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Riff Tone
Disappearing Boy
Green Day
Guitarpunk1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFernandes The Revival RST-50 Stratocaster (early 1980s Japanese Strat copy, black, maple neck, stock pickups, as used by Billie Joe Armstrong on '39/Smooth')
AmpPeavey Studio Pro 40 (solid-state combo, 1980s, as used on '39/Smooth' sessions)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1990. Gear confirmed for '39/Smooth' era by multiple interviews and period photos. No evidence of pedals or effects on the riff section; amp distortion only.
Tone Character(10)
raw and mid-heavytight and percussiveslightly nasal upper-midsmodest amp reverbaggressive attackbright but not harshfocused punchy low enddynamic responseclassic early 90s punk driveno audible modulation or delay
Difficulty
The riff is built on fast, tight power chords with palm muting and aggressive picking, but uses basic punk techniques and no advanced lead work.
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Original Gear
GuitarFernandes The Revival RST-50 Stratocaster (early 1980s Japanese Strat copy, black, maple neck, stock pickups, as used by Billie Joe Armstrong on '39/Smooth')
AmpPeavey Studio Pro 40 (solid-state combo, 1980s, as used on '39/Smooth' sessions)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1990. Gear confirmed for '39/Smooth' era by multiple interviews and period photos. No evidence of pedals or effects on the riff section; amp distortion only.
Tone Character(10)
raw and mid-heavytight and percussiveslightly nasal upper-midsmodest amp reverbaggressive attackbright but not harshfocused punchy low enddynamic responseclassic early 90s punk driveno audible modulation or delay
Difficulty
The riff is built on fast, tight power chords with palm muting and aggressive picking, but uses basic punk techniques and no advanced lead work.