The following is a list of musical equipment used by James Johnston.
Bass guitars Johnston's basses are usually tuned to Biffy Clyro's preferred tuning of (
DADG), but sometimes (BADG) for "Pause it and Turn It Up" and (CGCF) for "
Living is a Problem Because Everything Dies", as well as "
That Golden Rule", "
The Captain" and "
Got Wrong". •
Ashdown Engineering - Ashdown The Saint - Seen in his playthrough of "End Of" on YouTube •
Fender Jazz Bass – Lake Placid Blue USA model with upgraded pickups. •
Fender Jazz Bass •
Fender Jazz Bass - American Standard - Black and Sunburst •
Fender Precision Bass - American Standard - Olympic White •
Fender Jazz Bass - American Deluxe - Natural •
Ernie Ball MusicMan Stingray •
Rickenbacker 4003 - Mountains music video •
Squier Jazz Bass - Squier James Johnston Signature Jazz Bass - Lake Placid Blue •
Nik Huber Rietbergen Bass - Nik Huber Rietbergen Bass - Red •
Gibson Grabber - Black, used in some acoustic sessions •
Fender Jazz Bass - American Standard - Frost Metallic (Q-Awards Acoustic Set - Camden Jazz Cafe, London 2013)
Effects pedals •
Tech21 SansAmp Bass Driver DI Preamp •
BOSS LS-2 Line Selector •
BOSS ODB-3 Overdrive •
BOSS TU-2 Chromatic Tuner Amplifiers •
Ashdown CTM-300 Head •
Ashdown ABM 900 Head •
Ashdown Classic Cabinets •
Eden World Tour WT550 Amplifier Head •
Eden WTDI Preamp Di box Other •
1.0mm bass pick His tech is Dave White ==Notes==