Tom Delonge's Dude Ranch Era Gibson Les Paul

[@littleredguitars2]

For those wanting to hear more of the guitar, ive been using it a bunch in newer videos and i used it to record my latest album. Just search "jon poulin - Loud Noises"

[@CosmicRichy]

You’re holding a punk rock relic, holy shit.

[@pp-yc8qm]

It makes me really happy that you are the one to own it. Can't think of a better owner!

[@andy_182]

Ace Alice lol dumb

[@haydenisaacs9786]

@@JudasPriest82 shut up dude

[@pasi8800]

This is just insane! A holy grail for any Blink Fan. And there is no one deserving this guitar more than you.

[@jayerone6]

Hmm maybe that or the Cheshire Cat Strat.

[@rockboy360]

If I was Tom, I would've never got rid of that, every guitar has a sentimental value for me, specially if I've recorded with it.

[@KennedyIvy]

Me too, he probably gets gifted 100s of guitars though

[@Tom_D_iscool]

He doesn’t have sentimental value with any of his guitars, he smashed so many guitars that hold so much history to them

[@NowyouknowMusic]

That's so sick, dude! I own a volume knob from Tom's signature jag (used for "Obvious" when playing live) that I caught at a show in 2003 along with his custom guitar pick. I also own Tom's red Gibson thunderbolt strap from the early 90's. It's a long story how I ended up with that but it's a prized posession!

[@littleredguitars2]

Haha thats rad

[@Bpags868]

Dude this is nuts! Saw the listing on Reverb. You're the perfect owner for this guitar.

[@banditkeithkingofduelmonsters]

How much was it? I'm guessing 3-4 grand.

[@carlippo182]

5...

[@Hellomynameisrandall]

Saw that on reverb a couple weeks back. Funny of all the people who could've bought it, you got it. You deserve it man!!

[@freeman2511]

What an amazing piece of blinks history. I'm glad that it's in good hands.

[@leewhitworth9142]

This is practically the Holy Grail of pop punk, I would be in a constant state of shock if I ever got to even play that guitar. I can't imagine what it would be like to own it.

[@ZWortek]

So glad you got that guitar, and glad you're keeping it as original as possible.

[@bboos]

Damn man, congrats!! That is so fucking awesome!! I know what you paid for it and some might think it’s a lot, but I think it’s a steal. So much cooler than getting a signature guitar used by him since it’s so much more rare. Even cooler that you bought it from Chris. Treat her well. By the way, I was the one who bought the Inca Silver Tom Delonge strat from you. Still plays great and I still love it.

[@littleredguitars2]

that silver strat was so cool. glad you're still having fun with it

[@nashrunner]

Man you should reach out to Tom about this! So happy and it couldn't have found it's way to a more deserving fan

[@keanecoquete4977]

Tim Griffin I think Tom would be really shocked it's still around.

[@90sPunkRockCovers]

Thats a hell of a score man, congrats on the guitar. There is something special about those Les Pauls made in the 90s. Fun fact I actually saw him play that exact guitar live in 1998 at the Bottom South in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Cheers.

[@Giablo1]

dude this is absolutely incredible, im speechless. youre holding a legendary relic and artifact. in your cover yesterday i just thought it was a sick les paul, would've never made that connection it was actually Tom's

[@ekramerrock]

First off this is awesome! Also, I don’t know if anyone commented this yet but this is the guitar that Tom was playing when Blink had their part in “American Pie”. I recognized it immediately and just confirmed by searching “Blink 182 American Pie”; you’ll see him in the background with it when they first make an appearance.

[@vnctmrn]

AH! I was just about to pull the trigger on it, but it sold a day before I would've gotten it. Glad it ended up with another Tom enthusiast and someone I actually watch on KZbin all the time haha. Hope you enjoy it buddy! If you ever ever decide to sell it, let me know 😁 (please don't, play the hell out of it)

[@KParsonsNY]

I can't even imagine holding that guitar and thinking Tom used to play it. Unreal.

[@liamwuh]

Honestly I'm blown away by this what a fucking find! Always found his placement of the controls on this guitar pretty cool

[@BlakeMcConnellMusic]

god damn god damn that is wild

[@chaseallsup10]

Man, that's a once in a lifetime find! I'm glad it's in your hands. You'll take great care of it

[@ChargedCovers]

That's crazy, awesome guitar, I wish his oldschool sticker strat would show up, I'd spend some fat stacks for that thing

[@freakspunkband3601]

ChargedCovers Tom still has it, he removed the stickers and and drew on it with sharpie.

