Jerry Finn Episode 1 - The Incredible Guitar Chain

From mixing Green Day's greatest albums to producing Blink 182's... here is a look into Jerry Finn's recording and production techniques. Episode 1: We start with guitar. This would have been the same set-up and chains Jerry would have used with Tom Delonge while working on such albums as "Enema of The State", "Take Off Your Pants and Jacket" & Blink 182's "Self Titled" Album.

As a Musician, Engineer and Producer, I have looked up to Jerry Finn in the highest regard from day one. hope you enjoy the video! RIP Jerry Finn!

Jerry's select credits:
Green Day - Dookie (1994) (mixed)
The Muffs - Blonder and Blonder (1995) (engineered and mixed)
Pennywise - About Time (1995)
Rancid - ...And Out Come the Wolves (1995)
Jawbreaker - Dear You (1995) (mixed)
Green Day - Insomniac (1995) (mixed)
Fastball - Make Your Mama Proud (1996)
The Daredevils - Hate You (1996)
Smoking Popes - Destination Failure (1997)
Coward - Self-Titled (1997)
Superdrag - Head Trip in Every Key (1998)
Rancid - Life Won't Wait (1998) (mixed)
The Vandals - Hitler Bad, Vandals Good (1998) (mixed)
The Living End - The Living End (1998) (mixed)
blink-182 - Enema of the State (1999)
Madness - Universal Madness (1999) (mixed)
Fenix*TX - Fenix*TX (1999)
blink-182 - The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back!) (2000)
MxPx - The Ever Passing Moment (2000)
The Marvelous 3 - ReadySexGo! (2000)
Fenix*TX - Lechuza (2001)
Sum 41 - All Killer No Filler (2001)
Alkaline Trio - From Here to Infirmary (2001) (mixed)
blink-182 - Take Off Your Pants And Jacket (2001)
Green Day - International Superhits! (2001) (co-produced)
Bad Religion - The Process of Belief (2002) (mixed)
Box Car Racer - Box Car Racer (2002)
MxPx - Ten Years and Running (2002)
Sparta - Wiretap Scars (2002)
Vendetta Red - Between the Never and the Now (2003)
AFI - Sing the Sorrow (2003) (co-produced and mixed)
Alkaline Trio - Good Mourning (2003) (co-produced and mixed)
blink-182 - untitled (2003)
Morrissey - You Are the Quarry (2004)
Marjorie Fair - Self Help Serenade (2004)
The Vandals - Hollywood Potato Chip (2004) (mixed)
Eisley - Room Noises (2005) (mixed)
The Offspring - Greatest Hits (2005)
Alkaline Trio - Crimson (2005)
blink-182 - Greatest Hits (2005)
AFI - December Underground (2006)
+44 - When Your Heart Stops Beating (2006) (co-produced and mixed)
Tiger Army - Music from Regions Beyond (2007)
Morrissey - Greatest Hits (2008)
Morrissey - Years of Refusal (set for February 2009)

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[BlueHouseSoundStudio]

How could you thumbs down this video?!

[Sergio-nbhj]

Take Off Your Pants and Jacket has my favorite guitar tone of all time

[Saturdaymorninghero]

Great episode! I worked at Conway when he was working on that last Morrisey album. He passed a couple months later. He was such a sweet dude and was not above the runners and assistants at the studio. Most people took advantage of the hospitality, he wouldn't let us clean up after him even in the dining room. He stopped one night to ask me how it was going. He had to of asked my name from one of the other runners/assistants first because he knew it before we had even spoken a word. You could tell he actually cared about people. That was a hard thing to find in the world that we work in.

[emarcelli]

Excellent video!
As a 33 years old punk rock fan I can't stop thanking Jerry for all what he did.
As an aspiring music producer I admire the sound he gave to all his records and I want to know everything about him.

I look forward for the next episodes.

[bramatias]

This is a piece of music history... ❤️

[jonathanzambrano]

I had the pleasure of meeting and working with Jerry on pre production for a FenixTX album. You were spot on when you said he would reveal his techniques to those in his presence. He was an amazing producer and great person! We spent a lot of time talking about his different experiences with different bands and when FenixTX moved up to go record the album I visited them at the studio and got to learn even more! Gone too soon for sure!

[erics]

Dude this is amazing. He made all my favorite records that taught me how to be a musician.

[stupidnottoo]

Jerry Finn was the 4tb member of bink 182. Mad respect for you MR Finn may you rest in peace until we meet again.

[mattvdh]

I don't know how he made such simple punk bands sound so musical and satisfying to listen to, guy was a genius

[alwaysevolving]

Sad that he's gone, but its also fascinating that his secrets still exist.

[HiMyNameIsGeeEarMoe]

One of the greatest producers of the 2000's.

[austinhein]

I have watched this video way too many times. Great work. Would love another episode!

[mattpeer]

Please make a second video. This was incredible information. Jerry would be proud.

[dominicsinicrope]

When his stuff was first posted on reverb they took photos of the amps and pedals that still had tape and sharpie markings of the settings he commonly used. Treasure trove of early 2000’s pop punk tones

[PotentialScammer__]

Blink was never the same without Jerry’s touch…imagine if Critter from AVA and Finn got to work together on an album before they both passed…jeez we would of had such a great album

[kintaro_f]

awesome video, the guitar tones on Enema & Dookie will always remain my favorite. I think the right mixing of Bass and drums is also very important for a nice pop punk sound. 👽🤘

[f]

You can say what you want about 2020, but it has brought some of the best youtube videos of all time, this one included! Thanks for honoring this man and the genre he defined!

[robcampion]

Love this video, for the technical information and the deserving tribute to the man. Jerry Finn played a massive role in bringing dynamics and musicality to a genre that not only lacked them, but seemingly shunned anything that wasn't loud, fast and rough around the edges, without loosing the energy of punk rock. That wall of guitars sound he perfected played so well dynamically in choruses against verses that were clean tones or palm muted, or many times just bass and drums. Then layering that with melodic verses and choruses, clean harmonies, it's just a magic sound. He accomplished it with Blink-182 and so many other bands during that time. Maybe that era was inevitable, but I'm certain that pop-punk wouldn't have sounded the same without Jerry Finn.

[olliemac]

DUDE DUDE DUDE. Amazing. Thanks for putting this up, I’m always chasing people for Jerry Finn details!

[kevin]

Jerry was genius. Everyone raves about Enema of The State and rightfully so, but to me Take Off Your Pants and Jacket is just perfection. I can only dream of having an amp or amp presents on my DAW that can emulate his sound.