Jesus of Suburbia guitar tone

Green Day · American Idiot (The Original Broadway Cast Recording) · 2004 · Alternative

High Gain

Main Riff

AmpOrange Rockerverb

GuitarFender Stratocaster

PickupMiddle + bridge (position 2)

GAIN7

BASS5.5

MID3

TREBLE6.5

PRESENCE6

REVERB0

Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer boost
Drive 0.5 · Tone 4.5 · Level 8
Nearly-clean boost that tightens the low end.
Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor eq
Threshold 4.5
Keeps the palm-muted riffs tight and quiet.

Tight, all-downstroke picking keeps the riff aggressive.

Lead

AmpOrange Rockerverb

GuitarFender Stratocaster

PickupMiddle + bridge (position 2)

GAIN8

BASS5.5

MID3.5

TREBLE6.5

PRESENCE6

REVERB0

Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer boost
Drive 0.5 · Tone 4.5 · Level 8
Nearly-clean boost that tightens the low end.
Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor eq
Threshold 4.5
Keeps the palm-muted riffs tight and quiet.
MXR Carbon Copy delay
Time 4 · Repeats 3 · Mix 3
Kicks in for the solo — repeats tucked under the dry signal.

Lead variant: extra gain and mids to cut through, delay for width. Pick nearer the bridge and let bends sustain.

These are starting points, not gospel. Every amp is a little different, so let your ears do the last 10%.

Adapt this tone to your own amp and pedals in the app.