Letterbomb amp settings — Marshall DSL40CR
The Green day guitar tone for “Letterbomb”, dialed in for a Marshall DSL40CR with a Epiphone SG Standard. Studio version, American Idiot (2004)
1956 Gibson Les Paul Junior ('Floyd' with P-90 dogear pickup) into modded Marshall 1959SLP Plexi heads ('Pete' gain mod and 'Meat' crunch mod) blended with Park heads
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 5 |
01Ibanez Tube Screamer TS9
Used as a clean mid-boost to tighten the low end and simulate the cut of a P-90 through a cranked modded Plexi
The original recording utilizes a single P-90 pickup hitting heavily modded Marshall Super Lead heads, providing a raw mid bite that humbuckers can slightly soften. On the DSL40CR, Classic Gain in Crunch mode captures the power-amp bark of the modded Plexis without modern fizz; the TS9 is set as a clean boost with low drive to tighten the SG humbucker's bass and add the necessary upper-mid punch. Keep DSL Resonance around 5 to maintain tight low end on power chords.
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