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Riff Tone
Letterbomb
Green Day
Guitarpunk2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Junior
AmpMarshall 'Idiot' Amp (JCM800 modded) and Park 75 (Dookie modded), blended
Amp Settings
gain6
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2004. Billie Joe Armstrong used his Gibson Les Paul Junior with a P-90 pickup into a modded Marshall JCM800 ('Idiot' amp) and a Park 75 with a Dookie mod. No evidence of pedals for distortion; all drive from amp. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this section.
Tone Character(10)
thick and crunchytight palm-muted attackbright and cutting treblepunchy and percussivemid-scooped but not hollowfocused, saturated distortionminimal ambiencearticulate note separationclassic punk driveaggressive rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, consistent downstrokes and tight palm muting at a high tempo, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm patterns typical of punk rock.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Junior
AmpMarshall 'Idiot' Amp (JCM800 modded) and Park 75 (Dookie modded), blended
Amp Settings
gain6
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2004. Billie Joe Armstrong used his Gibson Les Paul Junior with a P-90 pickup into a modded Marshall JCM800 ('Idiot' amp) and a Park 75 with a Dookie mod. No evidence of pedals for distortion; all drive from amp. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this section.
Tone Character(10)
thick and crunchytight palm-muted attackbright and cutting treblepunchy and percussivemid-scooped but not hollowfocused, saturated distortionminimal ambiencearticulate note separationclassic punk driveaggressive rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, consistent downstrokes and tight palm muting at a high tempo, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm patterns typical of punk rock.