Green Day – American Idiot (Deluxe)
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2004 album American Idiot (Deluxe).
Music from American Idiot (Deluxe)
Artists on American Idiot (Deluxe)
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Gear Used On American Idiot (Deluxe)
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Green Day – American Idiot (Deluxe) (2004). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Guitars used by Billie Joe Armstrong on American Idiot (Deluxe)
Avg price: $1,528.00
This guitar was used for the American Idiot Record and along with Time of Your Life. In 5:20 mark of this video, this guitar is seen.
Rob Cavallo's Taylor 514C was used for recording of "Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)" and Multiple songs on American Idiot.
Avg price: $1,299.00
(41:45 minute mark) - The Gibson B-25 was used during the "American Idiot" era, it was capoed at fifth fret. Used for "Give Me Novacaine".
Gibson Les Paul Junior Double-Cutaway
Avg price: $3,899.20
Used in Boulevard Of Broken Dreams music video.
Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul Slash Electric Guitar
Avg price: $7,087.50
On the rack is a Les Paul Custom Shop Slash Signature which was used on American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown.
Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars
Avg price: $2,923.54
22:52 Billie is playing a ES-335 on Blvd of Broken Dreams.
Additionally, at multiple points of the video "Making of Dilemma" we see Billie Joe playing his ES-335
Amplifiers used by Billie Joe Armstrong on American Idiot (Deluxe)
This head was borrowed from Jamie Owen, Jaicell Recipes guitarist. Used during the show at The Den in Wigan and The Joiner's Arms - December 21st and December 17th in 1991 respectively. He also used this amp on American Idiot. 48:26
Used on the more clean parts of American Idiot such as the intro to American Idiot, Letterbomb, and Homecoming.
Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb Reissue 1x12 Combo Amplifier
Avg price: $1,652.33
50:32 is clearly a Fender combo amp, & you can tell by the number of knobs, knob placement & panel color that it's a '65 Deluxe Reverb. Billie Joe Armstrong used this amp for the recording of the American Idiot album.
Victoria Model 80212 High-Power Tweed Twin Amp
This amp was used on the American Idiot album on the song Homecoming. He uses two of these amps, one being clean and one being distorted.
Amplifiers used by Mike Dirnt on American Idiot (Deluxe)
Ampeg SVT "Blackline" (1972-1975)
Avg price: $1,199.00
Wikipedia: "For most of the record [American Idiot], Dirnt used an Ampeg SVT bass amplifier, recording with his signature bass and a Precision Bass. For the album, he and Cavallo strived for a "solid, big, thunderous" bass sound as opposed to one centered on countermelodies."
The amp looks like the late 60's - early 70's SVT's, without logo. In photo (taken in August 2003), treble knob appears to be removed.
Bass Guitars used by Mike Dirnt on American Idiot (Deluxe)
Avg price: $626.12
At 20:56 in this Premier Guitar video, we can see how Mike's tech show us a Fender Standard Precision Bass Black.
Also this bass use for recording album "American Idiot"
Other Gear used by Mike Dirnt on American Idiot (Deluxe)
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Macbeth Footwear Mike Dirnt Shoe
Mike Dirnt collaborated with Macbeth to create a sneaker.
Drum Sets used by Tré Cool on American Idiot (Deluxe)
Avg price: $2,674.00
as you can see in the image, tre cool was endorsed by ludwig during american idiot era. you can also see him playing his classic maple kit in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Yi-LvnM_5M&t=230s