 Claytons first bass was a walnut brown Ibanez Musician, which he played heavily from the recording of "Boy" and well though the "War" era.Two years later, at the age of 16, Clayton asked his father to purchase a second-hand Precision for him when Brian Clayton travelled to New York, as he felt he needed a better guitar to master the instrument.For the rest of his career, he was mainly known for using various Fender Precision and Jazz basses.