Elvis Costello

11.15.2016 Elvis Costello, a man of 1,000 hats, 1,000 songs, and a good many guitars as well, donned a beautufiul cherry Epiphone Sheraton II PRO and matching hat for a recent series of concerts--the Detour--with longtime backing group the Imposters to celebrate his classic album, Imperial Bedroom.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noLVmVSs4CI

Used on the vocals for My Flame Burns Blue, as stated anecdotally by Jacquire King in this interview with Warren Huart at 1:00:57.

Al Schmitt uses 'em. I saw Al using 'em on vocal. When I visited Al at Capitol, he was mixing some Elvis Costello and I was like 'What you got on the vocal, Al?' And he said (laughs) 'dbx 160'!

Schmitt's 160SL was auctioned in July 2022.

Elvis Costello listed as a user of the Hi-Baller 1x12" combo on the 3 Monkey's Artist page.

Here Ernie Ball shows that Costello uses these strings.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bftC7BUNUjs

After careful review This is a Silvertone 1417 (Danelecto OEM) Single lipstick pickup Wood bridge Side mounted 1/4" jack

Elvis onstage and backstage with his Silvertone 1446

Elvis guest hosting David Letterman. Minute 1:03:08 opening with a joke version of Allison.

June 2015 Elvis Costello received his new Atkin J45, which was presented to him by Peter Bradley Jr of The Buddy Holly Educational Foundation in Harrogate. Elvis used the guitar for the rest of the tour.

Elvis Costello is seen holding a rare Gibson ES-350 Tenor Guitar, featuring a single P90 pickup and a natural finish, likely from around 1955. This detail is highlighted in a Gambit article previewing concerts in New Orleans for Fall 2016.

In the video "Elvis Costello & the Attractions 1978-06-15 Rockpalast" by delysidd on YouTube, at 31:58, the Peavey Classic amp badge is visible. Note that this is not the Peavey Heritage VTX, making this entry incorrect.

Elvis Costello is seen playing a Danny Ferrington "Elvis Costello" Acoustic guitar in the music video for "Good Year For The Roses," available on ElvisCostelloVEVO's YouTube channel.

David Letterman Late Show Minute 29:38 Both Elvis and Debra Harry are using Shure Beta 87A mics.

Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - This House Is Empty Now November 23, 1998 on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" in New York, NY

During Elvis Costello & The Attractions' 1979 U.S. Tour, a photograph from the Keith Morris Gallery shows Elvis Costello using a Shure SM57 microphone.

Elvis Costello - Black and White World 1980

In a performance on the David Letterman Late Show in 1989, Elvis Costello is seen using a Beyerdynamic M88 microphone during "Pads, Paws And Claws/Leave My Kitten Alone."

Elvis Costello has been using the Ear Trumpet Labs Josephine as a vocal mic since mid-2016. It was featured in his 2017 music video for "You Shouldn't Look At Me That Way."

Elvis Costello playing his sunburst MC-28 with T-Bone Burnett with his D-28 at McCabe's Guitar Shop’s 1984 Anniversary concert in Santa Monica

Elvis Costello is pictured with his vintage Kay K162 bass in an article by Otago Daily Times. The Kay K162, introduced in 1952, is notable for being the world’s first electric hollowbody bass and only the second electric bass ever made, following the Fender Precision Bass. This model was initially known as the K162 before being rebranded as the K5695 in 1959, with minor design changes. Often referred to as "The Howlin’ Wolf Bass," it gained popularity through Andrew “Blueblood” McMahon of the Howlin’ Wolf band.

Elvis Costello - Live Casablanca Sweden 1983

Recorded on March 9th 1983, Broadcast on March 14th 1983.

Costello can be seen in this image with an Ampeg AEB-1 Bass.

Nels Cline & Jeff Tweedy of Wilco, Elvis Costello, Troy Van Leeuwen, Bill Frisell, Thurston Moore & Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth, as well as thousands of others are now using the Mastery Bridge

Elvis Costello is associated with the Gretsch Chet Atkins 6120 Tenor, as detailed in George Gruhn's article in Vintage Guitar® magazine.

Elvis poses with his very rare 1957 Gretsch 6022 Rancher with a unique combination of features: humpback fret markers, double gold lucite pickguards, no "G" branded on the upper bout of the soundboard, and horseshoe inlay headstock.

The promo photo was used as the cover on his Oliver's Army single release.

David Letternman Late Show

Elvis & Burt Bacharach performance Minute: 33:59

Elvis Costello & The Imposters - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2016

During a performance with the Imposters at SummerStage on June 15, 2017, Elvis Costello used a Sennheiser e945 microphone, as reported by The House List.

In a performance of "Penny Lane" at The White House in 2010, Elvis Costello is seen using a Shure AD2/SM58 wireless microphone, as captured in a video by Martin Urionaguena on YouTube.

The [Live in] Memphis guitar is a Zen-on [Teisco] also branded as Audition.

I used to have an identical one.

Elvis Costello - Live on The Session 1987 on YouTube. 7.11.1987

Elvis dons the workmanlike entry-level Washburn D10CE Dreadnaught Cutaway Electric for this performance. This guitar is easy to identify the series as the dreadnaught electric cutaway series of this era with the W cut headstock. The identifier as the D10CE is that it is the only one in the series that has dot fret markers only on the fretboard. The D12 has a W at the 12th fret and the 17 has fancier fret markers altogether.

The preamps in this series have evolved over the years but the specs of the guitar have not. This was the '80s iteration that featured Volume and Tone controls in the upper bout.