431]

that stratocaster is imo one the most beautiful strat signatures oute there, that colors with the metal single pot and the humbucker looks awesome

[@BukanIbuMu]

It's too metal sounding for Tom's tone imo

[@discobriscoe5880]

Agreed

[@chrisandbagel]

Yeah I was trying to figure out what sounded off and that’s a good description. Maybe too much low end on the guitar?

[@flexiongi]

I think it’s a combination of too much rectifier, which adds a more American metal sound, along with him using a rockerverb instead of a JCM because the RV tends to be a bit more saturated and “metal” for lack of a better word

[@drb0mb]

yeah toms sound is more clean and telephonic, i think it needs less distortion and less low and high. or more mid.

[@MarcNeilson1]

Honestly the problem with all of these vids tbh.

[@adventurealways1627]

Great job. I love Toms tone from his Boxcar Racer days

[@JimboSlice44]

My favorite too, I heard he used Dumble, Hiwatts and Matchless amps on that album.

[@adventurealways1627]

@@JimboSlice44 I recently bought a HIWATT DR103 and I can definitely hear why he would go that route

[@NintenDub]

Boxcar is probably his best project and record

[@joedent3323]

First video I've seen of yours. Your seem cool; the info was straight, and good; and I enjoyed seeing the A/B with the on-screen plug-ins. Therefore: I've subscribed. Good luck with it all mate, Cheers, JpD.

[@thisishowthenickshifts]

My thoughts: the midrange isn’t quite there, and there’s too much fizz. I think what you need is the Marshall JCM 800, and more of that than the Rectifier. I think Jerry Finn recorded with an sm57 and a 421 Ribbon mic. Based on my ears, I believe that the mid is a little bit scooped on the Marshall, and less scooped on the Rectifier. Also, it doesn’t sound as tight as Tom’s tone without a drive pedal. I think Tom particularly liked the OCD, but I think you could get similar results with any tube screamer type of pedal. Another huge part of Tom’s tone is in the playing. I’ve had one of his Fenders for a few years now and I noticed that playing with lower gain and using a drive pedal, there’s typically a lot more room for dynamics. You’ve really got to wail on the strings and dig in with your pick, especially on those palm mutes. I enjoyed this video and it was cool to see your mixing process! It makes me happy to see videos about Tom’s tone. I’d love to hear your take on doing the same thing with the Gibson/self titled tone!

[@diegocostaonline]

awesome vid! its impossible to recreate a Les Paul tone with a strato and invader, but u made it the best possible! hats off sir!

[@benheaver4332]

Great job , Fluff 👍👍👍

[@leftyguitaristSE]

Wow nice tone and explination👌🏻🤘🏻

[@BananaRaccoon]

That bass plugin sounds amazing!

[@amoj2188]

Littleredguitars2 always nailed Tom’s tone on a Axe Effects every time i watched his covers.

[@blendernoob64]

That man kicks so much butt

[@dannyllerenatv8635]

I'm currently 26 and I have been watching Littleredguitars2 since I was like 13-14. That man has dedicated so many years to nailing Tom's tone. That dude eats and breathes punk rock.

[@xNimrod97x]

His solo instrumental stuff is cool as well! Tasty riffs

[@wilviars]

Littlered (Jon) also an incredible songwriter I think we should say

[@immattbailey]

Yes his dammit cover is spot on 👌🏻👌🏻

[@kmw5100]

I’ve been able to get pretty close with my DSL 20 head and some EQ in my HX effects. But this is super close

[@12askerr]

I’ve been thinking about getting a dsl20hr myself. Right now I run an original Peavey 5150 block letter and a line 6 helix.

[@josuesamaniego182]

DSL20 w/ Helix is the best tone. Same here man. 🤘🏻

[@GabrielHello1]

Pretty close! Nice job!

[@kaipolidori9979]

I love Toms tone. I think I was able to get really close with my rig which was an es 335 with a Duncan invader through a ts9 then into an egnater tweaker , then a strat with a pearly gates through the ts9 into an orange crush pro.

