Bryce Dessner

From a 2013 "The Current" interview:

"What kind of guitar is it?

It's a 1965 non-reversed Gibson Firebird.

Where did you get it?

That's an interesting story. Ben Lanz, who plays trombone, he and I found it on eBay, covered in stickers and bad neon paint, and it was stripped of its electronics. A Gibson Firebird is a very sought-after vintage instrument. They're difficult to find for less than $6,000 or $7,000. This one, just the wood alone was worth a lot of money. Whoever had it didn't realize it was worth something, so they were selling it for $300. So we bought it because we could tell, based on the neck and a brass electronics plate in there, that it was vintage.

And then I stripped the paint off and found the serial number and it's a 1965, so that was a good return on my investment. It's worth at least 10 times what I paid for it.

We rebuilt it ourselves and put Lollar pickups — they're hand-wound pickups from California — in it. So it's now my main instrument. It's really fun."

Can be seen in this video at 0:15: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goUjS4ueCzQ&feature=youtu.be

According to this article, one of Bryce's guitars is a naturally relic'd 1963 Fender Jaguar and unlike other electrics that strung with D'Addario EXL115 set, the Jaguar is strung with D'Addario EXL140 set.

This particular photo was taken when The National performed at Rock the Garden 2019 festival in Minneapolis, MN, USA.

In a performance of "Conversation 16" on the Letterman show, Bryce Dessner of The National is seen playing a Fender Telecaster Deluxe.

"Bryce’s main electric guitars are a 1963 Fender Jaguar and an early 1970s Les Paul Deluxe with miniature humbuckers."

In this Instagram post Dessner can be seen playing a white Telecaster on tour in 2016.

Bryce Dessner used the Silvertone 1446 as his main guitar until the late 2000s. He continues to use it occasionally, as seen in a September 2007 performance with The National on The Craig Ferguson Show, available on YouTube.

Bryce uses it during Lean

In the user-uploaded photo on Imgur, Bryce Dessner is shown with a Fender Johnny Marr Signature Jaguar in KO orange, suggesting it may belong to the venue.

In this Instagram post (July 18 2016) Dessner can be seen rehearsing with a J-45.