Holiday amp settings — Blackstar DEBUT50RBLK
The Green Day guitar tone for “Holiday”, dialed in for a Blackstar DEBUT50RBLK with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, American Idiot (2004)
Gibson Les Paul Junior (P-90 bridge) → Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer (boost) → Modified Marshall 1959 SLP Plexi (Dookie mod) into 1960B cabs with Celestion V30s
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 8 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 7 |
01Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive
Used as a boost into the amp's crunch channel, replicating the TS9's role—low drive, high level pushes the front end harder
02Boss GE-7 Graphic EQ
Slight boost at 800Hz–1.6kHz for midrange presence, slight cut at 100Hz to tighten low end—matches BJA's documented GE-7 use
03Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor
Optional—keeps single-coil hum and gain noise under control during palm-muted stops
Your Strat's single-coil bridge is brighter and lower output than BJA's P-90, so mid is pushed to 8 (vs his ~7) and treble pulled to 6 to avoid ice-pick. The Blackstar's ISF set British approximates Marshall voicing. SD-1 substitutes for TS9 as a clean boost—same mid-hump, slightly grittier but correct for the application.
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