[@cookracinginc.2783]

Awesome man!! Tom is one of the most underrated guitar players.. he’s my favorite artist. 🤘🏻😎

[@TitrateTheTerror]

dude thats spot on !

[@kaoko111]

Enema of the state is one of My favorite all time records. As long as the tone, is great. Tom is not technically a gifted guitar player, however he did something very little guitar players in any genre did. He plays a style so particular with such solid tone that You know when he's playing.

[@djcj]

Epic!

[@guinganfg]

Hey Fluff! Great tones, Blink was part of my youthness. Great to see these tones been recreated by you! The one tone I’d really like to see you recreating is Fletcher’s from pennywise from the album About time.. Cheers from Brazil! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@BandrewScott]

I’m so fucking on board with this even before the video started.

[@dylansguitars]

I love my Tom Delonge guitars! Nice tone Fluff

[@parkerdouglas1259]

Yeah man, i listened to it side by side, and its pretty much spot on. Good job. I love blink, and Tom's tone. this Video is rad. Thanks man.

[@matts.8369]

Very interesting to see you go through it. ATST is fun but the one I've had the most trouble nailing down is Going Away to College. There's this riff he does as sort of an intro and again as an "after-chorus" with picking and palm muting off the 7th and 9th frets. Whenever I try to play it straight into a Marshall, the individual picking sort of get drowned out by the notes that ring out. Especially with how fast he plays it. I think he must've blended some of the high end and middle end to help it get a bit sharper and stand out.

[@FishYourHeartOut]

I love that heavy intro to the video :D

[@ItsJustMeLogan]

Everyone should check out Rick Beato’s video on all the small things it’s another good breakdown, good job fluff

[@craterhead]

This was the closest yet . Killer job

[@TheOtherSide27]

awesome

[@GuitarExpress]

Man that tone brought back so many good memories!

[@MarkPritchardGuitar]

Got very close Fluff, i think i got quite close with my Fractal too. Takes me back this tune.

[@rodrigocutini8308]

Please do Jade Puget's guitar tone from Sing The Sorrow. That's a hard one to get.

[@prisonmike4971]

Dropping that AFI knowledge

[@RGOWAL]

Really good job! As you said you were pretty close to Tom’s 2000’s sound. Just as an opinion though, if you got your sound closer to the orange-only you did at 8:22 I think you would be even closer to the actual record sound (it’s hard to get it at a 100% I think mainly because Tom’s on-studio improvisation). Amazing job anyways, never heard anyone get closer than this! Cheers!

[@alexmacdonald464]

This was awesome!! Can you do mark hoppus bass tone? I have his bass so I dont want to use a virtual bass lol. I have gotten close on logic but that punk bass is where its at.

[@ia5662]

I really don't hear the Tom signature tone at all - far too midrangey and dark. It needs a whole lot more brightness on the top end and grind in the middle, with the body of the bass to back it all up.

[@ThomasECahill]

Love that CD such great songs and a happy time, are you back to using Logic now? Great video.

[@mylesayakawa2234]

I remember when Musician's Friend had that Strat for less than $500. CRAZY!

[@prisonmike4971]

Dude when I started playing, fender mexi's were $349...every damn time..my squire classic vibes tele with the big ass headstock was $449.

[@coolcustomer31]

yea and at the time I thought $499 was too much for a guitar MIM cause the standards were going for $350.... Wish I would've bought a Delonge signature or 2 or 3....

[@billiejoeeyelash]

Can you try out the Jack White tone? It was one of the first guitar tones I have ever really enjoyed and was, along with Ritchie Blackmore's tone, the one that inspired me to pick up a guitar

[@mattburt3533]

One of my favorite albums of all time. Reason I picked up a guitar. I would say ‘Dumpweed’ would be my favorite example of Tom’s guitar tone.

[@LautenAudio]

YES!!!

[@fouried96]

Haven't watched yet but I'm SO AMPED

[@maxhart2406]

Please do Nola by Down. One of my favorites.

[@eldyko]

Noice! I do this with a dual rec and a stiletto ace

[@salwoyciesjes9182]

I love this series, can you do Alex lifesons tone from the early days next?

