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Gibson Billie Joe Armstrong Signature Les Paul Junior (Vintage Sunburst)

Item ID: LPJBAVSNH

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Mahogany Body and Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, and Stacked Single-coil Pickup - Vintage Sunburst

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The Prince of Post-Punk's Signature Axe!

Gibson introduces the Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul Junior. Designed in close cooperation with Billie Joe, the signature guitar is modeled closely after "Floyd," Billie Joe's original 1956 Les Paul Junior. With a mahogany body and neck and nickel hardware, the Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul Junior combines the best features of a vintage Junior with some modern twists. With a special design double-coil P-90 and a vintage correct non-compensated wraparound bridge, the Billie Joe Armstrong is a ferocious, resonant rock 'n' roll guitar, truly worthy of Billie Joe's name.

Since emerging from the close-knit punk scene of California's East Bay in the early 1990s, Green Day have evolved into one of the most popular and creatively ambitious rock 'n' roll bands of all time. Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong - drawing on the buzz saw guitar of the Ramones and Husker Du and the raw poetics of the Replacements' Paul Westerberg - has evolved over the years into a fiercely distinctive guitarist and songwriter. Combining melodic chord voicing with a blistering, jackhammer rhythm, Armstrong's playing deftly underscores the mood and theme of his songs. Buoyed by one of rock's truly great rhythm sections-bassist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tre Cool-Armstrong has proven just how much can be accomplished with one guitar, bass, and drums. From the swinging dynamics of the band's 1994 breakthrough hit "Longview" to the staggering Who-like sprawl of 2004's amazing American Idiot, Green Day have honored the traditions of their influences while taking stripped-down rock 'n' roll to dizzying creative heights.

Gibson Billie Joe Armstrong Signature Les Paul Junior Features:
  • Manufactured in Nashville, TN
  • Body: Mahogany
  • Vintage Sunburst Finish
  • Neck: Mahogany
  • 1960 Slim taper neck
  • Peghead Pitch: 17°
  • Fingerboard Species: Rosewood
  • Scale Length: 24 3/4"
  • Number of Frets: 22
  • Nut Width: 1.687
  • Inlays: Pearloid Dots
  • Hardware Finish: Nickel
  • Bridge: Non-compensated wraparound
  • Knobs: Black Top Hat
  • Tuners: White Button Strip
  • Pickup: H-90 stacked double coil
  • Controls: One volume, one tone
  • Billie Joe Armstrong case included

The Billie Joe Armstrong Signature Les Paul - A Punk Powerhouse Guitar!

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Specification Detail
Body Material Mahogany
Body Finish Nitrocellulose
Color Vintage Sunburst
Neck Material Mahogany, Set
Neck Shape '60s Slim Taper
Scale Length 24-3/4"
Fingerboard Material Rosewood, 12" Radius
Fingerboard Inlay Acrylic Dot
Number of Frets 22
Nut Width 1-11/16"
Bridge/Tailpiece Wraparound
Tuners Vintage White Button Strip
Number of Pickups 1
Neck Pickup No Neck Pickup
Middle Pickup No Middle Pickup
Bridge Pickup H-90 Humbucker
Controls 1 x Volume, 1 x Tone
Case Included Hardshell
Manufacturer Part Number LPJBAVSNH1

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Les Paul (BJ) Junior

by Teddy from St Louis, MO
July 8, 2011
Music Background: Player for 40+ years
All of my favorites are here. Gibson, slim taper neck, rosewood, P90, wrap around bridge and mahogany top. Using a Blackstar HT-20.
At low end sparkling clean and absolutely beautiful. In the m... read more [+]iddle some really sweet breakup, and on 10... Leslie West!!!
It's as fun to roll down the volume as it is to roll it up on this one. close [-]

Not half bad, and I don't even like Les Pauls

by tmfcovers from
December 25, 2010
Music Background: Recording engineer/producer/artist
I do not own this guitar, but I used a friend's at a party, and I was quite impressed. This is a guitar that takes no time getting used to; everything is very plain and simple and easy to figure out. ... read more [+]It has one pickup, which is the entire point of the Les Paul Junior; its single P-90 pickup sounded incredible: nice and punchy, even with really old strings and plugged into a semi-cheap solid state amp. Personally, I don't like the feel of Les Pauls (I think the necks are too wide, and I wish it had a little more body contouring to make it more comfortable against my ribcage), but aside from that, I found this instrument to be a very powerful instrument. I don't know if there is any difference between the Billie Joe Armstrong LP Jr. and the regular LP Jr. (I suspect there isn't), but I found that, even though I don't like Les Pauls, I did like this instrument, and I would recommend it to any guitarist looking for a simple, straightforward, punchy rock guitar sound. close [-]

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