Billie Joe Armstrong's Gear

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At 3:13 in this video you can see Billie's mic stand is holding picks of Dunlop Tortex Standard Guitar Picks 0.88mm

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In this photo, you can see Billie with Gibson Flying V.

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In an interview for Guitar Player he also notes that this guitar was used for recording "21st Century Breakdown". "I mainly played a ’56 Gibson Les Paul Junior, but I also had a Slash model Les Paul, a Jimmy Page model Les Paul, and my ’59 ’burst."

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"I mainly played a ’56 Gibson Les Paul Junior, but I also had a Slash model Les Paul, a Jimmy Page model Les Paul, and my ’59 ’burst."

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From CAE's website

Green Day came to us via producer Rob Cavallo who we had worked with in the past. Done a lot of work with these guys, but yet to meet. These pics are from a few years ago.

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Billie Joe Armstrong is associated with the Radial Engineering Bigshot Efx Effects Loop, as seen in an Instagram post by hansblooey. The post features various foot switches and AB boxes, highlighting Armstrong's gear setup.

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Fender Esquire

Fender Esquire

Solid Body Electric Guitars
Color/Finish: Blonde Year: 1960

Billie has used an Esquire since the American Idiot sessions.

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39:58, Billie Joe Armstrong uses a Jimmy Page Signature with no humbucker covers.

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The tweed amp next to the brown colored amp is a Gibson GA19RVT tweed.

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This is one of Billie's mics.

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Billie Joe Armstrong has used the MXR Custom Audio Electronics MC-402 Boost/Overdrive pedal, as evidenced by a user-uploaded photo on Equipboard.

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Billie Joe Armstrong owns the Digidesign 192 Digital I/O, as part of the Green Day Reverb Collection, according to a listing on reverb.com.

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Billie Joe uses a Lexicon PCM 92.

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In this video, Billie Joe Armstrong can be seen playing with this guitar, but Tre Cool smashed it.

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In this photo with Alice Cooper, Billie Joe Armstrong can be seen with this guitar.

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Starts using it for 21 guns @ 53:02

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In this photo, you can see Billie Joe Armstrong with this guitar.

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In this video, you can see Billie Joe Armstrong playing this bass.

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In this performance video with The Coverups, Billie Joe Armstrong can be seen playing with this guitar with custom paint 'FOAM' unicorn.

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Billie joe can be seen using this guitar in the Vila Real 1993 performance.

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Dugan says he used an N22 with a 414 on lead guitars on Rev Rad

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In the Green Day episode of Premier Guitar’s Rig Rundown, Billie Joe’s guitar tech (Hans) pulls out the guitar at 6:12 because Billie had just gotten it off of Reverb and it was being prepared to get played at some point throughout the tour (I’m not sure if he did play it)

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Billie Joe Armstrong can be seen using the Telefunken ELA M 251 in the studio while recording vocals around of 2009-2010 (21st Centruty Breakdown Album).

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In Green Day’s Cuatro Full, he’s wearing a Vic Firth SIH1.

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This microphone came out in 2002 and he was seen using it in the American idiot era. The antenna sticking out matches that in the photo.

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Billie Joe uses FOD Drive from a studio picture on Instagram. The FOD Drive and Dookie Drive are largely identical, utilizing the same circuitry. The only notable distinction is that the Dookie Drive features Green Day artwork, while the FOD Drive includes an additional switch for boosting midrange frequencies.

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In this Rig Rundown by Premier Guitar, CAE 3+ SE can be seen at 9:20 in Billie's rack.

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In this Rig Rundown by Premier Guitar, Furman PL-PLUS DMC can be seen at 11:00 in Billie's rack.

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In this Rig Rundown by Premier Guitar, RJM IS-8 can be seen at 11:00 in Billie's rack.

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Fender Telecaster Deluxe (Duplicate) as his backup guitar during the "21st Century Breakdown" era. This guitar was played by Armstrong during performances of "Longview" and "Basket Case" at Pinkpop in 2010. The guitar's pickups were modified with a Seymour Duncan SH-4 and a P90. This Telecaster Deluxe is part of a pattern, as similar models were also used by Armstrong in the periods spanning 2000-2001 and 2012-2013.

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