Courtney Barnett

Here, Courtney tells the story of how she got a friend to help her buy a Telecaster on eBay, because she was on tour and was afraid of messing up her Harmony Rocket. The same guitar was also mentioned in 2015 Premier Guitar interview.

Starting from 0:12 in this video, Courtney Barnett can be seen playing a Fender Jaguar on a KCRW studio session. The guitar was mentioned in 2015 Premier Guitar interview. The Jaguar Barnett has been seen with is, according to a Reddit discussion a 1966 Japanese reissue of Fender Jaguar.

Second Jaguar Barnett uses seems to be a 1999 (maybe 2004?) Japan-special Jaguar HH (JG-66). She explains the guitar in Musician's Friend interview:

I wanted a red guitar, because the album is red; I thought it would be a nice match. The second Jag I got was a Kurt Cobain Special, and I replicated that because I liked it. I played around with the Strat a little bit, but the Tele was a main one. [...]

In 2015 Premier Guitar interview, a Boss BD-2 is listed among Courtney Barnett's gear. The pedal is also present in 2018 Guitar Center interview, and 2018 Noisegate interview.

At 20:30 in this video, Courtney Barnett is seen using her Fulltone OCD Pedal during her live gig at SXSW. In 2015 Premier Guitar interview, a Fulltone OCD is also listed among Courtney Barnett's gear.

The pedal is also present in 2018 Guitar Center interview, and 2018 Noisegate interview.

In this picture we can see Courtney using a Kurt Cobain jaguar

In 2015 Premier Guitar interview, an Electro-Harmonix Little Big Muff Pi is listed among Courtney Barnett's gear.

As seen in the video. For her solo tour she uses some different pedals to make it more atmospheric. The pedal is also present in 2018 Musician's Friend interview. She briefly demonstrates the ambient swells that Avalanche Run does.

Beginning at 03:40 she talks about all the EQD pedals she has used before...

Courtney Barnett can be seen playing through Fender Hot Rod DeVilles in this photo. In 2015 Premier Guitar interview Barnett mentions the amp as the one of her choice, as they are not hard to get when playing live.

Barnett is seen using Kurt Cobain's signature Jaguar in 2016 perfromance in Festival Fauna Primavera in Chile.

Barnett also used Kurt Cobain's signature model during the recording of 2021 album "Things Take Time, Take Time".

Well, actually because of the circumstances, of Covid, I actually I ended up going to Sydney to record this album, from Melbourne, which is like 10-hour drive. We found this great studio up there, but all I had with me was my Maton acoustic guitar and the Kurt Cobain Jag. I didn't even have my pedals with me, either.

In a 2022 interview with Guitar Player, Barnett mentioned that this is the only electric guitar she used on "Things Take Time, Take Time".

There is a clear shot of Courtney playing a Harmony H59 at 1:41 in this video. The guitar was mentioned in the 2015 Premier Guitar interview.

I found it in this store just outside of Melbourne—I'm left-handed and it's hard to find guitars. It was the first nice guitar I bought myself. Before then I had an acoustic and a shitty old electric that I got when I was a kid. [The Harmony] was always pretty special, but then I took it on tour and it got a crack in the back. It's got one of those floating bridges and it just went out of tune halfway through every song. I started playing a bit harder and it just wasn't right. I keep it at home now and play it there.

At 2:52 you get a clear shot of a Boss TR-2 on Courtney's pedalboard.

Courtney Barnett playing her Taylor Baby Mahogany acoustic guitar at Coachella festival (Indio, California) for FM 949 San Diego. Video was uploaded on April 15th 2016. You can also see Courtney playing her Taylor Baby here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxoH6YFVTvg

In this Instagram post, Courtney is holding an Eastwood Airline Map DLX.

At 1:26 in this performance, live at KEXP from 2014, Courtney Barnett can be seen playing a left handed Stratocaster.

In 2016 episode of Ernie Ball's "String Theory", Barnett's pedalboard can be seen at 00:37 minute mark. Lehle Little Dual Amp Switcher is visible next to Boss TU-3. The pedal is also present in 2018 Guitar Center interview.

In this video Courtney can be seen using a Shure 58A microphone during Pitchfork Festival 2015.

In the "Board To Death Ep. 31" video by EarthQuaker Devices, Courtney Barnett is shown using the Boss DD-7 Digital Delay pedal to create a more atmospheric sound for her solo tour.

In 2015 Premier Guitar interview, a Broadcast Hard On A/B Switcher is listed among Courtney Barnett's gear.

Courtney Barnett frequently plays a Fender Telecaster during her live performances, as shown in the image from Gstatic.

Barnett was a part of Ernie Ball's "String Theory" series, where she mentions the use of Regular Slinkys (10-46). Barnett also mentions the use of "purple or yellow" Ernie Ball strings in Musician's Friend interview in 2018; the regular Slinkys are shown afterwards.

In 2015 Premier Guitar interview, a Boss CH-1 is listed among Courtney Barnett's gear. The pedal is also present in 2018 Musician's Friend interview.

I went into a friend's guitar store in Melbourne. They have heaps of second-hand stuff, and [the chorus] was like $99. I thought that seemed like a good pedal to buy.

The pedal is also present in 2018 Guitar Center interview.

In this photo of Barnett's pedalboard, which comes from 2018 Guitar Center interview, a MXR Micro Amp is visible.

In 2015 Premier Guitar interview, a Behringer UT100 is listed among Courtney Barnett's gear.

Courtney Barnett playing her Maton EMD-12 string guitar next to Kurt Vile during the 'Lotta sea lice' tour (2017). This video is from the NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert series and was uploaded on December 15th 2017.

Beginning at 03:40 she talks about all the EQD pedals she has used before...

In the video you can clearly see the Avalanche Run clearly and Courtney mentions that even in the recording sessions she uses it

Straight at the beginning in the first seconds of that video, you can see her pedal board with an EQD Hoof on the bottom left.

In 2015 Premier Guitar interview, a Boss TU-3 is listed among Courtney Barnett's gear.

2015 Premier Guitar interview mentions that Courtney Barnett uses Ernie Ball Power Slinky (11-48) strings. Barnett also mentions the use of "purple or yellow" Ernie Ball strings in Musician's Friend interview in 2018; the Power Slinkys are shown afterwards.