Pink Floyd – A Saucerful of Secrets

Syd used this guitar on the last song he would record with the Pink Floyd, “Jugband Blues” from the 1968 album A Saucerful of Secrets. The guitar can be seen in the music video of the song [Pink Floyd – Jugband Blues].

According to David Gilmour, who at that time covered for Barrett’s eccentricities, talked a little bit about the guitar they used during the A Saucerful of Secrets era:

"At the beginning we used Levins, which were quite good guitars, a bit like Martins, made in Sweden or somewhere, then we moved onto Martin D-35s and things like that and now we tend to use Ovations mostly for recording and things. [Guitar Heroes #9 May 1983]". Source: https://www.groundguitar.com/syd-barretts-guitar-and-gear/#1961-selmer-futurama-iii

Syd Barrett used a Dano Yellow Danelectro Solidbody Guitar during the recording of Pink Floyd's first two albums. This model, noted for its shape reminiscent of the Selmer Futurama III, is highlighted on PicClick.

This picture, found on this fan site, shows Syd Barrett holding his Fender Esquire.

This guitar had mirrored discs taped on it, which was all the rage back in the 60's. According to Feel Numb website, even Jimmy Page made a hommage to Syd Barrett with the mirrored discs thingy.

One of the main amps used by David Gilmour during Pink Floyd's 1968 LP A Saucerful Of Secrets

When David joined Pink Floyd in early 1968, he played a blonde Fender Telecaster. The guitar had been a gift from his parents a year earlier.

The Telecaster was used on the Saucerful of Secrets recording sessions and on several live and TV-shows during the spring of 1968. However the guitar got lost on the band’s visit to the States later that summer.

Luckily, a couple of days prior to that same US tour, David received a mid 60’s white Fender Stratocaster as a gift from the band.

The guitar can be dated to 1966-67 when the first large headstock models appeared, but before the bullet truss rod. It has an olympic white body with a white pickguard and rosewood neck. The pickups were stock Fender late 1960s. The Stratocaster made its debut at the the free concert in Hyde Park, June 29 1968 and David brought it with him to his first US tour with the band some weeks later.

The guitar was used extensively throughout the latter part of 1968, the whole of 1969 and early months of 1970. Unfortunatley it got stolen in New Orleans, USA, on May 16th 1970, along with all of Pink Floyd’s backline.

Although most of the equipment was later returned to the band, David’s guitars were still missing. Later that same month, David stopped by Manny’s Music in New York and bought what is later known as his Black Strat.

Information from Gilmourish.com

In 1968, Richard Wright of Pink Floyd was involved in the recording of "Jugband Blues" from the album A Saucerful of Secrets. During the syncopated middle section, which features the Salvation Army Band of North London on brass, there is a notable use of unusual instruments by the band members, including a kazoo. While it's unclear who specifically played the kazoo on this track, it is acknowledged that Richard Wright was among the band members experimenting with such instruments during this period, as detailed by Fika.