BYRD'S OLDER GUITARS

This page is to show you James' earlier guitars, the electrics were used from the Fifth Angel and Atlantis Rising era, whilst the acoustics are used still to this day.

 

FENDER ULTRA STRAT - LIPSTICK TUBE PICKUPS: Used on the following tracks - 'Why Have You Forsaken Me', 'Mourning World Blues' [OCTOGLOMERATE], clean solo 'Son Of Man'  [SON OF MAN], 'Dolly Dagger' and 'Taking The Long Road Home' [THE APOCALYPSE CHIME].  The Lipstick pickups help produce a slightly more grittier single coil tone. James now longer owns this guitar.

GIBSON FLYING V C.1973 w/ SCALLOPED NECK: This guitar was used exclusively on 'FIFTH ANGEL'.  It is equipped with a Kahler locking tremolo and DiMarzio Super Distortion pickups.

CUSTOM SHOP IBANEZ: This guitar is from the period when James had an endorsement with Ibanez guitars. Byrd featured predominantly in the companies advertising campaign c.1990.  This guitar is equipped with a Floyd Rose tremolo and DiMarzio HS-3 pickups, it was used exclusively on 'ATLANTIS RISING'.

ACOUSTIC GUITARS

These two acoustic guitars are still used today for Byrd's recordings.

ESP ECLIPSE ELECTRO ACOUSTIC: This guitar was part of Byrd's ESP endorsement.  It is a very versatile instrument and has been used on 'In My Fathers House' [Son Of Man], 'Lighting The Sky' [The Apocalypse Chime] and 'In My Darkest Hour' [Crimes Of Virtuosity].

IBANEZ LONE STAR NYLON STRING ELECTRO ACOUSTIC: This bizarre looking guitar is Byrd's main classical acoustic.  It can be heard on 'In My Fathers House' [Son Of Man] and 'In My Darkest Hour' [Crimes Of Virtuosity] doubling the ESP Eclipse.