Green Day – ¡TRÉ! album cover

Green Day – ¡TRÉ!

Album 2012

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2012 album ¡TRÉ!.

Music from ¡TRÉ!

Gear Used On ¡TRÉ!

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Green Day – ¡TRÉ! (2012). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Guitars used by Billie Joe Armstrong on ¡TRÉ!

Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars

Gretsch G6117 Double Anniversary

Avg price: $1,900.00

From Reverb.com:

This Gretsch Anniversary - Tobacco Sunburst is part of the private collection of Billie Joe Armstrong.

The Gretsch Anniversary series debuted in 1958 as a celebration of 75 years since the company’s founding. In what must be among the longest anniversary celebrations ever, Gretsch has pretty much kept on making Annies ever since. In fact, they’ve celebrated a few new anniversaries along the way.

This 1960 Gretsch Sunburst Anniversary is an absolute beaut.

Billie is releasing a decent collection of Gretsch guitars used on Uno, Dos, Tre [sic] and this is absolutely one of the highlights.

This guitar has been well loved. The best sounding instruments often are. Some small dings on the back, but overall not much in the way of finish issues. Gorgeous original sunburst finish.

Neck is straight and true. It should be noted that the neck of this guitar feels awesome. Clean and clear tone. Electronics all check out without issue There are no further issues, aside from the aforementioned, to be seen or heard. We have done our best to capture any imperfections of this instrument through our photography here on the site. Please enjoy.

A killer piece. Ships in an OHSC.

All items in Billie's Reverb Shop ship fully insured with a signed and embossed Certificate Of Authenticity by Billie Joe Armstrong.

The same guitar is now back on sale via Matt's Guitar Shop.

Another Double Anniversary, a red one from 1958, was sold alongside this one on Green Day's Official Reverb Shop, having also been used for ¡Uno!, ¡Dos! and ¡Tré!

Hollowbody Electric Guitars

Gretsch G5420T Electromatic Hollow Body

Avg price: $736.54

In the photo from Photobucket, Billie Joe Armstrong is holding a customized Gretsch Brian Setzer Hot Rod Model, not the Gretsch G5420T Electromatic Hollow Body. The guitar features modifications such as a removed pickguard and a Dogear P90 pickup. Despite the low resolution, it's evident that this Gretsch, like others Armstrong owns, was used during the recording of the "Trilogy" albums.

Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars

Gretsch G6120SHPTV Brian Setzer

Avg price: $3,000.00

the bridge pickup is replace with a dog ear p90 along with other mods on guitar. these guitars were used on Uno, Dos, Tre sessions and recording.

Solid Body Electric Guitars

Gretsch Duo Jet Electric Guitar

Avg price: $2,834.28

This guitar was put for sale on Reverb in 2017 from Armstrong’s private guitar collection. As specified in the listing’s description, it was used on ¡Uno!, ¡Dos! and ¡Tré!.

This Gretsch Duo Jet is part of the private collection of Billie Joe Armstrong.

The classic Gretsch® Duo Jet™ dates to the earliest days of rock music. Modeled closely on its late-’50s ancestor, today’s Duo Jet features dual High Sensitive Filter’Tron humbucking pickups, “tone switch” circuitry, ebony fingerboard with Neo-Classic "thumbnail" inlays, Space Control™ bridge and Gretsch by Bigsby B3C vibrato tailpiece.

This 2005 Gretsch Duo Jet is a lightly used, killer guitar.

Billie is releasing a decent collection of Gretsch guitars used heavily on Uno, Dos, Tre and here is one of the picks of the litter in his shop.

Made in Japan. Very light marks along the back of the guitar, but overall not much in the way of finish issues. Neck is straight and true. It should be noted that the neck of this guitar feels awesome. Clean and clear tone. Such a cool guitar. There are no further issues, aside from the aforementioned, to be seen or heard. We have done our best to capture any imperfections of this instrument through our photography here on the site. Please enjoy.

A killer piece. Ships in an OHSC.

All items in Billie's Reverb Shop ship fully insured with a signed and embossed Certificate Of Authenticity by Billie Joe Armstrong.

Amplifiers used by Billie Joe Armstrong on ¡TRÉ!

Guitar Amplifier Stacks

Silvertone 1960

1960's Silvertone 1484 and 1485 were used for recording the albums Uno, Dos and Tre.

Combo Guitar Amplifiers

Silvertone Sears 6x10 100-Watt Combo Amp

This amp was used for the Uno, Dos, Tre records.

Guitar Amplifier Heads

Marshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head

Avg price: $2,266.66

In the official live video for "Let Yourself Go" by Green Day, Billie Joe Armstrong is seen using a Mojotone JTM45 clone amp head. This amplifier was used during the recording sessions for the albums Uno, Dos, and Tre.

From an eMusician interview that is no longer available:

“ I didn’t want to go for a modern Marshall amp sound. I wanted to do something that sounded more like a classic rock tone. I used a Vox AC 30 and a 1974 Marshall JTM45. We miked the room and captured that.”

Combo Guitar Amplifiers

Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp

Avg price: $912.55

“I didn’t want to go for a modern Marshall amp sound,” Armstrong says. “I wanted to do something that sounded more like a classic rock tone. I used a Gretsch guitar, and we figured if we couldn’t find the exact vintage amp we were looking for we would just build it. But I did use a Vox AC 30 and a 1974 Marshall JTM45. We miked the room and captured that.”

Guitar Amplifier Heads

Divided by 13 FTR 37

In the link interview he mentions the Divided by 13 FTR 37 head.

Part of the interview:

"What was your go-to guitar and amp recipe for the overdriven sounds on Revolution Radio?

It was a combination of different things. For starters, I often had my ’56 Les Paul Junior plugged into an old Park head that has been totally rebuilt. Another underlying thing on a lot of parts is a Rickenbacker 360—like the ones Peter Case and Peter Buck use—through a Divided By 13 head. [...]"

This amp was used on 21st Century Breakdown, Uno, Dos, Tre, and Rev Rad.