A lot of this information was taken from the December 2000 issue of Guitar World featuring Guitar and Bass Tabs of Minority and Billie Joe on the cover.
Billie Joe Armstrong (guitar, vocals):
Warning Equipment:
*Les Paul Juniors
*A Fifties Reissue Les Paul
*ES-135
*Gibson GA-40 Les Paul Amp
*Line 6 Amp
*Marshall Amp
*Fender Bassman
*Guild Acoustic Guitar
*Taylor Acoustic Guitar
Other Equipment:
*Fernandes Stratocaster Guitar that he calls "Blue".
*Gibson Guitars that were used on Nimrod.
*Old Les Pauls
*ES-355
*ES-135
*Fender Jaguar
*He made a guitar called "Frankenstein" because it's a combination of several different parts purchased at a Fender shop.
*Seymour Duncan humbucker added to Blue.
*Mainly plays through a modified Marshall amp.
*He used a Fender Bassman, Hiwatt, and a Leslie on Nimrod.
*The amp he used on Dookie is most commonly reffered to as the 'pete' amp. It can be seen most noticably at the Woodstock concert, it has 'pete' written across it.
*Acoustic Guitar
Mike Dirnt (bass guitar):
Warning Equipment:
*2 x 10 guitar amp
*Mesa/Boogie 2 x 15 and Sunn and Ampeg Amp heads
*Fender Precision Basses
*"Everything from a year 2000 P-Bass to a '69 P-Bass," he says.
Other Equipment:
*Precision Basses on Nimrod and Dookie.
*Gibson G-3. He used a '66 and '69.
*Mesa/Boogie Amps, MB 2000's. They are half-tube and half-solid state.
*6 x 10 cabinets, on top of 1 x 18.
Tre Cool (drums):
*Drums: Slingerland Studio King 5 1/2 x 14" snare, 14 x 11 tom-tom, 18 x 16 floor tom, 22 x 18 bass drum.
*Drum Heads: Remo coated CS Powerstroke 3 drum heads on snare batter. Coated Emperors on batter side of the toms and clear Ambassadors on the bottom. Powerstroke 3 on bass drum batter side.
*Cymbals: Zildjian 14" K/Z Hi-Hats (both bottoms), 19" K Dark Thin Crash, 19" A Crash Ride, 22" K Heavy Ride.
*Sticks: Zildjian Super 5B Wood tip.
