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Riff Tone

East Jesus Nowhere

Green Day

Guitarpunk2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Junior (TV Yellow, likely late 1950s reissue or original)
AmpMarshall Plexi (likely 1959SLP or JMP, as used by Billie Joe Armstrong in studio for 21st Century Breakdown)

Amp Settings

gain7.5
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 2008-2009. Guitar and amp confirmed for 21st Century Breakdown era; Les Paul Junior with P-90 into Marshall Plexi. No evidence of additional pedals or effects for the main riff section. Settings estimated based on typical Green Day studio rig and genre. Pickup selector set to bridge. No evidence of effects loop or additional rack gear for riff section.

Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivemid-forward crunchthick, saturated distortionarticulate pick attackstrong palm mutingslightly compressedfocused low endupper-mid biteminimal ambiencedry, in-your-face studio sound

Difficulty

The riff requires tight palm muting and fast, accurate power chord changes at a loud dynamic, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex chord voicings.

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