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Riff Tone

East Jesus Nowhere

Green Day

Guitarpunk2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Junior (TV Yellow, likely 1950s reissue or custom shop, single P-90 pickup)
AmpMarshall Plexi (likely 1959SLP or JCM800, as used by Billie Joe Armstrong in studio for 21st Century Breakdown era)

Amp Settings

gain7.5
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 2008-2009, for '21st Century Breakdown' album. Guitar and amp confirmed for this era and song by Equipboard and live footage; settings estimated based on genre, era, and typical Billie Joe Armstrong studio rig. No explicit pedal or amp settings found for this specific song/section.

Tone Character(10)
tight palm-muted chugsaggressive power chord attackpunchy midrangefocused, cutting high endthick, saturated distortionpercussive rhythm toneminimal ambient effectsraw punk energyarticulate pick attackcompressed, controlled sustain

Difficulty

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

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