Riff Tone
Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Live at Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, Japan, 3/19/05)
Green Day
Guitarpunk2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson ES-335 (red, with piezo saddles)
AmpMarshall 100-watt head (Dookie mod and SE Lead mod), CAE 3+ SE tube preamp for clean tones
PickupsGibson ES-335 humbuckers (magnetic), piezo bridge (for acoustic simulation)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid5.5
treble6
reverb2
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown, likely digital)
Notes
Live at Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, Japan, 3/19/05. Clean tone for riff/verse sections comes from the CAE 3+ SE tube preamp into Marshall power amp. The ES-335's piezo system is sometimes used for acoustic-like clean parts. Settings are for live performance, 2005 tour.
Tone Character(10)
bright and cuttingslightly rounded top endwarm lowssubtle reverbarticulate and presentclean with slight gritscooped midstight strumming claritycompressed dynamicsacoustic-like shimmer (when piezo is used)
Difficulty
The riff requires consistent strumming with palm muting and dynamic control to maintain clarity in the clean tone, plus timing with delay repeats if used.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson ES-335 (red, with piezo saddles)
AmpMarshall 100-watt head (Dookie mod and SE Lead mod), CAE 3+ SE tube preamp for clean tones
PickupsGibson ES-335 humbuckers (magnetic), piezo bridge (for acoustic simulation)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid5.5
treble6
reverb2
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown, likely digital)
Notes
Live at Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, Japan, 3/19/05. Clean tone for riff/verse sections comes from the CAE 3+ SE tube preamp into Marshall power amp. The ES-335's piezo system is sometimes used for acoustic-like clean parts. Settings are for live performance, 2005 tour.
Tone Character(10)
bright and cuttingslightly rounded top endwarm lowssubtle reverbarticulate and presentclean with slight gritscooped midstight strumming claritycompressed dynamicsacoustic-like shimmer (when piezo is used)
Difficulty
The riff requires consistent strumming with palm muting and dynamic control to maintain clarity in the clean tone, plus timing with delay repeats if used.
Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Live at Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, Japan, 3/19/05) settings for your amp
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