BYRD'S STRATOCASTER STYLE GUITARS

This page is to show some of James' older guitars. He does not use them now but they show what instruments were used prior to the introduction of the Super Avianti.

Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster
Shoreline Gold # 0119
This custom shop Fender Stratocaster was built by the late master builder Mark Whittenberg. It was was one of the earliest examples from the custom shop bearing number 119. The guitar features an Ash body, 60's style left handed rosewood scalloped fingerboard. The body is an original Floyd Rose tremolo system. Pickups installed are DiMarzio HS-3's in the bridge and neck, and a DiMarzio HS-1 in the middle, the fretwire is Dunlop 6105. Byrd no longer owns this instrument.

This guitar was used on the majority of the tracks on 'Octoglomerate', roughly half of 'Son Of Man' and all electric parts on 'Crimes Of Virtuosity'.

 

 

 

 

 

ESP Custom Shop Stratocaster
Pearl White
This guitar is an ESP Custom Shop Strat. It features a left handed neck, original Floyd Rose tremolo, DiMarzio HS-3's in the bridge and neck, and a DiMarzio HS-1 in the middle. The bridge pickup and routing are reversed, showing Byrd's Hendrix influence. Fender have recently issued a guitar with similar modifications on the Voodoo Strat. The body is light swamp ash.

This guitar was used on 'Out Of The Temple' and 'The Teacher' as well as various other bits on 'Son Of Man', and was used for the vast majority of 'The Apocalypse Chime'. 'Flying Beyond The 9' multi instrumentalist and engineers now owns this instrument.