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Riff Tone

21 Guns

Green Day

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

Guitar1956 Gibson Les Paul Junior
AmpMarshall JTM45 (1974 reissue or clone, likely studio amp for 21st Century Breakdown)

Amp Settings

gain6.5
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 2008-2009. Billie Joe Armstrong used his 'Floyd' 1956 Les Paul Junior with a Seymour Duncan JB pickup for the main rhythm/riff sections of '21 Guns.' The amp was a Marshall JTM45, as confirmed for the album sessions. No evidence of live/tour gear or alternate guitars for the studio riff section.

Tone Character(10)
crunchy and dynamicpronounced midrange punchwarm and thickarticulate attacktight, focused low endslightly compressedopen, classic rock voicingnot high-gain, but saturatedclear note separationedge-of-breakup

Difficulty

The riff is based on straightforward power chords and rhythm playing, but requires good muting and dynamic control to achieve the punchy, articulate crunch of the recording.

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