Ebony Vintage Sunburst Classic White, Signed Headstock Ebony, Closeup Billie Joe Armstrong

That's why Billie Joe rocks a vintage Junior and why you'll love the Gibson Billie Joe Armstrong Signature Les Paul Junior electric guitar. Billie Joe's signature model is a modern re-creation of the vintage Juniors he plays on stage. While the Junior may have started life as a budget model, it has proven it has the muscle to deliver the powerful sounds needed for modern music. The flat-top, single-cutaway mahogany body and single dog-ear, double-coil H-90 pickup combination is unbeatable for punchy, defined-yet-dirty tone. The mahogany neck with rosewood fretboard (ebony on classic white model) and '1960 slim-tapered neck profile is comfy and gives you something solid to hold on to. It also has a wraparound compensated bridge, nickel tuners, and volume and tone controls.

Gibson Billie Joe Armstrong Signature Les Paul Jr. Features:

  • Mahogany body
  • Set mahogany neck
  • 1960 slim-tapered neck profile
  • Rosewood fretboard (ebony on classic white model)
  • 22 frets
  • 24-3/4" scale length
  • 1.695" nut width
  • 12" fretboard radius
  • Fixed wraparound compensated bridge
  • Double-coil humbucking H-90 bridge pickup
  • Volume control
  • Tone control
  • Nickel hardware
  • Lacquer finish

Gibson Billie Joe Armstrong Signature Les Paul Jr. Includes:

  • Gibson hardshell case

Strap on this Signature model and find out why Billie Joe loves his vintage Junior. Order now!

Gibson Billie Joe Armstrong Signature Les Paul Jr.

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Average of 29 User Ratings

Overall

Overall: 8.00

Quality

Quality: 8.59

Features

Features: 7.82

Value

Value: 7.41

Customer Reviews

Overall

Overall: 10

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 10

Value

Value: 10

Awesome Junior for a great price
Posted by marc1kim from South Texas on Jan 3, 2010
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: gigging/ recording rock n' roll musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Rock/ Alternative
This guitar can do it all...and with just one pickup! I've owned 13 Les Pauls, and this one sounds awesome clean, great distorted.

All other Les Pauls have left me disappointed in one way or another (which leads to money spent on mods), but no complaints on this one. Plug in and play! Thick mahogany tone with a h-90 that stays true to the guitars sound.

Those having tuning problems have never owned a "tilted headstock" Gibson. Remedy is easy: Properly install the strings..Lube up the nut slots with graphite (pencil lead) or Big Bends Nut Sauce, and viola! you will have no tunning issues.

It's a plain and simple "meat and potatoes" rocking machine. So simple that if you can't make it happen with this guitar...you need take up the flute.

Overall

Overall: 9

Quality

Quality: 8

Features

Features: 10

Value

Value: 10

Great!
Posted by sam:DD from martinsburg, wv on Dec 20, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: i jam, when i get older ill play live.
Reviewer's Play Style: rock, alt, ska, metal, punk, etc.
Man, this guitar is great. It's so versitile, yet so simple. The H-90 sounds just like a P-90, but with a little more output. Its very "meat and potatoes" as that dude down there says. but its so veritil, i can play Metal, rock, Punk, Pop, or whatever the hell i feel like. This guitar is just so versitile.

Overall

Overall: 10

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 8

Value

Value: 10

The perfect guitar.
Posted by eye dub from Vancouver on Aug 7, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: active musician
Reviewer's Play Style: hard-edged rock\punk\alt
I had purchased one of these last year and love it. I was looking for a backup and had a local store bring in one of the cheaper vintage burst jr's. I could tell right away that the Billie Joe was so much better. The weight was much better and the overall feel. I ended up getting another Billie Joe instead. I play thru a Mesa-Boogie 50 calibre and a Marshall 4x12. The sound super fat, crunchy and raw. Plus I payed $1200 canadian each. Sweet deal.

Overall

Overall: 10

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 10

Value

Value: 9

Gibson Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul Junior
Posted by BillieJoeJr. from San Antonio, TX on Jul 5, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Hobbyist, Active Musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, Alt, Country, Blues
This is a great guitar. Some people may disagree with a 5/5 for features, but think about it: Sure this guitar is just 'meat and potatoes' but IT'S A LES PAUL JUNIOR! It isn't suposed to be anything more than meat and potatoes, so quit complaining! If you wanted something with more than one pickup, you should've bought a different guitar! Now, with that said, this guitar is almost as diverse as a DarkFire. It's got a punchy P-90 tone, yet it's also a humbucker (but no, it doesn't tune itself). Now, it stays in tune pretty well, but of course, that depends on how much you play it (something people don't usually take into account when they write reviews). I have only one complaint about this guitar: the case. Technically, there's nothing wrong with it. It functions as it should: it protects the guitar well and it stores a strap, some picks, tuner, etc. The leopard skin lining is awesome, I always get compliments about it. So, as you can see, the case isn't physically flawed, but it just doesn't reflect the level of craftsmanship and care that Gibson puts into their guitars. Glue shows, and the accessories pocket just seems a bit flimsy. But the guitar is perfect. And beautiful too. If a Les Paul Jr. is what you want, this is the one to get, Green Day fan or not. It's way better than the budget model crap they're passing as a Jr. these days, and just as nice without the price (that wasn't meant to be a terrible rhyme) as the Custom Shop Jrs. All in all, this is the perfect guitar...if a Jr. is what you want.

Overall

Overall: 10

Quality

Quality: 9

Features

Features: 10

Value

Value: 10

Godly for the Grunge/Punk sound
Posted by Grungy Punk Dude from Chicago on Oct 21, 2008
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Active Musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Punk Rock
This guitar was a must get for me from the get go. I love Gibson's and I absolutly love the sunburst finish on this Junior. This guitar gives you that punchy sound with its great tone and when the tones turned down it's great for grunge stuff such as Nirvana.

This guitar is a must buy overall and really a great remake for the king of power chords

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