Billie Joe Armstrong
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Green Day, Ace Frehley and George Harrison's last Beatles guitar – only in the new Guitar World
By Damian Fanelli published
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“He looked at me and he goes, ‘You’re the only one that understands me. People think I’m an alien because of the way I play’”: Why Eddie Van Halen cried when he met Billie Joe Armstrong
By Matt Owen published
A 12-year-old Armstrong cried when he witnessed Eddie Van Halen play live for the first time in the '80s. Years later, the roles would be reversed

Billie Joe Armstrong set to sell rare prototype Gibson guitars and tour-used gear in new Green Day Reverb Shop – and one of them will cost you nothing
By Matt Owen published
Over 100 pieces of studio-used and stage-played gear – including the Gretsch from the Back in the USA music video – are going up for sale… and one lucky fan can win a one-of-a-kind Les Paul Junior

Get Billie Joe Armstrong’s explosive Green Day tone in a compact pedal as MXR brings the Dookie Drive back – again – for a limited time only
By Jonathan Horsley published
New enclosure art, same great amp-stack crunch – the limited run sees the return of the punchy drive that was first launched in 2019 to celebrate 25 years of the band's landmark Dookie album

Gibson Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul Junior review
By Dave Burrluck published
The Green Day leader gets a new signature in typical showman style, with a fresh pickup design that dates back to the late ’50s

Gibson unveils new Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul Junior, complete with the pinkest hardcase you’ve ever seen
By Matt Parker published
The Green Day leader returns with a new single-pickup signature model, packed with a P-90 and a none-more-pink Protector case

Billie Joe Armstrong says he plans to renounce US citizenship in the wake of Roe v Wade repeal
By Sam Roche published
“I'm not kidding. You're gonna get a lot of me in the coming days,” the Green Day leader told the crowd at London Stadium

11 crazy guitarist signature products that have nothing to do with guitar
By Jonathan Horsley published
Hot sauce, Sharpies and things to make you smell nice – the guitar world’s signature products are not just gear and merch

Epiphone unveils low-cost version of Billie Joe Armstrong’s first signature Les Paul Junior
By Jackson Maxwell published
The Green Day frontman's minimalist Epi signature boasts a single Epiphone PRO P-90 pickup, and also comes in an even more affordable, beginner-oriented Player Pack version
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