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Written by NimrodOnElmStreet
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Jan 27, 2008 at 02:38 AM |
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Armstrong's first guitar was a cherry-red Hohner acoustic which he received from his dad, which he mentions in the book Nobody Likes You: Inside the Turbulent Life, Times and Music of Green Day. Armstrong received his first electric guitar, a Fernandes Stratocaster copy that he named "Blue", when he was eleven. Armstrong said he was "shocked" when his mother bought the guitar from Armstrong's teacher, because he knew their family could not readily afford it. He modified the guitar to have a humbucking pickup in the bridge position. He initially installed a Bill Lawrence pickup but later switched to the Duncan JB model. He toured with this guitar from the band's early days and into their first few major-label tours. "Blue" also appears in several of their music videos starting with "Longview","Basket Case", and appearing most recently in "Minority". Armstrong has made several replicas of this guitar and uses them at concerts. He also owns several Gibson SG models which he has removed all of the sound/tone knobs except for one volume. Today Armstrong mainly uses Gibson and Fender guitars. Twenty of his Gibson guitars are Les Paul Junior models from the mid- to late-1950s. His Fender collection includes: Stratocaster, Jazzmaster, Telecaster, and his Fernandes, "Blue". He states that his favorite guitar is a 1956 Gibson Les Paul Junior he calls "Floyd". He bought this guitar in 2000 just before recording their album Warning.
Armstrong also has his own line of Les Paul Junior guitars from Gibson.
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Last Updated ( May 23, 2008 at 04:23 PM )
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Written by NimrodOnElmStreet
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Jan 27, 2008 at 02:49 AM |
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Basses - Mike Dirnt Precision Bass (in several different colors including: black, white and a two-tone sunburst )
- Fender 1969 Vintage Precision Bass (w/ a BadAss II Bridge, Seymour Duncan Antiquity Pride II Pickups) aka. "Stella"
- Fender Standard Precision Bass
- Fender American Jazz Bass (used with the S-1 Switch "down")
- Fender 1966 Vintage Precision Bass
- Gibson G-3 Bass (no longer used)
- Peavey Patriot Bass (no longer used)
Amplification - Mesa/Boogie M-2000 Head (x3)
- Mesa/Boogie 6x10 Custom Cab (x2+)
- Mesa/Boogie 1x18 Cab (x2+)
- Mesa/Boogie 2x10 Cab (x2+)
- Fender Pro 1200 Head (x2)
- Fender Pro 800 Head (x1)
- Fender Pro 810 Cab (x3+)
Misc - Gretsch Broadkaster
- Fender Medium Nickel Plated Bass Strings
- Shure ULX Wireless
- Custom Audio Electronics Switcher
- Custom Moody 2.5" Signature Leather Straps
- Custom "Dirnt" Dunlop Tortex Picks .76mm and .88mm
- Zinky Master Blaster Boost Pedal
- Zinky True Grit Overdrive Pedal
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Last Updated ( May 23, 2008 at 04:24 PM )
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Written by NimrodOnElmStreet
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Jan 27, 2008 at 02:52 AM |
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In the earlier years of Green Day, Tré used a DW drum kit. Since the album Warning:, Tré began using his own signature Slingerland drum kit, called the "Spitfire". However, on the American Idiot tour, Tré parted ways with his Slingerland kit, and now uses a Ludwig-Musser Classic Maple kit with a Shadow Purple paint job. He uses Zildjian cymbals and Danmar products. According to an interview with Drum Magazine, his most prized and "still go-to" snare is a Noble & Cooley which he purchased for $600 before making Dookie
His current drum kit is as follows:
Drums: - Zildjian K/Z 14" Special Hi-hat (K Hi-hat on top, Z Custom Dyno Beat on the bottom)
- Zildjian K 19" Dark Medium Thin Crash
- Zildjian A 19" Medium Thin Crash
- Zildjian A 22" Ping Ride
- Zildjian K 20" Crash/Ride (centre right)
- Zildjian FX 20" Oriental Classic China
Drumheads:
- Snare: REMO Coated Emperor X (Batter), REMO Ambassador Snare Side Hazy (Resonant)
- Toms: REMO Coated Emperors (Batter), REMO Clear Ambassadors (Resonant)
- Bass drum: REMO Powerstroke 3 with a REMO Falam Slam Pad (back), Ebony Powerstroke 3 drum head with the American Idiot logo (front)
Drumsticks - Zildjian Tré Cool Artist Series
Hardware: - DW
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