Solo Tone
When I Come Around
Green Day
Guitarpunk1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFernandes 'The Revival' RST-50 Stratocaster copy ('Blue')
AmpMarshall 1959 Super Lead Plexi (100-watt, non-master volume, cranked)
PickupsBill Lawrence L500XL humbucker (bridge, angled, neck/mid disconnected)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb1
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1994 (Dookie sessions). Pickup selector locked to bridge humbucker. No pedals for clean tone; amp provides all drive. Clean section is rare, mostly in intro/verse, but solo is not fully clean. Settings below are for cleanest possible sound from this rig.
Tone Character(10)
bright and full-bodiedarticulate attacktight low endslightly compresseddry and direct (no reverb)present midrangeclear note separationmild natural breakup at higher picking dynamicsbridge pickup clarityminimal sustain (for clean section)
Difficulty
The clean section is technically simple but requires careful control of guitar volume and picking to keep the Plexi from breaking up; otherwise, the part is straightforward.
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Original Gear
GuitarFernandes 'The Revival' RST-50 Stratocaster copy ('Blue')
AmpMarshall 1959 Super Lead Plexi (100-watt, non-master volume, cranked)
PickupsBill Lawrence L500XL humbucker (bridge, angled, neck/mid disconnected)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb1
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1994 (Dookie sessions). Pickup selector locked to bridge humbucker. No pedals for clean tone; amp provides all drive. Clean section is rare, mostly in intro/verse, but solo is not fully clean. Settings below are for cleanest possible sound from this rig.
Tone Character(10)
bright and full-bodiedarticulate attacktight low endslightly compresseddry and direct (no reverb)present midrangeclear note separationmild natural breakup at higher picking dynamicsbridge pickup clarityminimal sustain (for clean section)
Difficulty
The clean section is technically simple but requires careful control of guitar volume and picking to keep the Plexi from breaking up; otherwise, the part is straightforward.
When I Come Around settings for your amp
Exact settings ToneAdapt players use on these amps.
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