Letterbomb amp settings — Laney LX35R
The Green Day guitar tone for “Letterbomb”, dialed in for a Laney LX35R with a Jet JS-400. Studio version, American Idiot (2004) — main rhythm tone
1956 Gibson Les Paul Junior ('Floyd' P-90) into modded Marshall 1959SLP Plexi heads ('Pete' and 'Meat' mods) blended with Park heads
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 1 |
| Master | 5 |
01MXR Dookie Drive
GAIN SOURCE: models Billie Joe's dual-modded Marshall Plexis ('Pete' and 'Meat'); leave DS-2 bypassed
The MXR Dookie Drive is the dedicated gain engine, so the Laney LX35R is parked on its clean channel with gain low to prevent double-gain mud. The Laney LX solid-state platform lacks a presence knob and naturally has warmer low-mids than a Marshall Plexi, so treble is pushed to 7 with mids at 6 to replicate Billie Joe's biting P-90 attack. The Boss DS-2 remains bypassed as the Dookie Drive perfectly captures the record's dual-amp crunch.
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