Fender Duo-Sonic Electric Guitar

Solid Body Electric Guitars

Byrne is pictured in this photo with a Fender Duo-Sonic Electric Guitar.

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Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar

Solid Body Electric Guitars

This photo shows Byrne with a Fender Stratocaster.

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Martin D-35 Acoustic

Steel-string Acoustic Guitars

David playing a D-35 in this version of ‘Psycho Killer’ in the 1983 film Stop Making Sense

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Guild D-150CE Acoustic/Electric Guitar

Acoustic-Electric Guitars

You can see the original Guild F15ce electronics in this photo from 1993-1994.

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Fender Lead II

Solid Body Electric Guitars

Here’s David playing a red Lead II.

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Boss BF-2 Flanger

Flanger Effects Pedals

David's Boss BF-2 can be seen on the left of this picture. Appears in several shots during Talking Heads' 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense.

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Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus

Combo Guitar Amplifiers

It is said in this article that David used multiple Roland JC120s for guitars and keyboards, citing their clean tone and reliability as the reasoning

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MXR M-104 Distortion + (Late 1970s Model)

Distortion Effects Pedals

In this article, it is stated that David uses an MXR Distortion+

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Vox AC30VR

Combo Guitar Amplifiers

Byrne's gear list is presented on this page.

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Vox Apache-1-SF

Solid Body Electric Guitars

Byrne played one on 'The Tonight Show' w/ the Atomic Bomb Band (2015)

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Roland G-303 Synthesizer Guitar

Digital Modeling Guitars

In this picture from Stop Making Sense, David can be seen playing the Roland G-303 Guitar Synthesizer

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1965 Fender Super Reverb

Combo Guitar Amplifiers

This photograph shows David resting on his favourite Fender Super Reverb Amplifier Blackface in his apartment in New York City.

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Sequential Circuits Prophet-5

Synthesizers

Byrne's gear list is presented on this page.

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Gibson ES-335 12-String Hollowbody

Extended Range Guitars

In this photo, Byrne can be seen playing a Gibson ES-335 12 String.

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Boss DM-2 Delay

Delay Effects Pedals

The above picture is a screen shot from Talking Heads' 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense. David's Boss DM-2 is visible throughout the film.

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Fender Telecaster Thinline Deluxe

Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars

David Byrne played a red Fender Telecaster Thinline Deluxe at the 2002 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, the guitar is modified with a set of Telecaster Hot Rails.

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Oblique Strategies: Over One Hundred Worthwhile Dilemmas

Musical Gifts

Byrne has used Oblique Strategies at least once while working with its co-inventor Brian Eno, as stated in this September 7, 2009 The Guardian article.

David Byrne thinks that "Brian's cards are funny and sometimes useful", but the rest of Talking Heads resented Eno'...

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Shure Beta 57A

Dynamic Microphones

Byrne's gear list is presented on this page.

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Gibson Les Paul Studio Electric Guitar

Solid Body Electric Guitars

David Byrne lives in 1997. Sessions At West 54th

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1968 Fender Super Reverb Silverface

Combo Guitar Amplifiers

Photograph of a performance at The Roundhouse, London, January 29th 1978. David can be seen playing his Fender Mustang guitar into a Fender Super Reverb Silverface.

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Roland RE-501 Chorus Echo

Effects Processors

It is stated in this article that He used a Roland RE-501 Chorus Echo

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Godin Multiac Nylon SA

Acoustic-Electric Guitars

David Byrne in Concert at the Central Park Summer Stage - June 29, 2005 David Byrne during David Byrne in Concert at the Central Park Summer Stage - June 29, 2005 at Central Park in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by E. Dougherty/WireImage)

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Gretsch 6120

Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars

Byrne plays Gretsch in Live Union Chapel

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Tascam DA-88 Digital Recorder

DAT Recorders

"The equipment I have is pretty basic. There's an old 16-channel Soundcraft 600 Series desk, two Tascam DA88s and an old tube compressor, a tube limiter and a tube preamp."

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Sennheiser MD 421-II

Dynamic Microphones

Byrne's gear list is presented on this page.

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Akai S2800 MIDI Stereo Digital Sampler

Audio Samplers

Byrne's gear is listed on this page.

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Mackie CR-1604

Mixers

David Byrne used two Mackie 1604 mixers while on tour in 2001, according to this article.

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MXR M102 Dyna Comp

Compressor Effects Pedals

In this article, it is stated that David uses an MXR Dyna Comp

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How Music Works by David Byrne

Music Lessons and Instruction

Written by Byrne.

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Boss DS-1 Distortion

Distortion Effects Pedals

In this YouTube video from the talking heads’ “Stop Making Sense” performance, David Byrne is seen using the Boss DS-1 Distortion pedal.

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