Manic Street Preachers: James Dean Bradfield's gear
![1. (It's Not War) Just The End Of Love](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4d34ffef9f0b5456f857a4d45d91798b-320-80.jpg)
1. (It's Not War) Just The End Of Love
Acoustic track: Gibson J-45.
Main rhythm: White 1990 Gibson Les Paul Custom into a Fender Twin and Marshall JCM900 with Fryer Treble Boost.
Riffs: Gretsch White Falcon into Vox AC30 and Blackstar Artisan combos.
Solo: Burns Brian May guitar into two Vox AC30s with the tones down, with Fryer box in the chain and BOSS Hyper Fuzz (using the gain setting only).
![2. Postcards From A Young Man](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3190ecad45901fe5881daefc59d777c3-320-80.jpg)
2. Postcards From A Young Man
Main rhythm: Gretsch White Falcon into Marshall 900 and Orange.
Intro lead: Burns Brian May guitar into Amp Farm with MXR Full Bore metal pedal.
Solo: White 1990 Gibson Les Paul Custom into Vox AC30 with BOSS Hyper Fuzz (gain setting).
![3. Some Kind Of Nothingness](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d9250d3eff741d6a06d2b33d1a93f468-320-80.jpg)
3. Some Kind Of Nothingness
Verse guitar: Schecter [unspecified model] , through a BOSS Compressor into a Fender Twin.
Middle eight guitar: Gretsch White Falcon into Fender Twin.
End guitar: Gibson Les Paul (1990 three-pickup) into Marshall JCM900 and Reverb Rocket amps.
![4. The Descent (Pages 1 & 2)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/438e1f71a4d876b7951f37e03b985ce1-320-80.jpg)
4. The Descent (Pages 1 & 2)
Acoustic track: Gibson J-45 and Fylde.
Verse arpeggios: Burns Brian May into Fender Deville.
Main rhythm: White 1990 Gibson Les Paul Custom into Blackstar Artisan.
Solo: Fender Strat 12-string into Blackstar Artisan and [unspecified] Orange amps.
Extra guitar licks: '62 Strat into Fender Deville and Orange.
![5. Hazelton Avenue](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e9446b5c3e70cc7342a5af6f954d4dd1-320-80.jpg)
5. Hazelton Avenue
Low lead: White 1990 Gibson Les Paul Custom into Watkins Westminster and Blackstar Artisan.
High lead: 1980s Gibson Explorer into BOSS Hyper Fuzz into Marshall JCM900 and Watkins Westminster.
Main rhythm: White '79 (I think)) Fender Thinline Telecaster into [Line 6] Amp Farm and Jerry Jones electric sitar guitar into Vox AC30.
![6. Auto Intoxication](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/35d8a99c0a5b31c087e4ac49dc7e463c-320-80.jpg)
6. Auto Intoxication
Verse: 1982 black Gibson Les Paul with Angus Young pickup into Marshall JMP Bass Master.
Chorus: Rhythm 1: 1990 white three pickup Les Paul into Marshall 900 combo and JMP.
Chorus: Rhythm 2: '62 Fender Strat into Diezel and Selmer amps with Ibanez Tube Screamer.
Re intro lead: Gibson Les Paul Special (TV white), Amp Farm and Reverb Rocket with Fryer 'V' booster.
![7. Golden Platitudes](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bfb06222f97f538de62c581bc899b343-320-80.jpg)
7. Golden Platitudes
Acoustic track: Gibson J45.
Electric: '65 Gibson ES-335 into AC30, JCM900 and Watkins Westminster.
![8. I Think I Found It](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/08ff1e734eb6a38b0afd9cd871f74b2f-320-80.jpg)
8. I Think I Found It
Main guitar: '65 Gibson ES-335 into Fender Twin.
Acoustic: Gibson J-45 and Pro Natura Mandola.
![9. A Billion Balconies Facing The Sun](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e233d9302f6a6a54d225a894e1073f6b-320-80.jpg)
9. A Billion Balconies Facing The Sun
Verse: '62 Strat into Fender Twin and Watkins Westminster.
Chorus: Fender John 5 Tele into Fender Twin with Switchblade pedal and Burns Brian May into Blackstar Artisan with Swollen Pickle pedal.
Solo: White Gibson Les Paul into… can't remember, or won't tell!
End licks: Richey's Fender Thinline Tele into Fender Twin with Fryer 'V' Booster.
![10. All We Make Is Entertainment](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5616cfacd0a9622ac749f58197c3d3af-320-80.jpg)
10. All We Make Is Entertainment
Acoustic: Gibson J-45 and Fylde.
Main riff: White 1990 Gibson Les Paul Custom into Marshall 900 and Burman combo.
Bridge: 1969 Gibson ES-330 into Reverb Rocket and Fender Twin.
Main rhythm guitar: John 5 Tele into Orange.
Solo 1: Brian May Burns into two Vox AC30s with Fryer box – tones down.
Solo 2: White 1990 Gibson Les Paul into Marshall 900 with BOSS Hyper Fuzz (gain setting).
![11. The Future Has Been Here 4 Ever](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5f3ff58925624deb3128b0574d44ee9b-320-80.jpg)
11. The Future Has Been Here 4 Ever
Main rhythm: 1960 Fender Jazzmaster into BOSS Compressor into Blackstar Artisan in forgotten tuning.
Lead guitar: Richey's Thinline Tele into Fender Twin with Screaming Tree pedal with tone rolled off all the way on the guitar.
![12. Don't Be Evil](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f37f98b160a69cdbd9e470674bf8c677-320-80.jpg)
12. Don't Be Evil
Verse: 1969 Gibson ES-330 into Mesa Lonestar.
Chorus: '79 (I think) white Fender Thinline Tele into Burman combo.
Solo: Gibson 330 into JMP Marshall with MXR Full Bore metal pedal.
![Pedal Power](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8484043b45513bdf3184d66239bed3b5-320-80.jpg)
Pedal Power
A selection from James' effects armoury.
![Pedalboard](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f888c340e9b1b06b9eb9edc66e1a7082-320-80.jpg)
Pedalboard
The pedals on this board have already seen gig action on tour. The welsh flag-emblazoned pedal is a secret weapon and his trademark BOSS Hyperfuzz also features.