Chris Hillman

Despite being a guitarist, Hillman joined The Byrds as a bassist, going to Guild and asking them to make an efficient bass guitar. Guild makes a signature bass for him. This bass would be the most associated with Hillman, recording Eight Miles High, Turn Turn Turn, Chimes of Freedom, and many more. He would retire this bass and transition into his Fender Precision in 1967.

The video shows the Byrds performing Mr. Tambourine Man. In the background, you can see bassist Chris Hillman performing with a Fender Bass VI. It is unclear if he still owns it or used it in live performances, it may be only a temporary back-up instrument.

1967 and onwards, Chris Hillman is known for playing the Fender Precision after retiring his Guild Starfire. Starting from promotional videos of Eight Miles High to his time with the Flying Burrito Brothers. The video is one of the first promotional video where Hillman is seen with a Fender Precision, seemed to be in a sumburst finish.

This piece of equipment appears at 0:01 into the video to the end.

In this photo of The Byrds in c. 1965 at Chris' house, he can be seen playing his J-50, sans pickguard.

In the video of the same song, Mr. Tambourine Man, Chris Hillman is seen with a Fender Jazz Bass, around the 62'-63' model. Chris Hillman has used this bass in a few other performances, but not as common as his Fender Precision or Guild Starfire Model.

At 0:17 in the video titled "The Byrds + Bob Dylan - Turn Turn Turn + Mr Tambourine Man 2/24/90 HIGH QUALITY STEREO" by Cleveland Live Music, Chris Hillman is seen using a Rickenbacker 4001S bass guitar.

At 0:06 in the video titled "An Interview with Chris Hillman About His New Signature Guild Bass," it is visible that Chris Hillman uses D'Addario Chromes Flat Wound ECB81 45-100 strings. This information is provided by Guild Guitars on their YouTube channel.

In the promotional film for "Christine's Tune," Hillman can be seen playing a telecaster beginning at 0:18. The rosewood fretboard indicates that the instrument is from 1959 or later [https://www.tdpri.com/threads/question-first-year-for-rosewood-fretboards.1086880/]. The finish is clearly a lighter shade of blonde than Gram Parsons' butterscotch guitar visible in the same shot.