Tom Smith

In this photo, Tom Smith of Editors is playing at T-mobile INmusic festival on June 6, 2009. The guitar he's playing (and can frequently be seen playing in other photos and videos) is a Fender Telecaster Custom, black finish, maple neck. This photo shows the tone/volume knobs and the pickup selector switch have been removed.

In this photo of Editors performing live in 2008, Tom Smith can be seen playing a Gibson ES-335 guitar in a black finish, with black knobs and a black pickguard.

This photo of Editors frontman Tom Smith (taken Feb 16 2012) shows him using the Gibson J-200 Standard Acoustic Guitar in Vintage Sunburst finish.

Around 22:00 in this video of Editors performing at Pinkpop 2014, frontsmith Tom Smith can be seen playing Fender Tim Armstrong Hellcat Acoustic-Electric Guitar. The distinct marks on the headstock, as well as the shape and length of the pickguard confirm it is this particular model. It appears he has a capo on it on the 7th fret. The song he plays it on is Formaldehyde.

There is a difference, however, as Tom's acoustic looks to have dot inlays, whereas the Hellcat has skulls and "Hellcat" logos.

In this Instagram photo posted by Editors in Feb 2026 (first in the carousel), Tom Smith can be seen playing a Silvertone Model 1457 Electric Guitar in red burst finish. The caption refers to them finishing the recording of an album:

FINISHING E8 📷 @justinlockey