Phil Judd

During this video Phil Judd can be seen playing a Gibson SG standard. There are a few instances of him playing this guitar, including his appearance with the Enz on GTK in 1975. In an earlier promotional photo for the band in 1974 (https://www.rockhappenz.com/split_enz.html) he is holding the same guitar and he played it after Mental Notes was recorded, so it is fair to assume this is the guitar that featured on their first album. This is not specifically a 1968 model, just the 1966-70 second iteration of the SG standard with the tailpiece and large bat wing pickguard.

The the official video for the Split Enz song 'Sweet Dreams', Phil Judd can be seen playing an Ovation Custom Balladeer. To be more specific it appears to be a 1612-1 Custom Balladeer (produced 1972-80s) due to its features and the time period.

In this music video for the 1976 Split Enz song 'Lovey Dovey', Phil can be seen playing his Ibanez 2663, a predecessor to the 'Iceman' guitars. He still had the guitar during his stint in the Suburban Reptiles in 1978, evidenced in the video for their hit song 'Saturday Night Stay at Home'

Phil Judd used a Yamaha FG-300 at the beginning of Split Enz (nee.Ends) career. It is the guitar used on the record of their first songs 'For You' and '129' at Stebbings Studios in Auckland, 1973, as evidenced in the photographs of Mike Chunn. It is also seen being played during the Great Ngāruawāhia festival in January 1973. Tim Finn had a matching one and both guitars were painted with a black and white chequered pattern on the pickguard along with an 'eagle wing' pattern on the body.

Phil was made this 12 string by Peter Madill in 1973, part of a haul of instruments for members of Split Enz. It is likely he used it during the recording of the first Split Enz album ‘Mental Notes’ in 1975. He is seen playing the guitar during the sessions for the followup album ‘Second Thoughts’ at Basing Street Studios, London, in 1976.