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Riff Tone

Stay the Night

Green Day

Guitarpunk2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarFender American Telecaster (Billie Joe Armstrong's main studio guitar for ¡Uno! era)
AmpMarshall Plexi Super Lead 1959SLP (cranked, studio recording, likely with Marshall 1960A 4x12 cab)
PickupsSeymour Duncan SH-4 JB (bridge humbucker, Telecaster modded with humbucker in bridge)

Amp Settings

gain7.5
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb2
presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2012 (¡Uno! album). Billie Joe Armstrong is known to use his modded Telecaster with a Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge for most distorted rhythm tracks on the trilogy albums. The amp is a Marshall Plexi Super Lead, as confirmed for this era in multiple interviews and rig rundowns. No evidence of pedal use for distortion; all gain from amp. No evidence of additional effects in riff section.

Tone Character(10)
tight and punchyaggressive and saturatedclear pick attackcranked Marshall crunchbridge humbucker biteminimal ambiencemodern pop-punk claritypercussive palm-mutingfocused midrangedry, in-your-face rhythm

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, precise palm muting and tight power chord changes at a brisk tempo, but uses straightforward punk techniques without advanced lead work.

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