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Stop When the Red Lights Flash Guitar Tone Settings — Green Day
Green Day · 2010s+ · punk
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Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (Billie Joe Armstrong's main guitar for Dos! sessions, likely with Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB humbucker in bridge)
Pickups
Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB (bridge humbucker)
Amp
Marshall Plexi 1959SLP (likely with Marshall 1960A 4x12 cab, as used in Dos! recording sessions)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2012 (¡Dos! album). Billie Joe Armstrong is known to use a Stratocaster with a humbucker in the bridge for heavier riffing in this era. No evidence of pedal use for main riff; amp distortion is primary.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain7
Reverb1.5
Treble7
Presence6
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Tone Character
- tight and punchy
- aggressive and crunchy
- focused midrange
- clear pick attack
- minimal ambience
- percussive palm muting
- modern punk drive
- bridge pickup bite
- slightly compressed
- dry, amp-driven distortion
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