James McNew

"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.”

James McNew of Yo La Tengo discusses the distinctive sound of the Ace Tone Rhythm Ace FR-3 drum machine in an interview with Rolling Stone, highlighting its use in their music.

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

James playing live w/ a Jazz Bass

In an audio segment on Marketplace, James McNew of Yo La Tengo discusses his use of the EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter V1 phaser pedal.

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

James playing a Jazzmaster at Sasquatch 2016.

James playing as DUMP with a 12 String Danelectro DC.

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

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

James playing a blue Longhorn bass with Oneida in 2014.

"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."

James has been playing what looks like a 2019 Thunderbird since at least 2020. He played it in both 2020 and 2021 Hanukkah shows. Brooklyn Vegan has photos from the Nov. 28, 2021 show.

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

In this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWf1Wlmznug&ab_channel=KEXP he is seen playing a Rickenbacker 620/12 through the whole song starting with 0:22.

In a user-uploaded photo, James McNew's Line 6 FM4 Filter Modeler is visible on top of his Ace Tone organ, likely set to the Mu-Tron mode.

James with the supraphonic and some jingles

In this video, James McNew is clearly seen playing a Fender Precision Bass during Yo La Tengo's performance of "You're Gonna Miss Me" by The 13th Floor Elevators at a surprise set at Mama Tried Bar in NYC.