Billie Joe Armstrong
Billie Joe Armstrong's Gear
This guitar is part of Billie Joe Armstrong private collection from reverb.com
Billie Joe Armstrong's extensive rig includes a Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2+ Power Supply which is used during Green Day's live performances. This is shown at 10:00.
Used for recording Nightlife, as seen at the 31:21 minute mark of "Cuatro".
In this photo of Armstrong's equipment, the Radial SGI TX/RX guitar interface is visible.
At the start of this live Green Day video, we can see Billie Joe using a Maton MS500 50th Anniversary Guitar
In the video you can see Billie using a Metallic Pelham Blue Melody maker at Lollapalooza in 1994. He changed the bridge.
Billie states him and Jason played them on the trilogy records.
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In this photo, Billie Joe with Les Paul Special Double Cut
During 21st Century Breakdown tour. Billie Joe give fan Squier Telecaster Custom after singing "Longview". This video show about fan get the guitar on stage.
During the 2005 UK tour, Billie Joe Armstrong used a Squier Affinity Series Stratocaster HSS while performing "Knowledge," as documented by broken_guitars on Instagram.
Billie Joe Armstrong uses duct tape instead of strap locks to secure the strap on his iconic "Blue" guitar. This is evident in a photo from 1994, showing the tape wrapped around the strap.
In this video from April 2020, Armstrong plays an ebony ES-330.
It looks like Billie's using a Fender Hot Rod Deville.
Billie Joe Armstrong is listed as a user of the ISP Technologies Decimator G-String noise gate pedal on the ISP Technologies website.
Billie Joe Armstrong used the Seymour Duncan Performer Buckshot Humbucker on a Squier Telecaster Custom while playing "Longview" and later gave it away during the 21st Century Breakdown tour. This information is highlighted in an Instagram post by broken_guitars.
In this photo, Billie Joe Armstrong using Schecter Corsair during surprise set with Primadonna.
This amp can be seen on Heart Like A Hand Grenade at 18:01. This amp is also used on Nimrod and Warning.
At 0:25 in this live video, we can see Billie Joe using this guitar, he modiefied this one, in the video we can see the guitar without the pickguard, and with P90's pickups on it
A Telefunken M-80 can be seen in the 21 Guns video.
At 4:21 in this video, Billie's tech, Hans, pulls out "Blackie." "And this guitar I'm pretty sure everyone'll recognise: Black '55. And that has probably another antiquity in it as well."
Billie Joe Armstrong extensively used the Gibson SG Special Electric Guitar during the "Warning" era, as shown in a user-uploaded photo on Wordpress.
Billie Joe Armstrong is seen using a Fender Bullet Deluxe in a photo shared by Instagram user hansblooey, tagged with #fender among other related hashtags.
Used in Nimrod era, in this video. You can see Billie Joe playing a Telecaster with Humbucker.
In the YouTube video "Green Day - East Jesus Nowhere Live @ Kesselhaus" by MrGreenDayLive, Billie Joe Armstrong can be seen playing a Gibson Les Paul TV Junior Electric Guitar. Although it is not specified as a 1955 model, this guitar, finished in TV Yellow, was prominently used during the 21st Century Breakdown era and its accompanying tour.
Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day uses the Marshall 9200 MonoBlock Power Amp, as noted by Customaudioelectronics. The connection was facilitated by producer Rob Cavallo, with whom they have collaborated extensively.
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Billie Joe Armstrong uses the Dunlop Cry Baby GCB-95 wah pedal, as seen in a photo posted by hansblooey on Instagram, featuring a collection of his gear including foot switches, AB boxes, and various pedals.
Back in the second half of the 1990s, he had a Fender Bassman head in his collection. The amp was used for the recording of “Nimrod,” Green Day’s fourth album. He also had it for the next album, “Warning,” released in 2000. Although this amp head had a few versions over the years, one thing’s always the same – a very powerful and bottom-end-heavy tone. They were introduced in the early 1950s and were intended as bass amps. However, their specific tone made them really popular among guitarists. It’s not certain, however, which exact model was in Billie’s possession.
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