GuitarCleanRiff
Holiday Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Green Day
Green Day · 2000s · punk
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Junior (Billie Joe Armstrong signature, singlecut, likely with Seymour Duncan P-90 Antiquity in bridge)
Pickups
Seymour Duncan P-90 Antiquity (bridge, single coil-sized P-90)
Amp
Marshall JCM800/900 (Dookie mod and SE Lead mod heads blended, as per studio recording)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2004 (American Idiot era). Billie Joe used two Marshall heads (Dookie mod and SE Lead mod) blended for the album. Settings below are from studio context, not live. Clean sections use lower gain and moderate EQ. No evidence of additional pedals or effects for clean riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain0
Reverb0.5
Treble5.5
Presence5
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Tone Character
- clean and punchy
- articulate attack
- moderate midrange presence
- tight low end
- slightly compressed
- bright but not harsh
- percussive
- dynamic response to picking
- no audible reverb or delay
- clear, unmodulated tone