Riff Tone
St. Jimmy (feat. John Gallagher Jr., Miguel Cervantes, Declan Bennett, Theo Stockman, Tony Vincent & Company)
Green Day
Guitarpunk2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Junior (Billie Joe Armstrong signature, likely 2003-2004 model)
AmpMarshall Plexi Super Lead 1959SLP (with Marshall 4x12 cabinet, likely Celestion Greenbacks)
PickupsSeymour Duncan Antiquity P-90 (single dog-ear P-90 bridge pickup)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb1
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2003-2004 era for the American Idiot Broadway cast album. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. No evidence of pedal use for main rhythm tone.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive attackcrunchy and saturatedmid-forward presencepunchy low endarticulate pick responsedry, minimal ambiencein-your-facefocused power chord clarityno modulation or delay
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, aggressive downstrokes and tight palm muting at a high tempo, but uses straightforward power chords and punk rhythm, making it intermediate.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Junior (Billie Joe Armstrong signature, likely 2003-2004 model)
AmpMarshall Plexi Super Lead 1959SLP (with Marshall 4x12 cabinet, likely Celestion Greenbacks)
PickupsSeymour Duncan Antiquity P-90 (single dog-ear P-90 bridge pickup)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb1
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2003-2004 era for the American Idiot Broadway cast album. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. No evidence of pedal use for main rhythm tone.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive attackcrunchy and saturatedmid-forward presencepunchy low endarticulate pick responsedry, minimal ambiencein-your-facefocused power chord clarityno modulation or delay
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, aggressive downstrokes and tight palm muting at a high tempo, but uses straightforward power chords and punk rhythm, making it intermediate.
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