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Riff Tone
Police on My Back
Billie Joe Armstrong
Guitarpunk2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarRock N Roll Relics Revenge Jr
AmpMarshall Super Lead 100 (Dookie Mod) blended with Fender Blackface Bassman head into Marshall 4x12 cabs with Celestion Vintage 30s
Amp Settings
gain6
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2018-2019 (for 'Police on My Back' on 'No Fun Mondays'). Gear confirmed by tech and rig rundown for this era; amp blend is typical for Armstrong's studio rhythm tones.
Tone Character(10)
tight and punchymid-forward cruncharticulate chord attackslight breakup on hard strumsbright and cuttingfocused low endraw and opendynamic pick responsepercussive rhythmno excessive saturation
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight downstrokes and palm muting at a brisk tempo, but uses straightforward power chords and punk rhythm patterns, making it accessible to intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarRock N Roll Relics Revenge Jr
AmpMarshall Super Lead 100 (Dookie Mod) blended with Fender Blackface Bassman head into Marshall 4x12 cabs with Celestion Vintage 30s
Amp Settings
gain6
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2018-2019 (for 'Police on My Back' on 'No Fun Mondays'). Gear confirmed by tech and rig rundown for this era; amp blend is typical for Armstrong's studio rhythm tones.
Tone Character(10)
tight and punchymid-forward cruncharticulate chord attackslight breakup on hard strumsbright and cuttingfocused low endraw and opendynamic pick responsepercussive rhythmno excessive saturation
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight downstrokes and palm muting at a brisk tempo, but uses straightforward power chords and punk rhythm patterns, making it accessible to intermediate players.