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He most certainly did record with Les Pauls! Moreso early on, but that just goes to show that you can't always judge a tone by its cover!
He has used a few different Gibsons over the years. Also, while all of his Strats had humbuckers at the bridge, not all of them were Invaders! The effects, amps and recording conditions also changed a lot between albums, so there is much more to getting his sound than just the guitar/pickup combo alone!
The majority of the guitars he has owned have been Invader-equipped Strats. If you are aiming to get in the range of his sound and are buying Seymour Duncan brand pickups for your guitar, then the Invader is certainly a step in the right direction.
HOWEVER...I can not tell you if he used a Bridge or Neck model of the Invader with 100% certainty! The info out there is highly conflicting!
I personally had a very early production Tom Delonge signature Strat and the Invader was simply marked "B", so I just assumed it was the Bridge model. However, the official Fender parts list for his signature Strat says "Pickup, Neck, Duncan Invader". Figure that one out!
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This is what I'm talking about. Here are two different samples of the "B" marked pickups found in his Fender production signature Strat...
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He most certainly did record with Les Pauls! Moreso early on, but that just goes to show that you can't always judge a tone by its cover!
He has used a few different Gibsons over the years. Also, while all of his Strats had humbuckers at the bridge, not all of them were Invaders! The effects, amps and recording conditions also changed a lot between albums, so there is much more to getting his sound than just the guitar/pickup combo alone!
The majority of the guitars he has owned have been Invader-equipped Strats. If you are aiming to get in the range of his sound and are buying Seymour Duncan brand pickups for your guitar, then the Invader is certainly a step in the right direction.
HOWEVER...I can not tell you if he used a Bridge or Neck model of the Invader with 100% certainty! The info out there is highly conflicting!
I personally had a very early production Tom Delonge signature Strat and the Invader was simply marked "B", so I just assumed it was the Bridge model. However, the official Fender parts list for his signature Strat says "Pickup, Neck, Duncan Invader". Figure that one out!
UPDATE:
This is what I'm talking about. Here are two different samples of the "B" marked pickups found in his Fender production signature Strat...
and
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