“The sound that comes out of that speaker is just dynamite”: One of the main guitars on Biffy Clyro’s new album was a tiny Fender with a built-in speaker – which is also beloved by Tom Bukovac

Simon Neil.

On stage, Simon Neil of Biffy Clyro is rarely seen wielding anything but his beloved Stratocasters – but in the studio, he is always on the hunt for new sounds.

Sometimes that comes from the “extremely useful” versatility of a Gibson Les Paul, or a left-field pedal pick. But when it came to tracking Biffy Clyro’s latest album, Futique, the modern rock giants found an unlikely winner in the battle to be the record’s main electric guitar.