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Riff Tone
Burnout
Green Day
Guitarpunk1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster 'Blue' (Billie Joe Armstrong's Fernandes Strat copy, aka 'Blue')
AmpMarshall JCM900 4100 100-watt Tube Head
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1993-1994 for 'Dookie' album. Gear confirmed for album sessions, not live. 'Burnout' riff section uses the bridge humbucker for heavy rhythm. No evidence of other guitars or amps for this section.
Tone Character(10)
tight, punchy power chord attackaggressive, saturated distortionmid-forward, cutting rhythm tonecrisp, biting treble edgecontrolled low end, not boomyarticulate pick attack with fast decayminimal ambient effectsclassic 90s punk drivepercussive, palm-muted chugsfocused, compressed sound
Difficulty
The riff is fast and requires tight, consistent downstrokes and palm muting, but uses basic power chords and straightforward rhythm, making it accessible to most players with some experience.
This tone has been researched 8 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster 'Blue' (Billie Joe Armstrong's Fernandes Strat copy, aka 'Blue')
AmpMarshall JCM900 4100 100-watt Tube Head
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
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This tone has been researched 8 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1993-1994 for 'Dookie' album. Gear confirmed for album sessions, not live. 'Burnout' riff section uses the bridge humbucker for heavy rhythm. No evidence of other guitars or amps for this section.
Tone Character(10)
tight, punchy power chord attackaggressive, saturated distortionmid-forward, cutting rhythm tonecrisp, biting treble edgecontrolled low end, not boomyarticulate pick attack with fast decayminimal ambient effectsclassic 90s punk drivepercussive, palm-muted chugsfocused, compressed sound
Difficulty
The riff is fast and requires tight, consistent downstrokes and palm muting, but uses basic power chords and straightforward rhythm, making it accessible to most players with some experience.