David Bryson

Right from the beginning of this video David says he's been using his '56 Junior forever.

David begins speaking about his '62 Jazzmaster at about the 2:52 mark, saying that he used it on the first Counting Crows album. He mentions at about the 4:40 mark that he's only using the bottom 4 strings (D'Addarios .024, .032, .042, .052) moved to the center of the guitar.

At 7:15 David talks about the Martin LXM tenor guitar (he states that the one he's holding is a loaner, but that he used his own for the record).

At 13:15 David's guitar tech mentions that he uses a Gretsch Tennessean.

At 13:18 David's guitar tech mentions that he uses a "Ric 360 twelve."

This picture shows David Bryson playing Gibson B-25s.

The photo from the Satellite Amplifiers website show's David and his Barracuda amp in the background.

At about the 17:00 mark he says he's used an AC30 a lot since the first Counting Crows record.

At about 17:10 David says that he got a Matchless DC30 for live performances.

"He runs the Barracuda into an open-back Satellite 2x12 speaker cabinet loaded with two different Celestions: a G12H-75 Creamback and a G12 Alnico Blue."

"Acoustic instruments run from a Shure UHF wireless into two Pendulum Audio SPS-1 preamps."

David Bryson loves his and got a second one for the studio

At 14:40 you can see a BearFoot Baby Pink pedal on David's board.

At 14:40 you can see a Strymon Brigadier on the bottom center of David's pedalboard.

At 14:40 you can see a Fulltone Sup-Trem on David's pedalboard on the bottom row.

At 14:40 you can see a Keeley Compressor on the top right of David's pedalboard.

At 14:40 you see a MXR Micro Amp + pedal on David's pedalboard.

At 14:40 you see a Boss GE-7 pedal on top row, centered on David's pedalboard.

At 14:40 you see a Boss TU-3 pedal on David's pedalboard.

At 15:31, one can see a Fulltone Clyde Wah on the left side of David's pedalboard. It is used soley on Counting Crows' "Round Here".

“I use a lot of delay, I love delay. It’s my fascination with the Edge where I got that I guess. None of the other guys really use that, so it’s a thing that I can do. It’s just a few songs where I can incorporate a rhythmic, timed delay. I like the modelled tape sound that it has, so it’s a little softer sounding. The ergonomics are really good and the pedals are really easy to tap.”

Up close and personal with the pedalboards of the stars

"I just received an interesting message from one of my favorite builders out there – Johnny Balmer of Alchemy Audio in Chicago, IL. Johnny recently had a cool visitor stop by at the shop – David Bryson of Counting Crows. David swung by to pick up a pair of Alchemy Audio modified Boss GE-7 EQ pedals."

Seen on Bryson's pedalboard in this article by Effects Bay.

Seen on Bryson's pedalboard in this article by Effects Bay.

“They’re a really cool company because they will make whatever you want. Mine has a little tuner output. And it’s got an A and a B [for two amps] but then you can combine the C, because I have a second Matchless that I’ve used on a couple of songs. You couldn’t buy that, but they’ll make these great pedals for you.”

Seen on Bryson's pedalboard in this article by Effects Bay.