[@thrashomane]

crazy how that floss pick on Fluff's right matches perfectly the colour of the guitar

[@12033552]

Great research, surprised you knew Tom didn't record with his fender

[@JonoEastGuitar]

Love this video. I went back and listened to Tom’s tone on this song, and thought maybe here there’s a bit of attack missing? Like the front of the note is a bit lost. Wondering how you would attempt to get that back in? Genuinely wondering cause I absolutely loved this video and the tone you arrived at.

[@elmermirandacordova]

This video is awesome. I have a Fender TD Strat and would love to experiment with it for a project. Do you think this recreated tone would sound great on a full recording?

[@swempthebemp]

Great vid! What amp settings did you have on the Mesa? Also.. If I haven't already missed it, the shape of punk to come!

[@daveeatworld]

Dude Ranch is my favorite DeLonge tone.

[@DeadHandBlues]

Yeah I was hoping he was gonna try and do dammit

[@daveeatworld]

@@DeadHandBlues i think Dude Ranch was a JCM 900 dual reverb.

[@DeadHandBlues]

@@daveeatworld Oh true! Well he should buy one!

[@DeadHandBlues]

@@daveeatworld Oh true! Well he should buy one!

[@leehunter3964]

dude ranch is my favorite album but I truly hate the guitar tone lol

[@collinputney2018]

What about Jim Martin’s “Angel Dust” tone? His solo tone on “A Small Victory” is just magic 🤤

[@brandoncampbell2078]

Close, but not the same-needs more YEAD

[@mhartington]

Should do the tone from Senses Fail's "still searching" album

[@apedosmil06]

Don’t quote me on this but I’m pretty sure they just used les Pauls into Marshall jcm’s, maybe a Mesa here and there. It’s not a very complicated rig and there’s a chance you already have what you need to get there.

[@Leon390]

Such a solid and fantastic album.

[@Tperez907]

Dude yes! That album is so sick. I think Heath used a mesa boogie double rectifier and Garrett used a marshal jcm900? Not too sure but damn those tones !

[@seekingsilver5511]

Awesome video are there any cheaper amps the mimic the triple Rec?

[@drewharry88]

He used the MArshall for his clean and the Mesa for his dirty and switche between the two with an A/B selector switch.. along with a Triaxis and a JMP-1 rackmount..

[@drewharry88]

And why are you jumping over to the A5 during the palm mutes?? ......Idk man I think youre over thinking this just a bit.. he didnt jump to the A5 like that.. and this is too metal sounding for Toms tone.. its almost impossible to recreate Toms tone since he never used his signature models in studio.

[@BlueHouseSoundStudio]

Great video! Interested to hear more about Tom using the Les Paul on Enema... I made a video on Jerry Finn and his guitar tones that will give people a lot more clues and direction. Cheers Fluff - Bahrum

[@IanNachtigall]

I was hoping for Dude Ranch tone..... Still cool stuff bro.

[@martinneal1153]

How did you blend the amps into one cabinet? Or did you record one and re-amp other?

[@colsonanglin767]

Dear Fluff, Would you please attempt to recreate the guitar tones of the Whitesnake ‘87 sound? I’ve always considered John Sykes tone to be the pinnacle of Hair Metal. Thanks in Advance!🤘🏼

[@johnevered9640]

If you haven't seen it, Leon Todd did a video recreating that tone!

[@johnevered9640]

though as fluff has a JP2C now, thats a great idea

[@colsonanglin767]

John Evered I’ve watched Leon’s videos, and I enjoyed them thoroughly! My main reason for wanting Fluff to attempt is because he owns the JP2c, but Leon predominantly uses Fractal.

[@drumthrone10]

I think you can also get close with just the rectifier, boosting it with the tube screamer with its tone maxed out...

[@hunterpuhr8384]

Really hoping for an MCR Three Cheers guitar tone recreation with this series.

[@fouried96]

If you want the Travis Barker drum sound download Pop Punk EZX from Toontrack. It's amazing. I love it

[@werotheone6614]

It be awesome if you did a guitar comparison of toms signature guitars of the fender, gibson and epiphone

[@carradean]

He used a gold top Gibo. It was in an interview with mark.