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Solo Tone
Wake Me Up When September Ends
Green Day
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Junior (likely 1956, Billie Joe Armstrong's main studio guitar for American Idiot era)
AmpMarshall JMP 2203 (borrowed from producer Rob Cavallo, used on American Idiot studio recordings)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2004. Clean solo section. Guitar and amp confirmed for American Idiot sessions, but not explicitly for this solo. Settings and effects inferred from isolated tracks, genre, and typical studio setup.
Tone Character(10)
clear and bell-likewarm and rounded highsslightly compressedarticulate single-note linesminimal breakupdynamic and touch-sensitivesubtle studio reverbno audible delay or modulationopen and airypresent midrange
Difficulty
The solo requires clean phrasing and expressive dynamics, but does not involve fast runs or complex techniques, making it accessible to intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Junior (likely 1956, Billie Joe Armstrong's main studio guitar for American Idiot era)
AmpMarshall JMP 2203 (borrowed from producer Rob Cavallo, used on American Idiot studio recordings)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2004. Clean solo section. Guitar and amp confirmed for American Idiot sessions, but not explicitly for this solo. Settings and effects inferred from isolated tracks, genre, and typical studio setup.
Tone Character(10)
clear and bell-likewarm and rounded highsslightly compressedarticulate single-note linesminimal breakupdynamic and touch-sensitivesubtle studio reverbno audible delay or modulationopen and airypresent midrange
Difficulty
The solo requires clean phrasing and expressive dynamics, but does not involve fast runs or complex techniques, making it accessible to intermediate players.