Robert Ackroyd

"The matching headstock was a dream to have. Fender put out a reissue of the ’65 Jazzmaster with a matching headstock and I was after that. It looks incredible, so we did something a little more personal. I gave (Florence Welch) the option of baby blue or powder pink, and pink won out. It’s just trying to play a guitar that no one else has." - Robert Ackroyd

"I started off with a 335, an Epiphone Dot. That brought me into the world of jazz guitars, and I’ve just been trying to find that Jazzmaster that felt right and looked right" - Robert Ackroyd

"The shallow hollowbody provokes just the right amount of malleable, almost three-dimensional, feedback which I tend to utilize as an affected music bed for many of our songs." - Robert Ackroyd.

"Gibson 335s, 345s and 355s are the only guitars I feel entirely confident playing. I love the natural warmth and bell-like tone that they produce." - Robert Ackroyd.

Robert has been listed on the Trussart website as a user of their guitars, and given the context, it seems he plays a Steelmaster with three P90 pickups.

"To coincide with the supporting tour for the band’s upcoming May 29 album How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful, Ackroyd selected a new custom-modified American Vintage Jazzmaster."

Modifications include:

• Custom hand-wound pickups made by Fender Master Builder Dennis Galuszka

"The ones that are in the Jazzmaster now have that warm, rounded bell tone. It’s so clean straightaway, and they react incredibly well with the pedals and the E-bow, as well. Playing it through a Hot Rod DeVille really suits the guitar. You can get that lovely rhythm sound and then dig in for that great bite."

• A Johnny Marr Jaguar bridge

• Shell Pink relic finish

"The matching headstock was a dream to have. Fender put out a reissue of the ’65 Jazzmaster with a matching headstock and I was after that. It looks incredible, so we did something a little more personal. I gave [Florence Welch] the option of baby blue or powder pink, and pink won out. It’s just trying to play a guitar that no one else has."

Source from Fender article.

In this photo, the Guild F-50 acoustic guitar can be seen shared with Ackroyd, along with Dunlop Trigger on it.

In this photo posted by Ackroyd, the Fender Pink Paisley Telecaster can be seen.

In this photo, Ackroyd's Gibson BB King Lucille can be seen.

Apparently, this guitar was owned by Johnny Borrell of the band Razorlight before it came to Ackroyd's hands.

In this photo, Robert Ackroyd's Fender American Vintage 59 Stratocaster in Aztec Gold finish can be seen. He captions the photo "Au." (Au is the symbol for Gold)

In this performance of "True Love" live at KEXP, Ackroyd can be seen playing the Gibson SJ-200.

"A longtime Fender/Guild Player, Ackroyd instantly took to the new Blacktop Jazzmaster."

"Guitarist Robert Ackroyd has two Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212 amps" - Steve Jennings from *Mix Online.

“Added to the amps are two THD Hot Plates. I can control the levels and have the tubes always ‘full-on’ while keeping the volume correct for the show." - Robert's guitar/bass tech Djamir “Penguin” Filho.

Vox Tweets a photo of Rob Ackroyd in front of his Vox AC30 combo amp.

"Rob Ackroyd of #Florenceandthemachine #VOX #AC30"

According to this article from Mix Online, Robert's looper is an RC-2.

Another Boss pedal in Robert's signal chain is the TU-3. Source.

Robert's fuzz pedal is the FZ-5 from Boss according to Mix Online's article.

Guitarist Robert Ackroyd has two Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212 amps. “They have a great drive sound without getting the levels too loud,” says guitar/bass tech Djamir “Penguin” Filho. “Added to the amps are two THD Hot Plates. I can control the levels and have the tubes always ‘full-on’ while keeping the volume correct for the show. We mike each amp with a Shure SM57.” Ackroyd’s footpedals comprise a H.O.G. (harmonic octave-generator guitar synth); Boss Loop Station RC-2, TU-3 chromatic tuner, FZ-5 fuzz, TR-2 tremolo and DD-7 digital delay; DigiTech X Series digital reverb; and Ibanez TS-9 Tube Screamer. - See more at: http://www.mixonline.com/news/tours/all-access-florence-and-machine/368254#sthash.PF1WImhw.dpuf

Guitarist Robert Ackroyd has two Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212 amps. “They have a great drive sound without getting the levels too loud,” says guitar/bass tech Djamir “Penguin” Filho. “Added to the amps are two THD Hot Plates. I can control the levels and have the tubes always ‘full-on’ while keeping the volume correct for the show. We mike each amp with a Shure SM57.” Ackroyd’s footpedals comprise a H.O.G. (harmonic octave-generator guitar synth); Boss Loop Station RC-2, TU-3 chromatic tuner, FZ-5 fuzz, TR-2 tremolo and DD-7 digital delay; DigiTech X Series digital reverb; and Ibanez TS-9 Tube Screamer. - See more at: http://www.mixonline.com/news/tours/all-access-florence-and-machine/368254#sthash.PF1WImhw.dpuf

Guitarist Robert Ackroyd has two Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212 amps. “They have a great drive sound without getting the levels too loud,” says guitar/bass tech Djamir “Penguin” Filho. “Added to the amps are two THD Hot Plates. I can control the levels and have the tubes always ‘full-on’ while keeping the volume correct for the show. We mike each amp with a Shure SM57.” Ackroyd’s footpedals comprise a H.O.G. (harmonic octave-generator guitar synth); Boss Loop Station RC-2, TU-3 chromatic tuner, FZ-5 fuzz, TR-2 tremolo and DD-7 digital delay; DigiTech X Series digital reverb; and Ibanez TS-9 Tube Screamer. - See more at: http://www.mixonline.com/news/tours/all-access-florence-and-machine/368254#sthash.PF1WImhw.dpuf

In this instagram photo from the studio, Rob Ackroyd appears to have a Fulltone OCD pedal on his chain

Rob's studio rig appears to have a Phase 90 Pedal

Rob's pedal rig appears to have a Styrmon pedal in the chain

Rob's pedal board appears to have this pedal in the chain

RV-5 pedal appears in his studio pedal chain