Billie Joe Armstrong's 1961 Gibson SG Junior
Musician
Billie Joe Armstrong
(American, born 1972)
Maker
Gibson
(American, founded 1902)
Date1961
ClassificationsMusic
DescriptionBillie Joe Armstrong's 1961 Gibson SG Junior, serial number 21872, in TV Yellow finish. The guitar features a mahogany body and neck with a rosewood fretboard. In a later hardshell case.This SG Junior in TV Yellow was owned and played by Billie Joe Armstrong during performances with Green Day.
Green Day’s brand of pop-punk helped bring punk to the mainstream. The band has sold over 75 million records, won five Grammy Awards, and were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2015.
