Gibson Limited Edition Billie Joe Armstrong ES-137 Electric Guitar

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Gibson's Limited Edition Billie Joe Armstrong ES-137 has a feedback-fighting chambered core and Memphis P-90 pickups for snarly tone with plenty of punch.

What's special about this item?

Feature: What it does:
Maple body Long sustain, good projection, bright tone
Maple top Long sustain with crisp, bright tone
P-90 pickups Bright and clear; strong mids, great lows
Rosewood fretboard Open, warm tone and smooth playing feel

As the premier punk rocker of his generation, Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong doesn't compromise on style, tone or attitude. The Billie Joe Armstrong ES-137 from Gibson Memphis rolls all three into a raging ball of badass, in a guitar that stems from surprising depths of tradition -- while packing the no-frills, sucker-punch power that punk demands.

This beautifully light and comfortable to play thinline semi-hollow sports the ES-175's classic lines, but thanks to a chambered mahogany core that enhances sustain and fights unwanted feedback, it rings like a bell when you hit it. And when you want it to wail, just crank the two fat and gnarly P-90 pickups -- long Billie Joe's favorites.

Grab the neck crafted to Billie Joe's preferred proportions, dial in the simplified controls to taste, and you're primed to deliver thick, meaty gobs of house-rockin' mayhem - while looking utterly righteous in a sweet Black Cherry Burst nitrocellulose finish with traditional trapezoid inlays on a rosewood fingerboard. Satisfy your inner punk today.

Features:

- Maple top and Sides with three ply poplar core
- Limited Run
- Memphis P-90's Pickups
- Rosewood Fingerboard
- Comes with Gibson Memphis Hardshell case
- Black pickguard (with peel-off white protective coating)

- Top: Maple, three ply with poplar core
- Back: Maple, three ply with poplar core
- Rim: Maple, three ply with poplar core
- Binding: 3 ply Black-White-Black on top, Single ply Black on back
- Fingerboard: Solid Rosewood
- Inlay: Pearloid Trapezoid
- Headstock: Gold Gibson Logo
- Scale: 24 3/4" Scale length with 1.657" nut width
- Tuners: Kluson White Oval Plastic Button
- Bridge: Nickel Tune-O-Matic
- Tailpiece: Nickel Stopbar
- Pickups: Memphis P-90's
- Control Knobs: 2 CTS 500K Linear taper volume knobs, 1 Alpha 3 way rotary pickup selection switch
- Finish: Black Cherry Burst, High Gloss
- Collateral: Gibson Memphis Certificate of Authenticity and Gibson Memphis Hardshell Case

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-444-2766

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (2 ratings)
Submitted August 16, 2017 by John S in Brodheadsville, PA

"Nice guitar"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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I have bought many Gibsons with in the last few years and had no problems with any of them.As the same goes with this BJA ES137.The Black binding on the sides are on perfect(maybe white Binding might have looked better?}Comes with a extra pick guard with BJA name on it{not sure if he really signed it}But for the price of the guitar I felt it was a deal and I would be kicking myself if I did not buy it.

Musical Background:

40 plus years

Musical Style:

Johnny Thunders,Earl Slick,Mick Ronson
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