These days, it is strictly the boulevard of dreams. 38 years after Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool formed their iconic rock band Green Day, the trio was honored with a high ...

The pyrotechnics were well-timed and prevalent. The bass guitar play of Mike Dirnt had the crowd turnt (I'm sure others have made that rhyme, but that's OK.) And Tre Cool has to be one of the most ...

“Me, Mike [Dirnt, bass], and Billy Joe [Amstrong, guitar] from Green Day would jam all the time,” Barker relays. “At the end of the tour Mike was like, ‘Dude, I want to give you this bass!

Picture: Chris Neave / Supplied Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tre Cool looked and played like they had been unleashed from the time capsules of their youth, the guitar, bass and drums ...

To Mike Hall, the bass guitar is not simply a background instrument; it’s a tool of creative expression. Inspired by bass-playing virtuosos such as Red Hot Chili Peppers Flea, Metallica’s ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. The fact the bass guitar looks so much like a regular, six-string electric guitar can lead some to assume it’s ...

While Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tré Cool have amassed legions of fans worldwide, they’ve also faced their share of detractors, who criticise Armstrong’s nasal vocals, chugging guitar riffs ...

Epiphone has raided the Gibson archives to reanimate the Grabber Bass, a lost classic bass guitar made famous by the likes of Krist Novoselic, Mike Dirnt and perhaps most notably Gene Simmons. The ...

“Dilemma” started off with a snippet of “Free Fallin’” by Tom Petty, and then Armstrong and Dirnt lived out “a dream come true” as they were moving their guitars in sync at center ...

The group consists of Billie Joe Armstrong (lead vocals, guitar), Mike Dirnt (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Tré Cool (drums, backing vocals). The band gained widespread recognition with their 1994 ...

His bond with the crowd rivaled that of his chemistry with the trio’s other core members — drummer Tré Cool and bassist Mike Dirnt ... the tension, Dirnt caused bass lines to walk and ...