Albums
Every notable record cited on Change Your Strings, with a dedicated reference page covering personnel, production credits, the gear used, and the strings on the record. Album pages link back to the per-musician profiles for the full gear footprint.
Showing 11 records.
Green Day · 2024
Saviors
Green Day's 2024 Saviors album, produced by Rob Cavallo with Chris Dugan engineering and Chris Lord-Alge mixing. Personnel, gear, the Jingletown Studios session, and the strings on the record. The same three-person production team that made American Idiot, two decades later.
Green Day · 2004
American Idiot
6× Platinum US
Green Day's 2004 American Idiot album, produced by Rob Cavallo with Chris Dugan engineering and Chris Lord-Alge mixing. Personnel, gear, the Floyd Les Paul Junior tone, and the strings on the record. 6× Platinum US.
Green Day · 1994
Dookie
20× Platinum US (12+ million copies)
Green Day's 1994 Dookie album, produced by Rob Cavallo, recorded at Fantasy Studios. Personnel, gear, the Marshall + Strat tone that defined a generation, and the strings on the record. 20× Platinum US.
Metallica
...And Justice for All
8x Platinum (RIAA, US)
Metallica's 1988 fourth studio record, the controversial bass-buried mix, the strings and gauges Hetfield and Hammett tracked, and what Jason Newsted's first album with the band sounded like. With citations.
Tool
10,000 Days
2x Platinum (RIAA, US)
Tool's 2006 record, the strings, gauges, tunings, and rhythm-prog rig spec behind Adam Jones, Justin Chancellor, and Danny Carey. With citations.
Green Day
21st Century Breakdown
Platinum (RIAA, US)
Green Day's 2009 follow-up to American Idiot, the strings, gauges, and production gear behind Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tré Cool's rock-opera-second-attempt. Produced by Butch Vig. With citations.
Metallica
72 Seasons
Gold (RIAA, US)
Metallica's 2023 record, the strings, gauges, tunings, and modern Hetfield + Hammett rig spec. The first Metallica studio record since Hardwired...To Self-Destruct (2016). With citations.
The Beatles
Abbey Road
12x Platinum (RIAA, US)
The Beatles' 1969 record, the strings, gauges, tunings, and gear behind George Harrison's Les Paul 'Lucy' and the band's last collaborative studio session before their 1970 dissolution. With citations.
Metallica
Kill 'Em All
3x Platinum (RIAA, US)
Metallica's 1983 debut, the strings, gauges, tunings, and gear behind Hetfield's first studio rhythm tracks. Where the Bay Area thrash sound was tracked. With citations.
Metallica
Master of Puppets
6x Platinum (RIAA, US)
Master of Puppets, Metallica's 1986 thrash-metal masterpiece. The strings, gauges, tunings, guitars, and production gear behind the canonical Hetfield + Hammett rig. With citations.
Periphery
Periphery III: Select Difficulty
Independent (no RIAA certification)
Periphery's 2016 fourth studio record, the strings, gauges, tunings, and rhythm-prog rig spec behind Misha Mansoor, Mark Holcomb, Jake Bowen, and the canonical djent production sound. Self-produced. With citations.