Premier Guitar stopped by one of Green Day's rehearsal shows in DeKalb, Illinois before the band kicked off their North American 99 Revolutions Tour to talk with the tech crew about the live sound. The video features interviews with Billie, Mike, and Jason's guitar techs about their guitars, strings, amps, and picks.

One of the few things that was confirmed in this video is the fact that Billie and Mike both had the guitars they broke at iHeart repaired and are still using them. Billie wanted his repaired mainly because it was the first model Gibson produced for him as part of his Les Paul Jr. Double-Cut signature series.



Premier Guitar also has an article up summarizing the information in the video.
Last night, Billie Joe saw the Rolling Stones on their 50th anniversary tour in San Jose, CA. He posted this Instagram picture (with the caption "#godblessrocknroll") of what looked like a great show: Before the show, Rolling Stones ... read story
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[pic=Jeff Matika]050613_jeff.jpg[/pic][turl=http://www.greendayauthority.com/band/jeff.php]Jeff Matika[/turl], Green Day's touring third guitarist and backup vocalist has joined Instagram. Earlier today, Jeff announced on Twitter that he ... read story
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Today, Mike Dirnt celebrates his 41st birthday. On behalf of the entire GDA team, I'd like to wish him a very happy birthday with many more to come! Check out this video that Greek fans made for Mike's birthday ... read story
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In typical Green Day fashion, Billie Joe hasn't taken a break since the first leg of the band's "99 Revolutions" tour has come to a close. Two days ago, Billie first teased us on Instagram that he was working on re-mixing the guitar tracks ... read story
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