American Idiot tone
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Forbes
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Re: American Idiot tone
Les Paul juniors with P90's into marshals (i think)were the main contributor to Billie Joes tone on american idiot.
Les Paul juniors with P90's into marshals (i think)were the main contributor to Billie Joes tone on american idiot.
Fiber-Optics
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Re: American Idiot tone
Are you talking about the Song or the whole album? I saw the new song Blvd of something, and they had 2 guitar players and a person on Keyboard? I didn't know they added members, but as for billy's EQ I think it was a LP junior with p-90s into a marshall too. But, I remember the second guitarist using some sort of hollow body guitar.
Are you talking about the Song or the whole album? I saw the new song Blvd of something, and they had 2 guitar players and a person on Keyboard? I didn't know they added members, but as for billy's EQ I think it was a LP junior with p-90s into a marshall too. But, I remember the second guitarist using some sort of hollow body guitar.
Re: American Idiot tone
Actually, he's been using a ton different stuff to record, like Bassmans, Hiwatts, and Bad Cats.
Bille Joe is one of the few modern rockers who still carries on the tradition of sounding heavy without a ton of gain. I like to think that was the Pete Townshend influence at work.
Actually, he's been using a ton different stuff to record, like Bassmans, Hiwatts, and Bad Cats.
Bille Joe is one of the few modern rockers who still carries on the tradition of sounding heavy without a ton of gain. I like to think that was the Pete Townshend influence at work.
RockNRoling
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Re: American Idiot tone
OKAY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT GREENDAY HERE!! LOL, Fat Strat into a marshall and you should have it! ohh and a tube screemer for the cleaner tones
OKAY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT GREENDAY HERE!! LOL, Fat Strat into a marshall and you should have it! ohh and a tube screemer for the cleaner tones
green_insomniac
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Re: American Idiot tone
For the album, Billie Joe mainly used a Les Paul Junior with p-90s into a modded Marshall Super Lead. He also used a Gibson Les Paul Standard with stock pickups. For other amps, there were some bassmans and hiwatts used like MRID said.
I personally love Billie Joe's tone on the album. It's freakin' terrific. Peace.
For the album, Billie Joe mainly used a Les Paul Junior with p-90s into a modded Marshall Super Lead. He also used a Gibson Les Paul Standard with stock pickups. For other amps, there were some bassmans and hiwatts used like MRID said.
I personally love Billie Joe's tone on the album. It's freakin' terrific. Peace.
That90'sGuy
DyzaBoyzologist
Re: American Idiot tone
+1 - I love that about him. You don't need oversaturated gain to sound heavy.
mrid said:Actually, he's been using a ton different stuff to record, like Bassmans, Hiwatts, and Bad Cats.
Bille Joe is one of the few modern rockers who still carries on the tradition of sounding heavy without a ton of gain. I like to think that was the Pete Townshend influence at work.
+1 - I love that about him. You don't need oversaturated gain to sound heavy.
JB_From_Hell
Jomo's Nimions
Re: American Idiot tone
Everything that's been recommended is the gear Billy said he used on the album (and live).
A Tube Screamer for clean parts? WTF?
RockNRoling said:
Everything that's been recommended is the gear Billy said he used on the album (and live).
A Tube Screamer for clean parts? WTF?
strat_master
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Re: American Idiot tone
he sued a vintage les paul junior with a p90 pick up. FOr the album he double tracked every rhtym part with the junior lp plugged into a Park Amp (a marshall amp without the name plate) and a plexi marshall. Both amps were modded with a lead control i thnk and to have more power. For his solos on the album he used a 59 custom shop reissue, and he also double tracked them as well. Other amps he used to album were fender twins i believe and a few mroe smaller amps. He tends to use alot less distortion in his tone, as well if that helps any bit.
LIve BIllie just used a junior LP plugged into a marshall super lead plexi. For his older tunes he uses his strat copy, but almost all of the new stuff he uses a junior, for that classic pete townshed type of tone.
he sued a vintage les paul junior with a p90 pick up. FOr the album he double tracked every rhtym part with the junior lp plugged into a Park Amp (a marshall amp without the name plate) and a plexi marshall. Both amps were modded with a lead control i thnk and to have more power. For his solos on the album he used a 59 custom shop reissue, and he also double tracked them as well. Other amps he used to album were fender twins i believe and a few mroe smaller amps. He tends to use alot less distortion in his tone, as well if that helps any bit.
LIve BIllie just used a junior LP plugged into a marshall super lead plexi. For his older tunes he uses his strat copy, but almost all of the new stuff he uses a junior, for that classic pete townshed type of tone.
Empty Pockets
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Re: American Idiot tone
haha i had read that his old Blue strat copy was actually too warn-out to play anymore. He got too many refrets and now the fretboard is too thin. I bet he's still got plenty of Fender Strats lyin around tho...I would if I had rockstar cash
-X
haha i had read that his old Blue strat copy was actually too warn-out to play anymore. He got too many refrets and now the fretboard is too thin. I bet he's still got plenty of Fender Strats lyin around tho...I would if I had rockstar cash
-X
Chi3f
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Re: American Idiot tone
i heard the same thing... and he didn't play it when i saw them the last time.
as for the solo's on the new album as far as i know he doesn't play them so i don't know how you know the gear he used. I know for a fact he doesn't play them live the other guitarist does. Sometimes when there is only one guitar part the other guitarist plays that too and billy just sings.
Empty Pockets said:haha i had read that his old Blue strat copy was actually too warn-out to play anymore. He got too many refrets and now the fretboard is too thin. I bet he's still got plenty of Fender Strats lyin around tho...I would if I had rockstar cash
-X
i heard the same thing... and he didn't play it when i saw them the last time.
as for the solo's on the new album as far as i know he doesn't play them so i don't know how you know the gear he used. I know for a fact he doesn't play them live the other guitarist does. Sometimes when there is only one guitar part the other guitarist plays that too and billy just sings.
JB_From_Hell
Jomo's Nimions
Re: American Idiot tone
I believe he was referencing the solos on the recording, which Billy did in fact play. He was recently on the cover of GW, and stated what equipment he used.
Chi3f said:
I believe he was referencing the solos on the recording, which Billy did in fact play. He was recently on the cover of GW, and stated what equipment he used.
