Neil Westfall
A Day to Remember guitarist
Neil Westfall's Guitars
Neil plays a heavily reliced ESP LTD EC-401B. Neil claims it was not quite what he needed. Thus he's removed the neck pickup and most of the electronics. He fitting the bridge with a Bare Knuckle Juggernaut humbucker. The guitar was heavily relliced by his guitar tech as well as Travis Barker's son Landon while on tour with Blink. This guitar even has staples that where shot into the body, along with heavy ware to the finish
For ADTR's live cover of Privit Eye By Alkaline Trio, Neil can be seen using a custom Jaguar. This Jaguar has one pickup and volume knob
"I think my first guitar I got that was like a real guitar was an ESP EC-400 or something like that. It had EMGs in it and ESP was one of the only companies making the Les Paul body style with the EMG pickups just out the gate. So that's the kind of sound I was looking for and that's what I played a lot live. " - excerpt from Ultimate Guitar interview.
During one of his live streams Neil can be seen using a fender tom delonge strat. Neil’s guitar is a relliced black over surf green finish. Tom and blink 182 are big influences on Niel.
Neil uses a Fender Jim Root Jazzmaster refitted with Bare Knuckle Aftermath humbuckers as his backup guitar.
Neil had two custom esp's added to his collection in 2016. Its got a single bridge humbucker, single volume knob.
In an Instagram post, Neil Westfall showcases his 1957 Fender CME Exclusive Telecaster.
In this rig rundown for Premier Guitar, Neil talks about his LTD Signature. This guitar is an eclips shape. it features a Bare Kuckle Aftermath Pickup in the bridge. He had previously used emg pickups. He switched to a Bare knuckle after hearing Lee Malia use one when ADTR was on tour with BMTH. Neil opted for a single bridge pickup, and volume knob. Niel claims that is all he needs for his guitar playing. This guitar was released at NAMM 2018
For ADTR's preformance on Jimmy Kimmel, Neil can be seen using a Gibson Les Paul Custom. He used several of his les paul customs live before fully endorsing esp guitars
In this post Neil can be seen using a huss and dalton D-RH acoustic. Neil states that this is one of the nicest acoustics he has tried. He states he is not endorsed by them. however his positive opinion of the guitar is based on his experience with playing acoustic guitar
In an Instagram post by Neil Westfall, he is seen using a Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar with a shell pink finish while preparing his tour rig.
In an Instagram post, Neil Westfall praises the Huss & Dalton D-RH Acoustic, highlighting it as the best-sounding and playing acoustic guitar he has ever experienced. Although he clarifies he is not endorsed by the brand, his positive assessment is based on extensive experience with acoustic guitars.
For his livestream Neil can be seen using a fender strat. He had it modded to have a single humbucker in the bridge. He took the guitar to a friend of his to have it painted in a custom green color. The guitar ended up being given away to one of his twitch subscribers
this is the Preformance of Violence by ADTR at Rock Am Ring 2013. Neil can be seen using a Esp Ltd viper 7 string for this song.
In this post Neil Shows off the custom PJD St John he was sent
In the music video for "Feedback" by A Day To Remember, Neil Westfall can be seen using an ESP Arrow.
Neil Westfall, guitarist of A Day to Remember, uses an ESP LTD XJ-1 HT. This is confirmed by a post from the official @espguitars Instagram account, which features an image of Neil at the ESP headquarters where he picked up the guitar.
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