Riff Tone
One eyed bastard
Green Day
Guitarpunk2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Junior (Billie Joe Armstrong signature likely, as used on Saviors sessions)
AmpMarshall Plexi Super Lead (1959 SLP, as used on Saviors album sessions)
PickupsP-90 single coil (stock in Les Paul Junior, likely Seymour Duncan Antiquity or Gibson Historic P-90)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2023 for Saviors album. Gear inferred from Billie Joe Armstrong's consistent studio setup for modern Green Day records and Saviors-era interviews. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight palm-muted chugsaggressive and punchycrunchy power chord drivethick midrangearticulate pick attackraw and directslightly compressedfocused low endminimal ambiencepresent upper mids
Difficulty
The riff is fast and requires tight palm muting and accurate power chord changes, but does not involve complex lead work or advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Junior (Billie Joe Armstrong signature likely, as used on Saviors sessions)
AmpMarshall Plexi Super Lead (1959 SLP, as used on Saviors album sessions)
PickupsP-90 single coil (stock in Les Paul Junior, likely Seymour Duncan Antiquity or Gibson Historic P-90)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2023 for Saviors album. Gear inferred from Billie Joe Armstrong's consistent studio setup for modern Green Day records and Saviors-era interviews. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight palm-muted chugsaggressive and punchycrunchy power chord drivethick midrangearticulate pick attackraw and directslightly compressedfocused low endminimal ambiencepresent upper mids
Difficulty
The riff is fast and requires tight palm muting and accurate power chord changes, but does not involve complex lead work or advanced techniques.
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