- Marshall’s 1959BJA Signature Amplifier First Seen at the Super Bowl
- Built on Marshall’s hand-wired 1959HW platform, with a custom ‘Dookie Mod’
- The color? A nod to Billie Joe Armstrong’s first guitar, Blue (are you even an idiot?)
When Billie Joe Armstrong and others took the stage for Green Day’s Super Bowl performance earlier this year, I’m pretty sure most of the guitarists stopped listening to the “MAGA Agenda” lyrical change that never came and instead just breathed: “That amp, though…”
And now, shredders can buy their own eye-catching baby blue Marshall head, like the one installed behind Billie Joe Armstrong, for a not inconsiderable sum of $3,999.99/£3,099.99 (which equates to around AU$5,779, where it sells).
It’s Marshall’s first artist-only amp in 14 years, and its full name is the Billie Joe Armstrong 1959BJA Artist Signature. Yes, it’s inspired by one of punk rock’s most recognizable guitar tones, and yes, that means it has a special “Dookie mod.”
Basket case? No, just the amplifier please.
The amp was developed with Billie Joe Armstrong (it even has his signature on the front and back) and is built on Marshall’s hand-wired 1959HW platform, refined with a custom “Dookie Mod.” This, Marshall says, is “inspired by the tone formed alongside producer Rob Cavallo during Green Day’s revolutionary era.”
The promise? A classic plexi but with modern playability, “higher gain, tighter bass and overdriven punch bring Billie’s signature sound to a modern, stage-ready format.”
The design, of course, is a nod to Billie’s first guitar, Blue (seen in the main image), which combines baby blue with brass and silver panel details, all hand-wired in the UK.
It’s released as a main unit, so axemen can combine it with the cabinet of their choice, but I’m sure it’s also possible to purchase a blue cabinet…
And this isn’t Billie Joe Armstrong’s first rodeo with Marshall. In 2024, he appeared in the Monitor III ANC headphones campaign. So does the 1959BJA simply mark the natural progression of that relationship? It certainly seems that way.
Armstrong himself is quoted as saying, “I’m so happy to have my own Marshall amp,” adding, “These amps have been a part of my musical life, from my heroes to little me. Turn it up!!”
You’ll be able to purchase the 1959BJA Billie Joe Armstrong Artist Signature starting July 21, and again, you’ll have to shell out $3,999.99/£3,099.99 (or around AU$5,779) to get yours when they become available.
Sometimes you can’t find the amplifier; finds you It’s a bit unpredictable, but in the end, it’s right…
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