Holiday (Green Day) guitar tone and amp settings
Holiday guitar tone on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3: Crunch amp type, high gain (Gain 7.5), forward mids (Middle 6.5), bright top (Treble 6.5), bridge pickup.
Settings for your amp
Holiday settings on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3
BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3 settings for every songAmpBOSS Katana 50 Gen 3
GuitarElectric guitar with two humbuckers
The same settings in text
Amp
- Variation
- Off
- Amp Type
- Crunch
- Gain
- 7.5
- Volume
- 6
- Bass
- 4.5
- Middle
- 6.5
- Treble
- 6.5
- Booster
- 0
- Mod
- 0
- FX
- 0
- Delay
- 0
- Reverb
- 0
- Master
- Set to your room
- Power Control
- Set to your room
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Bridge
- Volume
- 10
- Tone
- 7
Holiday settings on a Positive Grid Spark 40
Positive Grid Spark 40 settings for every songAmpPositive Grid Spark 40
GuitarElectric guitar with two humbuckers
The same settings in text
Amp
- Amp Type
- Crunch
- Gain
- 7
- Bass
- 4.5
- Mid
- 6.5
- Treble
- 6
- Master
- Set to your room
- Mod
- 0
- Delay
- 0
- Reverb
- 1
- Output
- Set to your room
- App Amp Model
- Plexiglas
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Bridge
- Volume
- 10
- Tone
- 7
Holiday settings on a Fender Mustang LT25
Fender Mustang LT25 settings for every songAmpFender Mustang LT25
GuitarElectric guitar with two humbuckers
The same settings in text
Amp
- Amp Model
- 80S ROCK
- Gain
- 6.5
- Volume
- 6.5
- Treble
- 6
- Bass
- 4.5
- Middle
- 6.5
- Master
- Set to your room
- Stomp
- None
- Mod
- None
- Delay
- None
- Reverb
- None
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Bridge
- Volume
- 10
- Tone
- 7
Holiday settings on any amp with Gain, Bass, Mid, Treble
Amp
GuitarElectric guitar with two humbuckers
The same settings in text
Amp
- Gain
- 7
- Bass
- 5
- Mid
- 7
- Treble
- 6.5
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Bridge
- Volume
- 10
- Tone
- 7.5
A P90 guitar and Marshall-style amp would better match the original.
Why it sounds like that
Holiday comes from American Idiot. The gear here is the American Idiot album rig. For that album, Billie Joe Armstrong moved away from his Blue guitar and mainly played Gibson Les Paul Juniors, and P90 pickups gave the album's guitars a raw, spiky sound. His two primary guitars were a Les Paul Junior and a Les Paul Standard. A Marshall known as the Idiot Amp was modded with an extra gain stage for a crunchy, excessively thick tone. A Park 75 with a version of the Dookie mod was the album's other modified amp, and a tweed Fender Tremolux covered the clean tones.
- Butch Vig said a pair of guitars through a Marshall, for when they wanted to hit overdrive, was used for a lot of the big guitars on American Idiot.
What amp did Billie Joe Armstrong use on Holiday?
- Two primary guitars on the album were a Gibson Les Paul Junior and a Les Paul Standard. (on the album American Idiot)[1]
- A Marshall known as the Idiot Amp was modded with an extra gain stage for a crunchy, excessively thick sound on the album. (on the album American Idiot)[1]
- The album's other modified amp was a Park 75 with a version of the Dookie mod. (on the album American Idiot)[1]
- A tweed Fender Tremolux was used for clean tones on the album, as well as for smaller tones. (on the album American Idiot)[1]
- For American Idiot, Armstrong switched from his Blue guitar to mainly Les Paul Juniors. (on the album American Idiot)[2]
- P90 pickups gave the album's guitars a raw, spiky sound. (on the album American Idiot)[2]
- Butch Vig said a pair of guitars through a Marshall, for when they wanted to hit overdrive, was used for a lot of the big guitars on American Idiot. (on the album American Idiot)[3]
Questions
What amp did Billie Joe Armstrong use on Holiday?
The sources on this page document Billie Joe Armstrong's gear on Holiday by Green Day: guitar, Gibson Les Paul Junior [1]; pickup, P90 [2]; amp, Marshall [1]. Each value cites the numbered source it comes from, listed at the foot of the page.
What are the Holiday settings on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3?
For the Holiday guitar tone on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3, set Amp Type Crunch, Gain 7.5, Volume 6, Bass 4.5, Middle 6.5, Treble 6.5, Booster 0, Mod 0, FX 0, Delay 0, Reverb 0; on the electric guitar with two humbuckers, Pickup Selector Bridge, Volume 10, Tone 7. Set Master and Power Control to your room. They are AI-assisted starting points; adjust them by ear on your own amp.
What are the Holiday settings on a Positive Grid Spark 40?
For the Holiday guitar tone on a Positive Grid Spark 40, set Amp Type Crunch, Gain 7, Bass 4.5, Mid 6.5, Treble 6, Mod 0, Delay 0, Reverb 1, App Amp Model Plexiglas; on the electric guitar with two humbuckers, Pickup Selector Bridge, Volume 10, Tone 7. Set Master and Output to your room. They are AI-assisted starting points; adjust them by ear on your own amp.
What are the Holiday settings on a Fender Mustang LT25?
For the Holiday guitar tone on a Fender Mustang LT25, set Amp Model 80S ROCK, Gain 6.5, Volume 6.5, Treble 6, Bass 4.5, Middle 6.5, Stomp None, Mod None, Delay None, Reverb None; on the electric guitar with two humbuckers, Pickup Selector Bridge, Volume 10, Tone 7. Set Master to your room. They are AI-assisted starting points; adjust them by ear on your own amp.
Can I get the Holiday tone on my own amp?
Yes. The settings above cover 3 reference amps and any amp with the basic controls. For your exact rig, KnobMaster, an iPhone app, sets every knob of your own amp, guitar and pedals for Holiday, using only the controls your gear has.
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