Mike Dirnt

The amp was designed specifically for Mike Dirnt. He started to use them in 2012, most notably on 99 Revolutions tour and IHeart Radio Festival. He uses the following Settings: ? Volume - 6,5 ? Bass - 7 ? Mid - 7 ? Treble - 7,5 ? Gain - 7 ? Blend - 3 ? Volume - 5 ? Bass - 7,5 ? Freq - 8 ? Mid-Level - 6 ? Treble - 8 ? Master - 4

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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.

As can be seen in the picture, Mike Dirnt's main amp in 1991, used as spare for Yamaha G-100 II in 1989 and 1990 but never used in studio.

Apparently this Peavey TNT 160 bass amp was borrowed for a very short time in April 1993. Dirnt can be seen using it alongside a Gibson bass in the source photograph.

Used on tour from late 80's to September 1993. It was spotted in several early Green Day music videos - Basket Case, Geek Stink Breath. In In an interview with Guitar Center in 2002, Mike mentions: "I've used a 6x10 combo on every record we've ever done, this old Acoustic 6x10 cabinet that I have."

"My secret weapons were Yamaha G100 guitar heads from the late ’70s and early ’80s, which I used to play through my custom Mesa Boogie 6x10 cabinet" Mike's word about the Yamaha G100

Mike can be seen in concert with Green Day, and an Ampeg VST-II on the right side of the image. From what is known, it is believed that Mike Dirnt used this amp from approximately September 1993 to May 1996. Based off of available pictures, it was also used in studio on the album "Dookie".

Mike Dirnt on his M-2000's in exclusive interview with Guitar Center, "I use a Mesa/Boogie M-2000 head. I use four of those; actually I use three of those because it has an adjustable blend between tube & solid-state preamps. Half of it is solid state and the other half is tube. So I run one half kind of gritty and the other half really clean. And it allows me to adjust by how hard I play, how much the bass grits out and breaks up."

Mike used these amps from 1997 to 2002, until he switched to Fender.

Used as main amp through 2004 - 2011.

In an interview with Bass Guitar magazine, in late 2004, Mike said: "...I went to Fender HQ in Arizona and they told me, 'You should try these amps.' And I said (lacking enthusiasm), 'Yeah, well...' because I'm at the stage now where I can pretty much afford whatever amp I want to play, right? And I tried them out. It was smokin'! Me and my tech looked at each other and we were like, wow!..."

In this photo (taken in November 1994) Mike appears to be using two Ampeg cabinets - one with "Oleven" logo attached and other blank.

"Now I am actually using the latest Fender Bassman 800. I worked and collaborated with Fender in order to design this amp."

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This amp was bought as a replacement for GK 400B, and was used as touring amp in late 1992 - mid-1993, as a backup in early 1994 and as a prop item in 'Basket Case' music video. The amp never saw use on any of Green Day records.

"Mesa make me a 4x10 cabinet that I could use for the high end, to get that click, like tic-tac bass." Mike's word about his amp

"The first time I played my 1200 PRO head trough my 810 (Rumble) pro cabs it kicked my ass" Mike Dirnt on his Fender 810s.

"On tour and in the studio, Dirnt uses Super Bassman heads and 610 Neo 6x10 cabs."

Mike Dirnt is quoted in this Fender ad as saying he uses the Bassman 810 Pro cabinets.

In this photo (supposedly taken in late 1991, on tour in Europe), Dirnt's Gibson G-3 appears to be plugged in Marshall JMP.

In this video, we can see Mike playing trough a couple of Fender Bassman 410 Neo

Mike Dirnt showcases his Kustom 100 Gold Tuck & Roll bass amplifier in a post on Instagram, adding to the #MondayMadness vibe.

During the Nimrod/Warning era, Mike Dirnt used 1990s Mesa Boogie Road Ready Diesel Cabinets, specifically featuring two 6x10 cabinets and two 1x18 cabinets. This is supported by footage from the "Green Day Live @ Goat Island" video by Plankfan on YouTube, which visually confirms his use of these cabinets.

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."