Louis Borlase

In a live performance by Squid, guitarist Louis Borlase is seen playing the Burns Marvin Signature guitar. For the purposes of 2025 album "Cowards", Borlase strung his Burns Marvin in Nashville tuning, and used it for "Cowards", "Fieldworks I", and "Fieldworks II", according to 2025 guitar.com interview.

As a lefty, Borlase has learned to rely on a trusted cast of characters for his guitar sounds, including a Martin 000-15 for the acoustic parts, and his Burns Marquee (strung in Nashville tuning) for songs such as Cowards and Fieldworks I and II.

At the 0:36 mark in the video "Squid - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)", Louis Borlase can be seen playing a shell pink Fender Jazzmaster. The performance was recorded on February 26, 2024, by KEXP and is available on YouTube. Borlase used his MIJ Jazzmaster on 2025 album "Cowards", according to 2025 guitar.com interview. It could be the same guitar; maybe MIJ Traditional 60s Jazzmaster?

In the KEXP live performance video titled "Squid - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)," recorded on February 26, 2024, Louis Borlase can be seen using a Fender Custom Vibrolux Reverb-Amp Combo while playing guitar at the 8:20 mark.

At 13:19 in the KEXP live performance video, Louis Borlase can be seen using the Electro-Harmonix Op-Amp Big Muff Pi.

At 13:19 in the KEXP live performance video, guitarist Louis Borlase can be seen using the EarthQuaker Devices Plumes overdrive pedal. This is documented in the video titled "Squid - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)" recorded on February 26, 2024.

At 13:19 during the KEXP live performance video, Louis Borlase can be seen using the Keeley Synth-1 guitar pedal.

At 13:19 in the "Squid - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)" video, Louis Borlase can be seen using the TC Electronic PolyTune 3, as recorded in the KEXP studio on February 26, 2024.

At 13:19 in the KEXP video titled "Squid - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)," Louis Borlase can be seen using the DigiTech Whammy Ricochet.

At the 13:19 mark of the video titled "Squid - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)" by KEXP on YouTube, Louis Borlase is seen using the Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler.

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At 1:39 in the BBC Music YouTube video "Squid - Narrator (Glastonbury 2022)," Louis Borlase is seen using a Fender Tone Master Twin Reverb.

At 13:20 in the KEXP live performance video featuring Squid, Louis Borlase can be seen using the NUX Atlantic Delay & Reverb pedal.

At 13:20 in the video "Squid - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)," Louis Borlase can be seen using the Alexander Pedals Syntax Error.

In a photo from Reddit, Louis Borlase is seen using the Blackstar LT - Boost pedal.

In a photo sourced from Reddit, Louis Borlase is visible using the Boss TU-3 Chromatic Tuner.

In a photo shared on Reddit, Louis Borlase can be seen using the TC Electronic Sub 'N' Up Octaver Dual Octave Pedal.

In a photo from Reddit, Louis Borlase can be seen using the MXR M152 Micro Flanger.

In the provided photo from Reddit, Louis Borlase is visibly using the MXR M169 Carbon Copy pedal.

At 5:24 in the YouTube video "Squid Full Set | From The Basement," Louis Borlase is seen using a Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp. The video, produced in collaboration with WeTransfer and Sonos Radio, features recordings from Squid's album "Bright Green Field."

At 13:38 in the KEXP live performance video, there is a clear view of Louis Borlase using the Electro-Harmonix Hum Debugger pedal.

At the 13:38 mark in the video "Squid Full Set | From The Basement" on YouTube, there is a clear view of Louis Borlase using the Arion SCH-Z Stereo Chorus pedal. This provides direct visual evidence of his use of this specific gear.

At 6:08 in the KEXP live performance video, Louis Borlase can be seen using a Fender Telecaster. It could be the USA Telecaster, as he mentions using one while recording Squid's 2025 album "Cowards", according to 2025 guitar.com interview.

At 13:38 in the KEXP live performance video, Louis Borlase is visibly using the Dr Scientist BitQuest! distortion effects pedal.

In the video "Squid – Paddling (Live on Later)" by BBC Music, Louis Borlase is seen using a Fender '68 Custom Twin Reverb amplifier at the 2:44 mark.

At the beginning of the video titled "Squid - live at 3voor12 Radio," Louis Borlase can be seen using a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe IV amplifier. The performance was captured and shared by 3voor12 on YouTube.

In the video titled "Squid - Undergrowth + GSK Live at AB - Ancienne Belgique" by AB - Ancienne Belgique on YouTube, Louis Borlase can be seen using the Selmer Treble 'N' Bass 50 SV amplifier head with what it looks like a Marshall MR1936 2x12 cab at the 0:35 mark.

At 4:19 in the video "Squid - Documentary Filmmaker & Pamphlets (Live on KEXP)" by KEXP, you can see Louis Borlase using the Boss CE-2W Chorus Waza Craft on his pedalboard.

In the video "Paddling | Squid at SXSW Online 2021," Louis Borlase is shown using the Blackstar 100 Series One MK2 100-watt Tube Amplifier Head at 0:21, and it can be seen again paired with the Blackstar 4x12 cab at 2:46. The performance is part of the British Music Embassy showcase at SXSW, as documented by SXSW on YouTube.

Used for acoustic parts on Squid's 2025 album, "Cowards".

As a lefty, Borlase has learned to rely on a trusted cast of characters for his guitar sounds, including a Martin 000-15 for the acoustic parts, and his Burns Marquee (strung in Nashville tuning) for songs such as Cowards and Fieldworks I and II.

At the 20:22 mark of the video "Squid Full Set | From The Basement" on YouTube, the MASF Raptio can be clearly seen on the left side of Louis Borlase's pedalboard, confirming its use during the performance.