Gibson Unveils New Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul Junior Guitar
By kaylubd /Mar. 21, 2023 / Comments
Billie Joe Armstrong and Gibson Guitars join forces again this time for the Les Paul Junior signature model guitar.
“Ever since I bought ‘Floyd,’ my 1956 Sunburst Jr, in the early 2000s I have been addicted,” Armstrong said via a Gibson press release. “It’s a simple, raw, and powerful guitar that has a sound that just can’t be beat! Plug it straight into any tube amp, crank it, and it will roar!”
The Les Paul Junior signature model comes with a mahogany neck with Armstrong's SlimTaper profile, rosewood fretboard, Graph Tech nut, and Armstrong’s signature on the truss rod cover. The mahogany body is equipped with a wraparound bridge/tailpiece and a P-90 DC Dogear pickup. The P-90 DC includes a modernized version of the Sidewinder dual-coil technology that was first developed by Seth Lover in 1958, “delivering a hum-free P-90 with the most authentic P-90 tonality yet, retaining the classic sound of a single coil P-90 while eliminating the noise.”
The guitar will be available in two lacquer finishes - Silver Mist and Vintage Ebony Gloss - and includes a custom protector hardshell case sporting a pink exterior and leopard-print interior.
“The collaboration between Billie Joe and Gibson has been long standing, popular and successful,” said Gibson master luthier Jim DeCola. “Billie Joe has previously used our P-90 and P-100 pickups to great effect and for him to choose the P-90 DC on his latest guitar is quite an honor.”
If you want one of these bad boys for yourself, order it here.
Do you plan to get one of these beauties for yourself? Let us know on the Green Day Community forum!
“Ever since I bought ‘Floyd,’ my 1956 Sunburst Jr, in the early 2000s I have been addicted,” Armstrong said via a Gibson press release. “It’s a simple, raw, and powerful guitar that has a sound that just can’t be beat! Plug it straight into any tube amp, crank it, and it will roar!”
The Les Paul Junior signature model comes with a mahogany neck with Armstrong's SlimTaper profile, rosewood fretboard, Graph Tech nut, and Armstrong’s signature on the truss rod cover. The mahogany body is equipped with a wraparound bridge/tailpiece and a P-90 DC Dogear pickup. The P-90 DC includes a modernized version of the Sidewinder dual-coil technology that was first developed by Seth Lover in 1958, “delivering a hum-free P-90 with the most authentic P-90 tonality yet, retaining the classic sound of a single coil P-90 while eliminating the noise.”
The guitar will be available in two lacquer finishes - Silver Mist and Vintage Ebony Gloss - and includes a custom protector hardshell case sporting a pink exterior and leopard-print interior.
“The collaboration between Billie Joe and Gibson has been long standing, popular and successful,” said Gibson master luthier Jim DeCola. “Billie Joe has previously used our P-90 and P-100 pickups to great effect and for him to choose the P-90 DC on his latest guitar is quite an honor.”
If you want one of these bad boys for yourself, order it here.
Do you plan to get one of these beauties for yourself? Let us know on the Green Day Community forum!
