blood orange

"When the 808 and 707 was out, or 909 or whatever, this was kind of for kids to use at home... the not so adult, difficult version".

Dev discusses using the HR-16 on his own records and when producing for other artists, such as Solange.

Dev Hynes can be seen in this video playing a clean Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar

Dev Hynes Home recording setup

On this video we can see him using it.

A photo on Pinterest shows Blood Orange with a Yamaha DX7 synthesizer.

Seen being used around 0.49 mins into the video

at 0.50 he says he runs logic

Blood Orange appears using an MPC3000 (left side of the stage) at Jimmy Kimmel Live Show

@ 3:54 you can see the logo of the casio cz-1

also used in the video for Saint

at 0.44 he shows this guitar

Seen being used at around 0.50 in the video

Dev Hynes performance as Blood Orange at the Mondrian November 29, 2011

Dev Hynes performance as Blood Orange at the Mondrian November 29, 2011

The pedal can be seen at 0:49 next to the compressor.

On Saint videoclip we can see that he uses the SQ DrumTraks.

On Saint videoclip we can see that he uses it.

In this yotube video of the song "saint" Dev can be seen playing this keyboard at 1:38, also at 3:22 it is possible to count five octaves therefore it's the 61.

Dev Hynes (Blood Orange) can be seen using a black Fender Jaguar in this performance for the 2018 Pitchfork Music Festival .

In this instagram post (@devhynes), a Roland TR-8S can be seen on Blood Orange's desk.

In the Blood Orange: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert performance, available through NPR Music on YouTube, Blood Orange, also known as Devonté Hynes, is clearly observed utilizing the Roland Juno-106 synthesizer throughout the entirety of the concert. This evidence confirms his use of the instrument during this live performance.

In an Instagram video posted by Dev Hynes on his official account on April 12, 2026, during his Blood Orange performance at Coachella, he is visibly playing the Fender Johnny Marr Special Jaguar Limited-Edition Signature Electric Guitar, identifiable by its distinctive lipstick pickups. This usage was further corroborated by Johnny Marr, who shared a still image from the video, confirming Hynes' use of the instrument.