The band
blink-182 is :
From left to right :
- Tom Delonge (vocals, guitar)
- Travis Barker (drums)
- Mark Hoppus (vocals, bass)
Equipment
Mark
Fender Custom Shop Precision bass (Jazz Bass Artist Series)
Strings : Super Bass 8250M NPS, p/n 073-8250-006, .045, .065, .085, .110TW (Taperwound E)
Pickups : 1 Seymour Duncan® Basslines SPB-3
Picks : Dunlop Tortex .60mm
Tom
Guitar Gibson Tom DeLonge Signature ( ES-335 )
Pickups: One Gibson 'Dirty Fingers' exposed-coil humbucker
Bridge Pickup: One Gibson 'Dirty Fingers' exposed-coil humbucker
Strings : Brite Wires .010-.046
Guitar Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster
Pickups : 1-Seymour Duncan Invader Humbucking Pickup
Strings : Fender Super 250L's, Nickel Plated Steel, (.009 to .042), p/n 073-0250-003
Unique Features : Tom Delonge Signature on Neck Plate, Pearl Dot Position Inlays, Roller String Tree, Large '70s Headstock, '70s Decal, Bullet Truss Rod Adjustment Nut
Picks : Dunlop Tortex .60
Travis
OC Drums Type 4 Glowstick Green Acrylic :
- 6.5"x14" Modern Classic Snare
- 5"x10" Snare
- 10"x12" Tom
- 14"x16" Floor Tom
- 22"x24" Bass
- Remo heads
Zildjian Cymbals :
- 14" K Mastersound Hi-Hats
- 11" K Custom Hybrid Splash
- 20" K Crash/Ride
- 24" K Light Ride
- 21" Brilliant Sweet Ride
- 20" Oriental Crash of Doom
Sticks and accessories :
- Zildjian Travis Barker Model
- Zildjian Travis Barker double sticks
Hardware :
- DW5000 bass drum pedal
- DW Hardware (gold-plated)
- Gauger Rims
- Latin Percussion Rock Cowbell
- Audix Microphones
About Scott Raynor
Well, I'm sure many of you will know who Scott Raynor is, but for those newbies out there here's a little more info... Scott Raynor performed for blink182 as the drummer for Flyswatter, Buddha, Cheshire Cat and Dude Ranch.
Scott left the band after the release of Dude Ranch in 1997 to go back to college and gain his degrees. Despite numerous different rumors, Scott was not kicked out of of the band. He now plays with a local band and is supported by the members of Blink182.
Why 182 ?
An answer to the blink182 mystery : "Why 182 ?!" :
Basically, "182" in Blink-182 has no meaning what so ever. Because an Irish band threatened to sue them because their name was also Blink, they were forced to change it. They just threw on some numbers and we are stuck always trying to find the real meaning behind it when there is really is none at all! Being the funny guys they are every interview when they get asked the famous question "what does the 182 stand for" they also make up some story & people believe it.Other hypotheses :
- 182 stands for Mark's ideal weight.- 182 stands for the number of times Mark masturbated over the paused image of Princess Leila in the pink bikini!
- 182 stands for the number of times Tom masturbated over the paused image of the little dwarf thing at the end of Jabba the Huts tail.
- Many, many years ago Mark's grandfather was in the Navy, and they were attacked, or they crashed the ship or something, anyway. All the Navy men get into to separate lifesaver boats, luckily Mark's grumps got back to shore and lived, along with everyone else in the boat, although none of the other boats returned! So Mark's grumps and the other survivors graced themselves lucky and decided to tattoo the number of the boat on their arm, and can you guess the number??? Yup u got it! (This is interesting as in the 'All the Small Things' video, Mark has a fake 182 tattooed on his arm! Interesting!
- 182 stands for the number of times Al Pachino says "F**k" and other swear words in the movie, Scarface!
- Nicked from the movie Turk 182
