Biffy Clyro
Biffy Clyro, arguably the UK’s premier modern rock band, closed Download Festival 2022 with one of their signature high-energy sets filled to the brim with anthems! Trust us, these Scots never perform at anything less than 100%, and it was refreshing to hear them play a number of new tracks in support of their 2021 record The Myth of the Happily Ever After.
Frontman Simon Neil is rarely seen without a Strat in his hands, and he’s not particularly picky or ostentatious either — using a mix of Mexican-made and Japanese-crafted models among a handful of Custom Shop creations. It’s surprising how huge his guitar tones are too, considering he’s the band’s only guitarist and employs single-coil loaded Strats. Maybe his Boss MT-2 Metal Zone distortion pedal has something to do with that…