Green Day – Saviors
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2024 album Saviors.
Music from Saviors
Artists on Saviors
Gear Used On Saviors
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Green Day – Saviors (2024). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Guitars used by Billie Joe Armstrong on Saviors
Avg price: $27,931.35
From this article he confirms its usage.
https://www.guitarworld.com/features/green-day-billie-joe-armstrong-saviors-interview
Fender Stratocaster Road Worn 50's
Avg price: $562.00
In the studio for Saviors, Billie is playing a sunburst Strat with a maple neck. Headstock looks ‘50s and judging by the fret wear it’s probably original. Using a Road Worn ‘50s as a place holder until more info is available.
Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars
Avg price: $2,890.42
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
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In this Rig Rundown video of Billie Joe Armstrong’s guitars and gear, his tech Hans shows one of Billie Joe’s most famous guitars, the Fernandes Stratocaster copy named Blue. The guitar shows a lot of wear and is covered in stickers. Starting at the beginning of the video, 0:30 in:
“The guitar everyone likes to hear about most is Blue, Billie’s guitar he got many years ago for his birthday. And it’s the same guitar, he’s still playing it. There’s a pic of him there on the back.”
The interviewer asks if there are any modifications Billie Joe Armstrong has done to it, to which his tech replies:
“I replaced - it’s a Seymour Duncan SH-4, which just sounds great, and… not really much. This is the biggest mod, having the pickup angled like that. It’s a completely different sound than having it just straight, like in a Les Paul. I’m still trying to figure it out in my mind, why it sounds that way, but it just does. Eddie Van Halen - same thing, his guitar has the pickup angled. ”
The tech then confirms that Billie Joe Armstrong uses this guitar to perform Green Day’s older material live, which is all Eb. He also confirms that guitar is strung with Ernie Ball .010 - .046 strings.
Blue's official model is a Fernandes The Revival RST-50 '57 - dating from early 1980. The official color is "Sonic Blue" - which is the same one Fender Japan used on their guitars as the guitar was manufactured by Fuji Gen Gakki (whom made Ibanez and the Fender Japan instruments).
Effects Pedals used by Billie Joe Armstrong on Saviors
Klon Centaur Professional Overdrive
Avg price: $3,821.29
Were you using any effects in the studio?
“I know I used my Klon [Centaur overdrive], but there wasn’t too much in the way of pedals. Just some boost type things.“
Amplifiers used by Billie Joe Armstrong on Saviors
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Avg price: $1,120.28
Were you using any effects in the studio?
“There were some other amps for different tones – one I got on Craigslist, an original Roland Jazz Chorus that belonged to someone from Oingo Boingo or something. It’s on the song Suzie Chapstick, which has that Pretenders kind of sound to it.“
Fender 'Brownface' Bassman 6G6A/B (1962-1964)
Avg price: $2,707.49
Billie used Mike’s Bassman (behind him) to record Bobby Sox.
https://www.guitarworld.com/features/green-day-billie-joe-armstrong-saviors-interview
Amplifiers used by Mike Dirnt on Saviors
Fender 'Brownface' Bassman 6G6A/B (1962-1964)
Avg price: $2,707.49
According to an interview with Billie Joe Armstrong in Guitar World by Richard Bienstock, Billie Joe used Mike Dirnt's Fender 'Brownface' Bassman 6G6A/B (1962-1964) to record "Bobby Sox."