Phil Lynott

In this image Phil Lynott is playing a black Fender Precision bass.

In this image Phil is using a Rickenbacker 4003 bass.

Lynott can be seen in this photo playing an Ampeg Dan Armstrong Lucite Bass.

Lynott can be seen in this photo playing an Ibanez Blazer Bass.

Here we can see Phil with a BC Rich Mockingbird bass. Even though a large part of the body is obscured by his arm, it is still unmistakable. If photobucket doesn't let the image be displayed in Equipboard, here is a link: http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/190968/my%20basses/1978USATJMockingbirdPhilLynott.jpg

The darker coloured bass on Phil's left is without a doubt an Aria Pro II TSB (Thor Sound Bass) Special II. The bass on the right is some variant of this bass with different switches, but I cannot find out what the exact model is.

In this performance by The Greedies, Lynnott can be seen playing a Yamaha BB1024X.

Lynott purchased a Fender Jazz Bass from Brush Shiels when starting Thin Lizzy. He used other basses early in the band's career, including a bi-amped Rickenbacker. His signature instrument was a black Fender Precision Bass, furnished with a mirror pickguard and used frequently on stage and in videos.

Watch closely at 1:16 to 1:24, that's definetely a Marshall super bass on a Marshall 2x15 cabinet left of the drums.

This is either a Custom 100, 200 or (just maybe) 400, I can't tell. However, I think it's a 100 as the 200/400 amp is shaped slightly differently. Anyway, you can see this amp from the start of the video behind Phil on top of a huge silver cabinet. Hiwatt logo and general design is unmistakable.

For a period of time. Phil used a pair of Hiwatt SE4123 cabs, which were powered by the Hiwatt DR103.

When Phil starts playing the song you can see him using the ES 355, and when the shot goes wider around 2:55 there is a better view

Lynott can be seen in this photo playing a Gretsch G6136DC White Falcon Double Cutaway.

He uses a Fender Telecaster in this live when playing "Whiskey in the Jar" as rythm guitar