Billie Joe Armstrong
Billie Joe Armstrong's Effects Pedals
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From Billie Joe's guitar tech speaking about his pedals, "Blues Driver, and that's it. I'll just kind of, depending upon the song, manipulate it to get feedback or gain or whatever."
"There was some stuff where to get a really big tone, we’d just plug a guitar through a Boss Blues Driver and mess around with different echoes and delays." - Guitar Player.
Billie Joe Armstrong uses the Boss TR-2 Tremolo for a specific part in the song "Warning." Although it is not typically employed during live performances of "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," it features on the recorded version. This information is detailed on Customaudioelectronics under the CAE Legends section.
Billie Joe Armstrong, the guitarist for Green Day, uses a Boss GE-7 Equalizer. This pedal can be seen at 10:10.
In this Instagram post by Billie Joe Armstrong, his Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer pedal can be seen in front of the amp head.
This pedal was seen in the documentary Heart Like A Hand Grenade at 18:30
At namm 2019 Mxr along with Billy Joe released the dookie drive pedal. the name and artwork derives from the iconic Green Day album Dookie. the pedal's tone is derived from the tone used on dookie. the tone is based on two modded amps Billy played on the album
According to Armstrong's Instagram post, he also uses the Ibanez TS808 tube screamer.
In this Instagram post, Billie Joe has the Electro-Harmonix Ravish Sitar sitting at the far left of the top shelf, underneath a Boss BD-2 Blues Driver box.
In this photo, which was uploaded on Instagram by Billie Joe Armstrong, the MXR Dyna Comp pedal is visible.
We can see this pedal in his pedalboard instagram picture.
This user-uploaded photo shows Billie Joe Armstrong with an Xotic Effects EP Booster, highlighting its role in his guitar setup.
An MXR M169 Carbon Copy can be seen at 10:00 in his rig rundown, where Billie Joe's guitar tech talks about what effects he uses.
38:17 a Danelectro Daddy O pedal is clearly visible behind Bilie Joe Armstrong. He used it for the recording of the American Idiot album.
For The Longshot live perfomances, just as a boost.
this instagram post shows that hes got on of these in his pedalboard.
In a photo from "Green Day Pictures: The Early Days, 1987-1993" on Greendayauthority, Billie Joe Armstrong is seen with an MXR M133 Micro Amp pedal.
Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day is associated with the Ibanez Tone-Lok CF7 Chorus Flanger Pedal, as referenced by Customaudioelectronics in their "CAE Legends" feature. This connection came through producer Rob Cavallo, with whom they have collaborated extensively.
Billie Joe Armstrong uses the MXR M101 Phase 90 phaser pedal, as seen in an Instagram post by hansblooey, which features the hashtag #mxrpedals alongside other gear-related tags.
In a live performance by The Coverups, Billie Joe Armstrong can be seen using the MXR M234 Analog Chorus on his pedalboard at the 2:50 mark of the video.
Billie Joe Armstrong uses the TC Electronic PolyTune, as seen in a photo by hansblooey on Instagram, showcasing his pedal setup alongside other gear like Dunlop picks and Marshall amps.
Foot Switches & AB boxes.... #revrad #dunloppicks #gibson #marshallamps #pedals #bosspedals #mxrpedals #voodoolabs In the top right corner you can see a Boss BF-3 Flanger pedal (BF-3 because of the TWO inputs on the side)
we can see it on his pedalboard in this photo from instagram.
Billie Joe Armstrong's extensive rig includes a Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2+ Power Supply which is used during Green Day's live performances. This is shown at 10:00.
Billie Joe Armstrong is listed as a user of the ISP Technologies Decimator G-String noise gate pedal on the ISP Technologies website.
"The Expendables. Europe 2017. #revrad #greenday #gibson #seymourduncanpickups #iplayslinky #mxreffects #gcpro #graptech #metamucil"
Billie Joe Armstrong uses the Dunlop Cry Baby GCB-95 wah pedal, as seen in a photo posted by hansblooey on Instagram, featuring a collection of his gear including foot switches, AB boxes, and various pedals.
DigiTech Whammy was in Billie Joe’s pedalboard during the concert at Whiskey A Go Go (09/10/2019). Apparently, it was also used in studio on “Take The Money And Crawl” and “I Was A Teenage Teenager” from Father Of All... album.
In this Instagram post, Billie Joe has the Fulltone FatBoost V1 pedal in the center of the top shelf, in between the Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer and the MXR Dyna Comp.
In this photo, you can see Billie using The Schaffer Replica.
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