When I Come Around amp settings — Marshall Studio Vintage SV20H
The Green Day guitar tone for “When I Come Around”, dialed in for a Marshall Studio Vintage SV20H with a Fender American Ultra Stratocaster. Studio version, Dookie (1994)
Fernandes Stratocaster 'Blue' with Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB humbucker → Modified Marshall 1959 SLP 'Pete' with Dookie/Bradshaw crunch mod → Marshall 1960B with Celestion Vintage 30s. No pedals on this track.
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 5 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
Your SV20H uses the identical 1959 Plexi circuit as Armstrong's modded heads — you're extremely close to source. The key adaptation: your Ultra Strat's single-coil bridge pickup is lower output and brighter than his JB humbucker, so I pulled treble down from 6 to 5 and kept gain at 5 rather than pushing higher. Roll your guitar volume to 8 to reduce the single-coil ice-pick and simulate the humbucker's compression. Armstrong's tech confirmed 'all knobs at noon, master and gain at 10 o'clock' — that's exactly where we are.
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