Effect Pedals
Byrd uses effect pedals very sparingly although he has used the following over the years.

DOD250 Overdrive This pedal is a modern re-issue, it is used to boost the signal going to the Marshall and it makes the pre-amp tubes work harder. Byrd used this pedal for all of 'Flying Beyond The 9' and the solos on 'Anthem'. Byrd sets the controls as follows: Gain - Full. Level - 11 o'clock	Ibanez TS-9 Overdrive This was the overdrive pedal of choice until James turned to the DOD250. This classic pedal provided the tones on 'Son Of Man', 'The Apocalypse Chime' and 'Crimes Of Virtuosity'. Overdrive	Jim Dunlop Crybaby Wah James is a master of this effect, using it to pull out notes, accent phrases and as a tonal device instead of mindlessly wah-ing every note - anyone say Kirk Hammett?	DOD FX35 Octoplus This is used for octave doubling on various tracks. It was also used with a guitar for the bassline on the title track of 'Octoglomerate'!

Furman Parametric EQ
This was used a pre-amp infront of the Marshall and Peavey heads on 'Fifth Angel', 'Atlantis Rising' and 'Octoglomerate'.

Vox Valvetone
James used this pedal for all rhythm tracks on 'Anthem', it posseses more midrange than the DOD250.

Batteries
James uses Carbon batteries in all his overdrive pedals, the batteries make the dynamics of the pedals much more tube like recreating the sag of amplifiers with tube rectifiers. Danelectro make such batteries.

Zoom 9002
James uses this portable device for everyday practise through a mixer and out of the studio monitors. Although the unit is close to 10 years old it has superb tone and sustain. James likes it as "its the only portable unit I have used with enough gain to make a single coil equipped guitar sing, it also closer to the tonality of the Marshall than anything else I have tried". Byrd prefers the unit over the likes of the POD and J-Station. To hear the 9002 played by Byrd listen to the solo on 'Outro Jam' from the Jason Becker tribute album 'Warmth In The Wilderness'.