Longview amp settings — Marshall Valvestate 2000

The Green day guitar tone for “Longview”, dialed in for a Marshall Valvestate 2000 with a Harley benton Bmx 75 deluxe. Studio version, Dookie (1994)

Original rig

Billie Joe Armstrong's 'Blue' Fernandes Strat copy with Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB humbucker (bridge), Marshall 1959 SLP Plexi Super Lead reissue with 'Dookie mod' (Bradshaw crunch mod by Martin Golub), no pedals on main rhythm tone

Crunchy, mid-forward punk rhythm with tight low-end, aggressive pick attack, slight British bark

Amp settings — Marshall Valvestate 2000

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Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	6
Presence	5
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

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Why these settings

Your Valvestate 2000 OD1 channel delivers Marshall-voiced crunch similar to the modded Plexi but with tighter solid-state low-end. Gain 6 gets the Dookie-era saturation without mud. Mid pushed to 7 compensates for your HB's slightly darker voicing vs the bright JB pickup on Blue. Treble backed to 6 prevents the Valvestate's inherent fizz at higher gain. Zero reverb—the original is bone dry.

PRO TIPDig in hard with downstrokes on the low E power chords and let the pick attack do the work—BJA's tone on Longview comes from aggressive right-hand dynamics more than extra gain.

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