# American Idiot guitar solo > Billie Joe Armstrong's guitar solo on American Idiot by Green Day (2004) starts at about 1:32. From the album American Idiot. A punk classic from the 2000s. Canonical URL: Green Day, 2004, from *American Idiot*. Solo by *Billie Joe Armstrong*. Brief but memorable, the lead line mirrors the chorus hook and keeps the song's momentum at full throttle. American Idiot by Green Day is #4 in our ranking of the best Green Day guitar solos. The solo is played by Billie Joe Armstrong and the song was released in 2004. ## In our lists - [The Best Green Day Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/green-day-guitar-solos/) — #4 - [Beginner Guitar Solos: 15 First Leads, Graded from Easiest](https://greatestsolos.com/list/beginner-guitar-solos/) — #4 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on American Idiot? Billie Joe Armstrong played the solo on Green Day's American Idiot (2004). ### What guitar was used on the American Idiot solo? A gibson les paul junior through a Marshall amp, according to widely reported accounts. --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)