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Billie Joe Armstrong Gibson Les Paul Jnr



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The Billie Joe Armstrong Signature Les Paul Junior is an apparently accurate reproduction of the Green Day front-man’s original 1956 LP Junior affectionately known as “Floyd”.
Designed in close co-operation with Billie Joe, it features a mahogany body and neck with nickel hardware.

Gibson Billie Jo Armstrong Les Paul Junior GuitarThe Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul Junior combines the best features of a vintage Junior with some modern twists. With a new special design stacked double-coil H-90 and a vintage style non-compensated wraparound tailpiece, the Billie Joe Armstrong is a ferocious, resonant rock ’n’ roll guitar, truly worthy of Billie Joe’s name.

  • Body Material – Mahogany
  • Neck Material – Mahogany
  • Neck – 1960 Slim Taper
  • Scale – 24-3/4 Inch
  • Fingerboard – Rosewood
  • Inlay – Pearloid Dots
  • Hardware – Nickel
  • Nut – Molded Plastic
  • Nut Width – 1.695 Inch
  • Bridge- Vintage Style Non-Compensated Wraparound Bridge
  • Pickup – H-90 Stacked Double Coil
  • Controls – One Volume, One Tone
  • Finish – Vintage Sunburst
  • Features – Signature on Headstock
  • Case – Billie Joe Armstrong Case

It’s particularly notable that unlike Gibson’s other dauntingly priced signature guitars, the Billie Joe Armstrong model isn’t built by the Custom Shop (though it is built in the States,) and the guitar is expected to go for a street price of just under $1500 – bringing it into the price range of many would – be *punk rockstars* the world over…