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2000 Light Years Away Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Green Day
Green Day · 1990s · punk
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fernandes Stratocaster 'Blue' (modded, early 1990s configuration)
Pickups
Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB humbucker (bridge position, swapped in by Kerplunk! era)
Amp
Gallien-Krueger 250RL (solid-state head) into Marshall 1960A 4x12 cabinet
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, Kerplunk! album (1991); Billie Joe Armstrong used his Fernandes 'Blue' with a Seymour Duncan JB humbucker in the bridge and plugged straight into a Gallien-Krueger 250RL head into a Marshall 4x12 cab. No evidence of pedals or additional effects on the riff section. Marshall JCM900 was used live, but not in studio for this song.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain6.5
Reverb0.5
Treble7
Presence6
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Tone Character
- tight and punchy
- mid-forward attack
- articulate power chord clarity
- slightly compressed
- fast note decay
- no ambient effects
- bright but not shrill
- focused low end
- classic 90s punk rhythm
- raw and energetic