Father John Misty
Father John Misty's Gear
This post confirms that Father John Misty used a Martin D-28
The MSP7200 strings are Father John Misty's preferred strings, according to Martin's website.
This Facebook post confirms that Father John Misty uses a Martin HD-28
At the beginning of this performance, Misty can be seen playing a Gibson J-45.
Misty can be seen playing a Taylor GS Mini in this photo.
In this live performance you can see a reissue princeton reverb right behind Josh.
Father John Misty is seen using a Taylor Big Baby BBT acoustic guitar in a photo from Rockisagirlsbestfriend.
In this Video at 5:50, Father John Misty is seen playing a Gibson Hummingbird
Father John Misty uses the LR Baggs M1A Active Soundhole Magnetic Pickup to amplify his Martin acoustic guitar. This can be seen in his full performance live on KEXP.
Father John Misty can be seen playing a Guild F-50 in this photo with Florence Welch.
In 2018, Father John Misty was seen using the Waterloo WL-14 guitar during live performances, as reported by Billboard.
FJM Uses the SM58 for the KEXP live session on the link above.
He can be seen playing it on 20:55 of the video
In this video at 0:05, FJM plays that guitar during the song Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings.
In a photo from the article "Live Review: Father John Misty @ The Anthem — 9/20/22" posted on 09/29/22 by parklifedc.com, Father John Misty is shown using an sE Electronics V7 microphone in black. The microphone is identifiable by its distinctive “sE red” pop foam windscreen filter under the grille and the knurled edged ring around the grille, which prevents it from rolling off a table. Additional photos from this period, during which Father John Misty had a shaved head, confirm his use of this microphone.
In the BBC iPlayer broadcast of Father John Misty's 2025 Glastonbury performance of "Real Love Baby," he can be seen using the Shure NXN8/S Nexadyne Vocal Dynamic Microphone, identifiable by its unique grille design.
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