[@andrejs1828]

Yep it sits in the AvA studio with a different pickup in the bridge, for some reason he removed the X2N, doubt he would ever sell it tho

[@Tom-vt3ts]

Andrew 182 do you have a pic at all?

[@andrejs1828]

Punk Rock For Lif3 I do, but if you want you can go look it up yourself. Other guitars are in the same picture along with Macbeth shoes

[@andrejs1828]

Punk Rock For Lif3 Toms instagram

[@19guitarshredder]

You of all people definitely deserve to own that guitar, man. Super rad and absolutely amazing score! Maybe some day the red one will show up on the market too xD

[@mil182]

Congrats. This is amazing. I’ve been wondering where this guitar was for a long time. Glad it’s in good hands.

[@Jma952]

Congratulations! This is a really cool thing you have and you deserve it. I enjoy the music you write and, believe it or not, you are a big part in me picking up instruments and playing music.

[@littleredguitars2]

thanks joel!

[@Kr3wIpath606]

This is amazing that you got this man! I always loved tom's tone when he used his les Pauls during the dude ranch era. Everytime I'd see this or the wine one in videos it always made me want a les Paul like his hah. I always wondered if Tom still had them, thanks for sharing the story on where they've been, that's so cool that you have one man, I'm jealous. Definitely looking forward to hearing some dude ranch covers on this!

[@bloxblox6755]

Awesome! Saw this on Reddit. Glad it's in good hands. Stoked to here some covers with it.

[@renatovolpi]

The sticker you were not sure about, the San Diego one, is an Unwritten Law sticker. Nice guitar!

[@davisgwynn4295]

This is cool as shit, dude. I'm insanely jealous.

[@IanVase]

That's pretty rad. Kinda nuts that someone could receive a guitar like this from Tom Delonge and then just throw it in storage. Nuts man. I'd play the hell out of it haha

[@purrpocalypse]

Thanks for sharing. I'm happy someone so passionate about the band got this guitar.

[@rcmaster207]

Totally rad my man! Great piece of music history if you ask me. Never let this baby out of sight :)

[@spark4039]

I own three of Steve Klein's guitars from his time in NFG. Champagne sparkle strat used in dressed to kill and hit or miss videos, blue sparkle strat used in head on collision and a telecaster he used on the rhythm tracks for the catalyst album!

[@littleredguitars2]

he had some rad guitars no doubt. i hit him up when he was selling stuff and it was a bit too expensive for me at the time.

[@spark4039]

littleredguitars2 Ye, I ended up negotiating the prices down a fair bit! Both the strats are fender custom shop!

[@TheAssmanTF2]

I tried to pick up one of his Jazzmasters a year or two ago. He's still got them for sale as far as I know.

[@spark4039]

Quartz Club that sounds about right!

[@littleredguitars2]

yeah i saw a post he made not that long ago about "finally" getting his sunburst jazzmaster back. wonder if it was collateral or something in his big court/marriage deal. i dont know. i'm not going to get into whether or not he's a gross dude. like some idiot tried commenting earlier (which i deleted). i'm just saying, he's had some damn cool guitars.

[@PaidtoDrive]

Wow! It's amazing that you have Tom's guitar and case!

[@vector361]

Truly mind blowing. Congratulations !

[@landonberry1478]

he used that guitar in their first show with travis!! 😱

[@willyorkmusic467]

This is so cool, man! Congrats

[@fakienightmareflip]

Dude I love your videos, keep it up with Tom's guitars and tone it is sick

[@batradarjazzmusik]

Dude thanks so much for sharing!

[@Dailybassist1]

Dude i got chills when you where showing off the case, My name is Atticus!

[@rileypatten]

This is so awesome man. Damn! What a find.

[@DavidParke84]

that San Diego sticker looks like an Unwritten Law sticker. SO stoked for you dude

[@williamkampert1475]

Amazing man!

[@averytyler9070]

Dude that's a peice of rock history its in good hands now I only remember his black les paul I would die to hold and play that thing lucky!!!!

