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Billie Joe Armstrong teams with Marshall for signature amp

Billie Joe Armstrong teams with Marshall for signature amp

Billie Joe Armstrong has teamed up with Marshall for a new signature amp.

The legendary Green Day frontman turned heads at the Super Bowl earlier this year when he unveiled his Marshall 1959BJA Signature amp, and later this month the baby blue head will go on sale for £3,099.99 ($3.999.99).

The Billie Joe Armstrong 1959BJA Artist Signature, which is Marshall's first artist signature amp in 14 years, is inspired by the punk icon's classic tone.

He said in a statement: "I'm so overjoyed to have my own signature Marshall amp.

"These amps have been part of my musical life, from my heroes down to little old me. Turn it the f*** up!!"

It comes with a unique Dookie mod, which is named after the group's beloved 1994 album featuring tracks like Basket Case, Longview and When I Come Around.

Marshall teased that the sound is "inspired by the tone shaped alongside producer Rob Cavallo during Green Day’s breakthrough era".

They added that the amp promises "increased gain, tighter lows and the saturated punch that brings Billie’s signature sound into a modern stage-ready format."

Billie Joe himself was involved in the design, which is based on his first guitar nickname Blue.

When the amp is released on July 21, it'll be a standalone head-only unit, letting musicians pair it with their cabinet.

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