![Syd Barrett: the genius who almost was – a classic profile by Nick Kent | Syd Barrett | The Guardian Syd Barrett: the genius who almost was – a classic profile by Nick Kent | Syd Barrett | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d358eb2b4c3a9724697d3b959c747ef6cdc31135/0_0_2629_3968/master/2629.jpg?width=700&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=9f4613072cb9cb6dbf2515460798444b)
Syd Barrett: the genius who almost was – a classic profile by Nick Kent | Syd Barrett | The Guardian
muerdekeroyo on X: "Happy Birthday Syd Barrett! Mirrored @Fender Esquire # guitar https://t.co/hfLXx9wmYh" / X
![Syd Barrett in 1966 with his famous mirror-disc guitar (a Fender Esquire) which he covered in silver sticky-back reflective discs (the same kind Jimmy Page also used to adorn his guitar). : Syd Barrett in 1966 with his famous mirror-disc guitar (a Fender Esquire) which he covered in silver sticky-back reflective discs (the same kind Jimmy Page also used to adorn his guitar). :](https://i.redd.it/7agsbip7wma01.jpg)
Syd Barrett in 1966 with his famous mirror-disc guitar (a Fender Esquire) which he covered in silver sticky-back reflective discs (the same kind Jimmy Page also used to adorn his guitar). :
![Robert Grau on X: "Amazing #psychoblues #SydBarrett Back then, they were "The Pink Floyd Sound" 🎸that guitar... #Syd at his best ! Syd Barrett - I'm A King Bee (very rare version) Robert Grau on X: "Amazing #psychoblues #SydBarrett Back then, they were "The Pink Floyd Sound" 🎸that guitar... #Syd at his best ! Syd Barrett - I'm A King Bee (very rare version)](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dk6svYmXoAAX1Nm.jpg)