American Idiot (Radio Edit) amp settings — Line 6 Spider V 30
The 5 Man Riot guitar tone for “American Idiot (Radio Edit)”, dialed in for a Line 6 Spider V 30 with a Epiphone Les Paul Classic. Radio edit / studio version, main opening riff and rhythm track
1956 Gibson Les Paul Junior (P-90) into modified Marshall 1959SLP Super Lead ('Pete' mod) and Marshall DSL100
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
The Spider V Crunch model captures the cranked Marshall Super Lead voice without needing an external overdrive. Because the Epiphone Les Paul Classic's humbuckers are warmer and thicker than Billie Joe's P-90, the mids and treble are pushed to 7 while bass is kept at 5 to retain string definition and upper-mid bite. Gain is dialed back slightly to 6 so fast punk downstrokes remain tight rather than oversaturated.
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