18 Facts About Brad Delson

Bradford Philip Delson was born on December 1,1977 and is an American musician.

Brad Delson is the lead guitarist and one of the founding members of the rock band Linkin Park.

Brad Delson attended Agoura High School with his friend, Mike Shinoda.

Brad Delson enjoyed listening to Guns N' Roses and Metallica.

Brad Delson played in the rock band Relative Degree with drummer Rob Bourdon, but the group disbanded after their first live show.

Brad Delson attended UCLA, where he was roommates with bassist Dave Farrell for three years.

Blue shared his insight and experience on the music industry with Brad Delson, while giving him constructive feedback on musical projects.

Brad Delson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication studies from UCLA in 1999.

Brad Delson considered attending law school after graduation but instead pursued a career as a professional musician.

Brad Delson played guitar on all eight of Linkin Park's albums.

Brad Delson played bass on Hybrid Theory when Farrell temporarily left Linkin Park to tour with another band.

Brad Delson later revealed that he would not be joining the band on tour, preferring to work in the studio and behind the scenes.

Alex Feder performs in his place, but Brad Delson remains an official member of the band, and states that he is not ruling out a return to touring in the future.

Brad Delson has stated that he "doesn't like to show off", and that he attempts to play his guitar so that it sounds as though it were the keyboard or strings so as to seamlessly fit in with the band's hip-hop- and electronica-style compositions.

Brad Delson has stated that he likes to produce a gritty, "sampled" feel with his sound.

Brad Delson used several vintage and rare amplifiers such as Soldano SLOs, Marshall JCM 800, Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier, a 1972 50-watt Hiwatt Custom, a Bogner Uberschall, and an extremely rare Bo Diddley amplifier with an onboard tape delay that was probably made for Diddley by Watkins.

Brad Delson was the keynote speaker at his alma mater UCLA's College of Letters and Science commencement ceremony on June 12,2009, in Pauley Pavilion.

Brad Delson has cited that his biggest influence is singer Sebastian Bach.