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Riff Tone

Armatage Shanks

Green Day

Guitarpunk1990s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Junior (1956, single cutaway, refinished, aka 'Floyd')
AmpMarshall JCM900 100W Head with Marshall 1960A 4x12 Cabinet (studio recording, 1995)

Amp Settings

gain7
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording for 'Insomniac' (1995). Billie Joe Armstrong used his 1956 Les Paul Junior with a single P-90 in the bridge, into a Marshall JCM900 head and 4x12 cab. No evidence of pedals or additional effects for the riff section. Settings estimated based on era, genre, and amp model. Tuned down a half step (Eb).

Tone Character(10)
tight, punchy attackaggressive, biting midrangefast, articulate pick responsepercussive palm-muted chugsraw, saturated punk crunchminimal note bloom or sustainfocused, cutting high endslight upper-mid emphasisvery little ambience or reverbdry, in-your-face rhythm sound

Difficulty

The riff is fast and requires tight, aggressive downstrokes with palm muting, but uses straightforward powerchords and rhythm patterns typical of punk rock.

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