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?

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.

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.

In a video shared on Instagram by The Line Of Best Fit, Louis Borlase is seen playing a Gibson SG Standard P-90 during Squid's cover of "Life’s What You Make It" by Talk Talk at the End of the Road festival.