Riff Tone

Only of You

Green Day

Guitarpunk1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFernandes Stratocaster 'The Blue' (early 80s, stock single coil pickups, likely bridge position)

AmpGallien-Krueger 250ML

PickupsStock Fernandes single coil (bridge position, pre-'Dookie' mod era)

Amp Settings

gain6

bass6

mid6.5

treble7

reverb1.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1990 (Slappy EP/1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours era). No pedals used on this recording, just guitar straight into amp. Confirmed by multiple sources for this era and album. Settings are estimated based on typical punk tones and amp model, as no direct numeric settings are published for this song/album.

Tone Character(10)

tight and punchyslightly grittymid-heavy attackbright and cuttingclear note separationraw and uncompressedminimal sustainfast decaypercussive palm mutingdynamic pick response

Difficulty

The riff is straightforward punk rhythm with fast power chords and palm muting, requiring tight timing and stamina but no advanced techniques.

Sources

1,000 hours & Slappy tone : r/greenday - Reddit Green Day Tunings with Hertz : r/greenday - Reddit

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