Armatage Shanks by Green Day: studio, gear and credits

Armatage Shanks by Green Day: produced by Green Day, Rob Cavallo, engineered by Kevin Army. See the credits and gear, then recreate the sound in your DAW.

Details

Song: Armatage Shanks
Artist: Green Day
Genre / Style: Punk Rock / Pop-Punk
Date(s) Recorded: 1995 (Inferred from release year and production cycle)
Original Record Company & Catalog #: Reprise Records
Release Date: 1995 (Original LP *Insomniac* release) / 2021 (Verified Discogs re-issue release)
YouTube Search: Listen on YouTube

Personnel and session credits

Producer(s): Green Day, Rob Cavallo
Chief Recording Engineer(s): Kevin Army
Assistant Engineer(s): Bernd Burgdorf, Richard "Segal" Huredia
Mixing Engineer(s): Jerry Finn
Mastering Engineer(s): Bob Ludwig, Chris Bellman, Adam Ayan
Musicians & Session Performers:

Billie Joe Armstrong - Lead Vocals, Electric Guitar
Tre Cool - Drums
Mike Fasano - Drum Technician
Mr C Steffes - Guitar Technician

Studio and recording technology

Studio details for this recording are still being verified.

Reported gear and setup (not independently verified)

Tracking Studio & Room: (Inferred candidate: Jannus Landing / Hyde Street Studios, San Francisco, CA)
Mixing / Overdub Studio: (Inferred) Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Mixing Console / Desk: (Inferred) Solid State Logic 4000E/G
Multitrack Tape Machine & Format: (Inferred) 2-inch 24-Track Analog Tape Machine
Studio Monitors: (Inferred) Yamaha NS-10M
Key Outboard Processors & Hardware Units:

(Inferred) UREI 1176LN (FET Compressor): Used during tracking and mixing to aggressively pin vocal transients and control snare dynamics
(Inferred) Teletronix LA-2A (Optical Compressor): Applied to bass guitar tracking chain for smooth low-frequency leveling
(Inferred) Pultec EQP-1A (Tube Program Equalizer): Utilized across the drum submix to enhance low-end punch and high-frequency presence

Synthesizers, Drum Machines & Electronic Instruments:

*None used on this track.*

Signal chains covered in the full track sheet

Instrument-by-instrument recording pathways, including: Kick Drum, Snare Drum, Drum Overheads, Bass Guitar (Direct Injection), Bass Guitar (Amplifier), Lead Electric Guitar, Rhythm Electric Guitar (Doubled), Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals.

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