American idiot amp settings — Fender Blues Junior IV
The Green day guitar tone for “American idiot”, dialed in for a Fender Blues Junior IV with a Fender Player Precision Bass. Studio version, American Idiot (2004)
Fender Mike Dirnt Signature Precision Bass (Custom '59/P-Bass split-coil, heavy pick) into Fender Super Bassman prototype / 300 Pro head and 8x10 / 4x10 cabs blended with clean DI
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 8 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 4 |
Running a bass into an open-back 1x12 guitar combo like the Blues Junior IV requires keeping the bass knob low to prevent speaker flub and flabbiness. Pushing the preamp gain to 6 provides the natural tube grit Dirnt gets from a pushed tube Bassman, while cranking the mids to 8 and treble to 7 delivers his signature 2kHz pick clank. Reverb is set to 0 to keep the rhythm tight, articulate, and punchy.
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