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When I come around amp settings — Frontman 10g

The Green day guitar tone for “When I come around”, dialed in for a Frontman 10g with a Fender American Professional II Stratocaster. Studio cut, Dookie (1994)

Original rig

Fernandes RST-50 'Blue' Strat copy (Seymour Duncan SH-4 bridge humbucker) into modded 1959SLP Marshall Plexi ('Pete' with Bradshaw/SE Lead gain mod)

Mid-forward, punchy, articulate Marshall crunch with aggressive pick attack

Amp settings — Frontman 10g

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Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	5
Treble	5
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Marshall-style Overdrive / Distortion (e.g. MXR Dookie Drive or Boss DS-1)

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Gain 6 · Tone 6 · Level 7

Why these settings

The Frontman 10G's built-in Overdrive channel is harsh and fey with single coils, while its faceplate lacks a middle control and presence knob. To achieve Billie Joe's thick EL34 British crunch, keep the amp clean at low gain and use a recommended Marshall-voiced overdrive pedal in front. Tone is rolled down to 8 on your Strat to tame single-coil sharpness against the humbucker original.

PRO TIPTune down a half step to Eb standard (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb) and use hard, rhythmic downstrokes near the bridge to lock into the iconic chugging groove.

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