Wake Me Up When September Ends
Green Day, 2004, from American Idiot. Solo by Billie Joe Armstrong.
The solo lifts the ballad into a big, distorted crescendo, playing the melody with the weight of the full band behind it.
Wake Me Up When September Ends by Green Day is #5 in our ranking of the best Green Day guitar solos. The solo is played by Billie Joe Armstrong and the song was released in 2004.
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Who played the guitar solo on Wake Me Up When September Ends?
Billie Joe Armstrong played the solo on Green Day's Wake Me Up When September Ends (2004).
What guitar was used on the Wake Me Up When September Ends solo?
A gibson les paul junior through a Marshall amp, according to widely reported accounts.