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Jesus of surburbia amp settings — Lane LX35R

The Green Day guitar tone for “Jesus of surburbia”, dialed in for a Lane LX35R with a Jet JS-400. Studio version, American Idiot (2004)

Original rig

1956 Gibson Les Paul Junior ('Floyd' P-90) into modded Marshall 1959SLP Super Leads ('Pete' Bradshaw gain mod & 'Meat' SE Lead mod) and Park 75 head

Punchy, midrange-heavy classic pop-punk crunch with sharp P-90 attack and high string clarity
Amp settings — Lane LX35R
CHANNELCleanBOOSToff
GAIN 2 BASS 6 MID 7 TREBLE 6 REVERB 1 MASTER 5
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain2
Bass6
Mid7
Treble6
Reverb1
Master5
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Guitar
PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01MXR Dookie Drive 30th Anniversary

Direct into amp input; Scoop button OUT

Output 6 · Gain 6 · Tone 6 · Blend 7
Why these settings

The MXR Dookie Drive replicates Billie Joe's dual modded-Marshall blend directly, so the Laney LX35R is set to its clean channel with gain low to avoid muddy double-gain staging. The Jet JS-400 bridge humbucker supplies extra thickness, so the Blend is tilted slightly toward the brighter 'Pete' side with mids pushed on the amp to capture the iconic P-90 punch. Presence is null as the LX35R lacks a presence control.

PRO TIPHit all power chords with aggressive, uniform downstrokes close to the bridge to emulate Billie Joe's signature dynamic cut and tight palm mutes.

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