James McNew

James plays a Bass VI in this performance of 'Nothing to Hide'.

James playing a blue Longhorn bass with Oneida in 2014.

James playing live w/ a Jazz Bass

From YLT's twitter: James rocks two SVT-CL heads for YLT's set at Primavera, Nov 11, 2017.

mentions playing it in audio segment on website

Used on the Moog Prodigy around 5 minutes down the video...

Can be seen left to his laptop and explicitely mentioned at the end of the video...

"Hey, what does the Casio drum machine sound like?" "It sounds great! Use that!" Either the Casio drum machine or the Ace Tone Rhythm Ace.

James playing a Jazzmaster at Sasquatch 2016.

James playing as DUMP with a 12 String Danelectro DC.

"Instead of settling on a pedal, neither of which are part of his Yo La Tengo setup, McNew picks the guitar itself, a Teisco May Queen guitar, which is also something he hasn’t played in a long time."

Synth on his left on the background, used on the fourth track and mentioned explicitly at the end of the video...

"Similarly, McNew talks about an essential piece of equipment his typical repertoire with Yo La Tengo: a 1960s Ace Tone Organ, which he also regards as a toy. McNew speculates that “it was made for like Japanese combo pop acts; maybe Garage bands in the 60s.” Either way, he concludes, “they really did it right.”