[@keanecoquete4977]

Also if you're taking requests I'd love to see either a Dick Lips, Enthused, or Voyeur cover would be really sick if you did all three.

[@danielb5404]

This is so sick!! Amazing find man and the case is fucking sweet too!

[@matheusromao6907]

what!!???? amazing! just amazing! sick guitar! play "ghost in the dance floor" I need to hear this cover by you!!

[@MD-pz3cn]

That is amazing my dude!

[@banditkeithkingofduelmonsters]

It definitely is toms strap. That's cool, you could ring out the sweat and drink it if you really want a piece of tom delonge.

[@psychotropictraveler514]

Hahahahah wtf ish

[@littleredguitars2]

hmmmm

[@cardbored_]

Bruh wtf

[@stacywernick40]

Too cool! Sticker on the corner is an old Unwritten Law one.

[@MoniqueTx]

Never been so jealous

[@AdamStephenTaylor]

Can tell you are still in shock! bet you wake up and run to check it is still there, and not a dream. You're a true fan, you know and play the songs well and you deserve it! congrats

[@lilynarmy6645]

that's so awesome man I think any blink fan would love to have it lucky you

[@BMitchell]

Awesome man. Great guitar and peice of blink history. My first time seeing blink was on the pop disaster tour in 2002. Keep rocking

[@IKBroski4]

I am so happy for you!

[@himynameis77]

For those interested.. reverb.com/item/10458743-tom-delonge-s-blink-182-gibson-modified-les-paul-standard-1997-with-custom-anvil-road-case

[@xxdazziexx]

Fucking Awesome dude! I’m jealous but I’m glad you got it, you’re blink lesson videos taught me most blink songs.

[@psychotropictraveler514]

Wow man, congrats. That is an awesome piece

[@aflores9777]

Take you and the guitar to LA and go to his book signing, ask him yourself when he meets n greets with people, he should acknowledge it haha

[@samspaiser2704]

So happy for you Jon! You are without a doubt the best owner for this guitar!

[@tomorrowsghost]

Very cool, one lucky dude... Congrats!

[@KingBlonde]

I saw this on Reverb, good shit!

[@ostertag89]

R A T C H E T how much was it

[@Vattenballong128]

That's awesome! I'm really jealous haha. Congrats!

[@jesstaylor5593]

Wow awesome

[@pears0094]

Dude! Jon, I'm soooo stoked for you! I'm Friends/Friendly with Chris Coté... (Used to work at Transworld Media, when he was there and the Editor for Transworld Surf Magazine...) He's one of the funniest/nicest guys you'll ever meet... We live in there same area, Encinitas/Leucadia, but I haven't seen him in a while... Gosh, if I would have known he was selling this guitar, I would have wanted to buy/snatch it up! Ha! Lol! But, I'm super stoked for you... You're an awesome dude, and one hell of a guitar player... I've seen Kut U Up quite a few times, (Seeing I live in the area...) And they're back at it! (Sorta... :D ) Did you happen to pick up the EP that they released about a year ago? Again, what an awesome guitar to have in your collection! Thanks for taking the time to make the video... I've been subscribed to your KZbin channel for a while, as well as your Instagram... You've helped me so much in learning various songs, as well in becoming a better guitar player, and I really appreciate that! Can't wait for your next album, as well as more videos! Cheers!

[@littleredguitars2]

pears009 thanks for comment. Happy to have the guitar! If you see chris be sure to thank him again for me :) i havent heard the recent kut u up but i plan to!

[@secrettknight2972]

Kinda want a les Paul now...with the Seymour Duncan invader bridge

[@littleredguitars2]

i can't argue with the combo anymore. its killer.

[@tybutler1426]

Hey man idk if you will see this but if you look up the blink 182 scene in American pie you can see that the guitar you now own was part of that movie so is the strap. It takes some looking but you most definitely can tell that it is the same guitar.

[@littleredguitars2]

yeah someone reminded me not that long ago. same guitar. crazy!

[@bedbug182]

This is a knockout find. Holy shit

[@dogg421]

The name of the show is Recovery

[@landmarkcreations1183]

That’s insane man. Who In history would ever get the chance to play much less have one of toms guitars.Cant put a price on that man...Lock it up every night lol

[@claricejustine7524]

Wow awesome .

