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Riff Tone

Brain Stew (Live in Prague)

Green Day

Guitarpunk2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Junior (Billie Joe Armstrong signature, TV Yellow, singlecut, P-90 bridge pickup)
AmpMarshall 100-watt Super Lead (modded, 'Dookie' mod, live rig)
PickupsSeymour Duncan Antiquity P-90 (bridge position)

Amp Settings

gain0
bass5.5
mid7.5
treble8
reverb1.5
presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Live performance, 2020s era (Live in Prague). Billie Joe Armstrong's main live guitar for 'Brain Stew' is the Gibson Les Paul Junior with a P-90 in the bridge, running into a pair of modded Marshall Super Leads. For clean sections, the amp is set to lower gain and higher mids/treble, with minimal or no pedals. Settings are for live, not studio.

Tone Character(9)
bright and articulatechimey attacktight low endhigh midrange presenceminimal breakupdynamic response to pickingslightly compressedclear note separationslight amp reverb for space

Difficulty

The riff is slow, repetitive, and uses simple single-note picking with no complex chords or advanced techniques, making it accessible to beginners.

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