Billie Joe Armstrong

Latest about Billie Joe Armstrong

By Richard Bienstock published 18 January 19

The singer and guitarist revealed a pic of what looks to be a custom overdrive stompbox.

By Jackson Maxwell published 16 August 17

By Guitar World Staff published 23 June 17

Here are some of the gnarliest guitar destruction clips ever caught on camera.

By Alan Di Perna, Photo by Ross Halfin published 9 November 12

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