Brad Delson

In this photo, Brad Delson can be seen playing a Paul Reed Smith CE 24 guitar in a live performance with Linkin Park at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on January 10, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In this image, you can see Brad peforming with his Gray Nickel Ibanez RG7620 with a Hybrid Theory sticker on it.

In this photo, Brad Delson can be seen playing a Fender Custom Shop Rory Gallagher Tribute Stratocaster in a live performance with Linkin Park at Arena Monterrey in Mexico.

In the PremierGuitar "In the Studio with..." source, it's pointed out that Delson uses the PRS SE245.

Brad Delson's main live guitar is a PRS Custom 24.

This quote is from the PRS website.

"The Custom 24 is my main guitar live and probably the one we’ve had in the rack the longest. It gives us that consistent tone we’re looking for and it’s a really nice looking guitar.” -Brad Delson

Current Status: Active touring use (A Rig - Db Ab Db Gb Bb main guitar) Notes: Brad acquired this now-iconic guitar in late 2001, but it didn't make its stage debut until Projekt Revolution in 2002. Brad used both this guitar and his sunburst Custom 24 as his primary guitar at different points during that tour, but this guitar became his main guitar in 2003, and has remained in that role ever since. In addition to the soldier artwork, a particularly interesting feature of this guitar is the "gas mask" logo on the headstock - It takes the place of what would usually be the "Paul Reed Smith" signature/logo, making this one of a VERY small number of guitars PRS has ever built without their logo on it (possibly the only one, in fact)! Brad acquired a 22-fret version of this guitar in 2008, and a second 24-fret version was added the following year (both of these guitars are mentioned further below). The original version of this guitar had its bridge replaced in 2010, as the intonation screws were stripped and the guitar kept going out of tune. This guitar was also used in the music videos for "Somewhere I Belong," "Faint," and "From the Inside." Brad also used it during the filming of "Breaking the Habit," but when they turned the live performance footage into animation, they made his guitar blue instead for some reason!

This is an extremely high-end (retail price: $6,500!) Custom Shop reissue Strat with a very worn pink finish on it. This particular model was offered exclusively through online retailer The Music Zoo as part of Fender's "Time Machine" series of instruments, with this guitar put together by Fender master builder Jason Smith. I can see why this guitar might be confused with the Rory Gallagher Strat at first glance, but the wear pattern is totally different and it's a much lighter color. This guitar was originally found on the "Misc. Guitars" page, but Joe Hahn posted a photo of Brad playing it in the studio on his Instagram in February of 2014 (first photo), and it was apparently one of the main guitars used by both Brad and Mike during the recording of The Hunting Party. This guitar was originally owned by studio engineer Ethan Mates, but Brad loved the guitar and used it so much on the album that Ethan ended up giving it to Brad as a gift so he could use it on tour (second photo)! I originally thought that Brad may have had multiple copies of this guitar, but that isn't the case. He traveled with this guitar throughout the first part of the touring cycle for The Hunting Party (meaning the guitar rotated between all 3 of the band's rigs), before picking up a couple more custom Strats near the end of 2014 (see below). It became his main Strat in the A rig after the others were acquired.

In this picture, Brad can be seen using an Ibanez RG470XL. The "XL" inlay can be seen on the truss rod cover. This was used strictly for the song Don't Stay, utilizing's the guitar's 27'' scale to tune down to drop B.

In this picture, Brad Delson can be seen using a PRS Custom 22, with very similar specs, and the same exact finish/graphic as his main Custom 24.

As listed as part of his studio gear on PremierGuitars "In the Studio with Linkin Park", the Fender Custom Shop 1962 Stratocaster is used by Brad Delson.

In this source by Premier Guitar the 1978 Gibson SG Standard is listed as part of his studio gear.

Brad began using this guitar from 2002 - 2007 for playing in B, for songs like Runaway, With You, and Nobody's Listening. This replaced the RG7620. The stock bridge pickup was replaced with a DiMarzio D-Sonic.

A clear shot of this guitar can be seen at :26.

used in the papercut music video

In this photo, Brad Delson is seen playing an Ibanez RG470, showcasing its use in his performances.

In the photo, Brad Delson is seen playing a Fender Jaguar.

heres a photo of him with one. used alongside a sg for the recording of 1000 suns.

Brad Delson is shown using a PRS Standard 24 in Vintage Cherry, as seen in the provided image from Imgur.

In the provided photo, Brad Delson is seen playing a Takamine EG461SC steel-string acoustic guitar.

In this video, Brad Delson tested a guitar built by Custom Shop from building cardboard and praised it. Used this model during recording guitar overdubs for the album "One More Light"

In this source by Premier Guitar the MJT Telecaster is listed as part of his studio gear.

For the Living Things support tour, when the band began playing B standard songs again, Brad incorporated a PRS DC3 into his arsenal. It was modified with a PRS humbucker in the bridge.

A clear shot can be seen at 14:35 in this video.

He can also be seen using different versions in later years. A red one, and a pelham blue one with a rosewood fretboard and a single bridge humbucker.

This is the second of the new Jason Smith Strats that Brad added to his touring arsenal in late 2014. This one became the main Strat in the B rig, and debuted on the European tour in November of 2014.

In the provided photo, Brad Delson is seen playing a Taylor 814ce acoustic-electric guitar.

heres a photo of him with one.

heres a photo of him with one.

In the provided photo, Brad Delson is seen playing an Ibanez Prestige S2020 XAV, highlighting his use of this solid body electric guitar.

In the provided photo, Brad Delson is seen playing a Gibson Les Paul Goldtop, showcasing its use in his performances.

heres a photo of him with one

In the photo, Brad Delson is seen playing a Gibson J-45, highlighting his use of this steel-string acoustic guitar.

In the image, Brad Delson is seen using a Gibson ES-335.