Green Day
Insomniac (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) · 2021
Amp settings (as recorded)
The recording
Recorded at Hyde Street Studios in San Francisco with producer Rob Cavallo for the 1995 album 'Insomniac'. Billie Joe Armstrong played his signature Fernandes 'Blue' guitar, utilizing his heavily modified 'Pete' and 'Meat' Marshall Plexi amps, which featured high-gain modifications (Bradshaw/SE Lead) and were processed with precise studio noise gating to achieve the iconic, stop-start percussive riff sound.
Tuning
Eb StandardRecording Signal Chain · 4 items
Fernandes Stratocaster 'Blue'
Fernandes / Fuji Gen Gakki
Main guitar
Equipped with a Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB pickup in bridge position.
Noise Gate
Studio Rack
Dynamic Control
Used to achieve the signature tight, abrupt silence between riff hits.
Marshall 1959SLP (Modified)
Marshall
Amplifier
Modified with Bradshaw Gain/SE Lead mods. Run into 1960B cabinets.
1960B
Marshall
Speaker
Loaded with Celestion Vintage 30 speakers.
Tone Characteristics
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