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Riff Tone
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Guitarpunk1990s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Junior (Billie Joe Armstrong Signature or TV Yellow Doublecut, depending on the specific live era)
AmpMarshall 1959 SLP Plexi Head (with Bradshaw Gain Mod, known as 'Pete')
Amp Settings
gain7
bass5.5
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Notes
Live performance, post-1994 Dookie era; amp is a modded Marshall Plexi head used for both studio and live, with no pedal distortion for riff section. Guitar is almost always the Les Paul Junior with P-90 in bridge. Settings and effects are for live performance, not studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and punchyaggressive and crunchymid-forwardbright and cuttingarticulate and percussiveminimal low-end flubfast palm muting responseraw and in-your-faceclassic 90s punk driveno audible reverb or delay
Difficulty
The riff is fast and requires tight, consistent palm muting and quick power chord changes, but uses basic punk techniques and open string shapes, making it accessible to intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Junior (Billie Joe Armstrong Signature or TV Yellow Doublecut, depending on the specific live era)
AmpMarshall 1959 SLP Plexi Head (with Bradshaw Gain Mod, known as 'Pete')
Amp Settings
gain7
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Live performance, post-1994 Dookie era; amp is a modded Marshall Plexi head used for both studio and live, with no pedal distortion for riff section. Guitar is almost always the Les Paul Junior with P-90 in bridge. Settings and effects are for live performance, not studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and punchyaggressive and crunchymid-forwardbright and cuttingarticulate and percussiveminimal low-end flubfast palm muting responseraw and in-your-faceclassic 90s punk driveno audible reverb or delay
Difficulty
The riff is fast and requires tight, consistent palm muting and quick power chord changes, but uses basic punk techniques and open string shapes, making it accessible to intermediate players.