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Riff Tone
Happiness
The Longshot
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely American Standard or similar, as used by Billie Joe Armstrong in The Longshot era)
AmpMarshall DSL40C (most likely, based on user and forum consensus for Billie Joe Armstrong/Longshot clean tones)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2018. No direct evidence for exact model, but inferred from Billie Joe Armstrong's typical gear in The Longshot era and forum discussions. No evidence of pedal use for clean sections.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatetight and percussiveopen and airydynamic responseslight top-end sparklefocused lowssnappy attackclear, uncompressedsubtle reverbno audible modulation
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, precise picking and tight rhythm but uses straightforward chord shapes and no advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely American Standard or similar, as used by Billie Joe Armstrong in The Longshot era)
AmpMarshall DSL40C (most likely, based on user and forum consensus for Billie Joe Armstrong/Longshot clean tones)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2018. No direct evidence for exact model, but inferred from Billie Joe Armstrong's typical gear in The Longshot era and forum discussions. No evidence of pedal use for clean sections.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatetight and percussiveopen and airydynamic responseslight top-end sparklefocused lowssnappy attackclear, uncompressedsubtle reverbno audible modulation
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, precise picking and tight rhythm but uses straightforward chord shapes and no advanced techniques.