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“On Longview I used a Gibson bass. Then I broke the neck in half”: Mike Dirnt on the making of Green Day’s breakthrough single
By Nick Wells published
Despite his legendary status with Fender, Mike Dirnt’s most memorable bassline was recorded on a mid-’70s Gibson

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

Mike Dirnt: “Even Flea told me he wanted to play a P-Bass live”
By Nick Wells published
Green Day’s Mike Dirnt reveals why so many top bass players switch back to Fender

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

10 times fans played guitar onstage with their heroes – and absolutely killed it
By Sam Roche published
These fans were plucked from the crowd by their guitar idols, and answered the call in roof-raising style

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

Green Day cancel upcoming Moscow show due to Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine
By Sam Roche published
The situation is “much bigger” than stadium rock, the band write, adding that they're “confident there will be a time and a place to return in the future”
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