Frank Black

In this photo, Frank Black can be seen playing a Fender American Vintage '58 Telecaster guitar in a live performance.

"Thompson keeps it single-coil simple with two stock vintage Teles and two ’50s Martins—a D-28 and a D-18. When he needs an angrier tone, he relies on the P-90 in his cherry 1963 Gibson SG Jr.," Premier Guitar states.

You can see Frank playing this guitar here and many other videos of live concerts from the '88-'91 era.

In this photo, Black is seen playing creamy white Fender Jaguar.

In this video you can see Frank Black using a pink Fender Mustang (Fender logo can be seen on the headstock at 0:23 in the video).

In this picture gallery from the Catastrophic Theater you can see Black Francis playing an Epiphone Les Paul Custom back stage at a Blue Finger concert.

"Thompson keeps it single-coil simple with two stock vintage Teles and two ’50s Martins—a D-28 and a D-18. When he needs an angrier tone, he relies on the P-90 in his cherry 1963 Gibson SG Jr.," this Premier Guitar rig rundown states.

In an article by Premier Guitar, Frank Black is mentioned as using a Martin D-18, among other guitars, for his performances. The piece highlights his preference for vintage instruments, including the D-18 for its distinctive tone.

Used live at the Town and Country Club, London 1988

Frank Black uses this guitar in this performance and several others from this period with some regularity, with a specific spot being at 3:17 during Nimrod’s Son. This shot shows the shallow depth of the body and the distinctive oval-shaped sound hole and harsh cutaway. I can’t confirm that it was ever used on a record but it would make sense for it to be on anything between Come On Pilgrim and Doolittle.

Frank Black is confirmed to use the Healy Guitars Healer, as evidenced by an Instagram post from Healy Guitars. The post details the creation of a custom Healer guitar specifically for him, featuring unique elements such as one of his wisdom teeth and maple wood sourced from his own property. This guitar was crafted with a hum-cancelling bridge pickup and a vibrant neck pickup, tailored to Black's preferences. The post also mentions that this is the second Healer guitar made for him, and he has been seen performing with it during live shows in 2023.