Tim Armstrong

In this interview with Guitar Center, Tim Armstrong says, "I played Gretsch guitars for a long time before the people at Gretsch got in contact with me. They wanted to reissue the '70s Country Club that I play, which they stopped making in 1981. I've always loved that guitar because I play a lot of clean-sounding punk guitar, and it always sounds very full-bodied. Even when I play it through a distorted Mesa Boogie, you can still hear every note in a chord. It's always been my favorite guitar"

This is a guitar that Tim Armstrong used during the recording of Indestructible

Tim Armstrong of Rancid used the Gibson Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar in the studio for specific tracks, as detailed in the Uberproaudio article "Rancid - Tim Armstrong Guitar Rig Gear and Equipment."

This is the guitar that Tim Armstrong used in Operation Ivy. It was a sunburst Seville Strat copy, left handed, that was modified with Fender single coil pickups.

In honor of Rancid’s eighth album, …Honor Is All We Know, Fender has teamed up with the renowned West Coast punk band’s vocalist/songwriter, Tim Armstrong, to release a Limited Edition version of his signature Hellcat acoustic-electric guitar in a unique Honor Green finish. Ideal for bashing out punk, pop, rock and more, this guitar offers all the inspiringly cool features of the original.

In the vide he talks about his 1970s Baldwin Era Gretsch Country Club and how it is his best guitar that he has ever owned

At exactly 0:27, in this live performance of Ruby Soho, Tim Armstrong, lead singer and guitarist of the Berkeley based punk band Rancid, is seen holding his legendary Gibson Les Paul Standard. It is rusty black and has a few stickers applied to the front of the guitar. He used this guitar until Indestructible.

Tim Armstrong, guitarist and singer for Rancid, is known for using the Gretsch G5191 Tim Armstrong Signature Hollowbody, particularly during live performances. A user-uploaded photo on Audiofanzine captures this signature model in black, showcasing its association with Armstrong.

Throughout this video of Tim Armstrong perfroming the song "Big River," he can be seen playing his own signature model Fender Tim Armstrong Hellcat Acoustic-Electric Guitar. The distinguishing features include Tim's signature on the headstock and the cat inlays in the frets.

In this photo, Tim Armstrong can be seen playing the Limited Edition Ghost White Hellcat Acoustic Guitar. This is further confirmed on this page of Fender's website.

Inspired by “Ruby Soho”, Fender released a special edition Tim Armstrong Hellcat in Ruby Red.

In 2018, Tim Armstrong performed at the Musack Rock 'n' Roll Carnival, an event supporting music programs for youth in various locations, including Compton, LA, and Haiti. During his unique tree-top set, he played a Fender FSR Tim Armstrong Checker Acoustic-Electric Guitar, as captured in a user-uploaded photo.

Tim Armstrong recorded two live tracks with this guitar when launching the Fender Tim Armstrong 10th Anniversary Hellcat.

In this photo, Tim Armstrong is seen holding his signature Hellcat acoustic-electric guitar from Fender in checkerboard finish.

In a photo taken during a live gig in Berkeley in 1992, Tim Armstrong is seen playing a heavily modified right-handed Takamine GX 100 (as evidenced by the logo on the headstock) with a chopped-off body. This instrument was used on various live occasions in the early '90s.

In the music videos for "Ruby Soho" and "Roots Radical," Tim Armstrong can be seen playing a guitar that closely resembles a Gibson ES 335 Dot plain top cherry finish. The guitar appears to have been modified to feature a single pickup and no knobs, as evidenced by the visuals in the "Ruby Soho" music video uploaded by Rancid on YouTube.

In the video titled "Rancid - Pinkpop 1996," Tim Armstrong can be seen playing a pink version of his Hagström Viking Electric Guitar. This guitar is notably modified to feature one pickup and an on/off switch in place of the original volume knob. Additionally, there are images available online of this guitar in other colors such as blue, white, and sunburst. Currently, this guitar is retired and displayed in the Punk Rock Museum.