Gibson Acoustic, long known for providing the world of music with the most sought after acoustic instruments, will debut a host of new models never before offered to the public along with the traditional Gibson Acoustic guitars, hand-crafted in Bozeman, Montana.

The signature model from Gibson Acoustic that will be on hand is the Gibson Acoustic Billie Joe Armstrong Model. This instrument is styled after Billie Joe's Gibson J-180 'Jumbo', a guitar designed as a scaled-down version of the big, rounded SJ-200 "Super Jumbo" (played by Elvis, Johnny Cash, and others).

Gibson has released the "Billie Joe Armstrong J-180" acoustic guitar. It is a new special edition guitar crafted to the specifications of Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong. "He can crank out the grind with the best of them, and his electric chops have helped to establish his band Green Day as the premier punk band of its generation," Gibson said in a press release. "But Billie Joe Armstrong has proved his prowess at a more nuanced acoustic tune time and again."

The release went on to note: "The acoustic guitar propelled Green Day's international mega-hit "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)," and was a cornerstone of the band's epic 2004 release American Idiot. Through it all, Armstrong's instrument of choice has been a Gibson."

The "Billie Joe Armstrong J-180" retails for $3,868 and offers a list of features including a sitka spruce top, solid maple back and sides and hand-scalloped traditional J-180 X-bracing. It also includes a Fishman Matrix VT pre-amp and piezo pickup system, bound Indian rosewood fingerboard with mother-of-pearl graduated star inlays, nickel Gotoh tuners with efficient 14:1 turn ratio and custom highlighted dual pickguards.


Also found at the Gibson booth this year is the Gibson Acoustic John Lennon 70thAnniversary Imagine Model. Specially created with Yoko Ono, only 70 of these precious Gibson J-160Es were created to celebrate John's life which began on 9 October1940. These rare models feature a never done before pure white finish, John's signature in the headstock, and his birth date engraved on the 12thfret.

And, for Gibson Acoustic enthusiasts, there will be the Gibson Acoustic Hummingbird 50th Anniversary Custom KOA Edition. Built to celebrate the 50thanniversary of the famous Hummingbird, this custom is one of only 50 made and bears an 18k gold '50'headstock inlay, the most premium koa back and sides, gold colored EVO frets, and gold painted Hummingbird pickguard.

Check out all the new Gibson and Epiphone models at www.gibson.com