[@Dave9966-]

Congrats on this thing man.. I’ve been trying to recreate my LP to the Billabong one but it’s fucking impossible! Favorite guitar ever.

[@littleredguitars2]

definitely not impossible!

[@timothyhassett5344]

wow so happy for you bud thats amazing. any more updates?

[@drizzly___]

i agree it has that enema sound - mutt especially. maybe during the sessions for mutt when american pie came out (that WAS the guitar he was holding during their little scene in the movie)

[@JamesMurphy1124]

If anyone deserves that guitar it's you! Hoping to pick up a delonge squier strat next week myself.

[@mikesperko3921]

Sounds really really good

[@CC-8891]

I'd be very surprised if that was not used on EoTS. The tone is spot on. But I know he used his signature strat heavily at the time too. I wonder if that guitar could have been used on the Boxcar album?

[@Tom_Batterbee]

Very jealous and very happy for you mate 👍👍

[@williechilders2383]

Recovery was the name of that show.

[@zethweb7999]

Im happy for you man!

[@chinomoreno6261]

Congratulations on your purchase and greetings from Russia from the small town of "Labinsk"))

[@DrummingMoose]

Now if only the sticker strat from the Cheshire Cat/early Dude Ranch era would show up. Lots of history with that guitar

[@freakspunkband3601]

OldSchoolAddict Tom still has it, just removed the stickers and drawn on with sharpie

[@DrummingMoose]

Freaks Punk Band Yeah, it’s in photos of his studio. Little fun fact; that isn’t sharpie, he literally engraved those markings into the guitar.

[@freakspunkband3601]

OldSchoolAddict oh I didn't know that, cool to know

[@xDudeHimSelfx]

Damn! Congrats! I´d never sell that guitar if i had it :)

[@kennymccoy662]

Tom mentioned somewhere that he used Jerry Finn's Les Pauls pretty much until Boxcar Racer in the studio.

[@cashlayton1313]

If I’m not mistaken, I believe the name of the show was Recovery TV

[@littleredguitars2]

si

[@dakotaholzinger5655]

I want to put a set of Duncan Invaders in my Gibson LP, but all the forums I read say that it will sound muddy. However this sounds great, do you have any idea as to why Tom’s sounds so good and if I should put the set in my LP?

[@Stuntmachine14]

This is really cool!

[@jacobdonnelly27]

This is so cool!

[@thekredyard7577]

If anyone should own it its you man nice

[@christinecairns5227]

Congratulations on this awesome purchase! Tom is playing a black LP (I'm assuming it's this guitar) at Mayfest, University of Redlands, 9th May 1998, kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJWUnqaCjL2laKs ...there's a pretty good closeup at 12:05 ... this must be before it was modded as it's still got the pickguard, all four knobs attached, and the switch in the original place Chris Cote also shows up at 14:44

[@ILVeNoFx]

Christine Cairns Also the strap!

[@peanutbutterisfu]

Man I want this guitar

[@chrisday5341]

This is so fucking cool man. Congrats!

[@johnnydramna8500]

Awesome guitar! Did you take the pick guard off? In the recovery video playing mutt it had a pick guard

[@littleredguitars2]

tom mustve

[@yungforeverboy]

this is so cool

[@malcolmadams2105]

I would totally play that on stage cause it's badass, and I'm not really a blink fan but (I love History) and plus everything about that thing is awesome!" Especially the case."/ Yep you weren't lying Amazing.. *It's a Road Guitar you can definitely tell.

[@malcolmadams2105]

Your right I do want to know how much??:(

[@the_anthonymarino]

Congratulations dude..no one more deserving! Enjoy! quick question, are you self taught or did you take lessons? I've learned "songs" as opposed to theory..etc...bad move?

[@littleredguitars2]

mostly self taught. just learn whatever you want to learn. have fun with it.

[@virtue696]

I sure it has been mentioned a dozen times but that messed up sticker is an Unwritten Law sticker..

[@Monkeyz73]

try tweeting tom. tell him you have his old guitar and you'd like to know about the stickers

[@MBosworth87]

this is awesome! Riding in Vans is awesome - Kut U Up are awesome. what are they doing these days?

[@wheresallthezombies]

this video is blowing my mind. kut u up is amazing, and blink of course.