Japanese Breakfast

In this video of a performance at Austin ity Limits 2018, Michelle is seen playing an American Fender Jazzmaster.

In this video she plays a white Fender Stratocaster. Can also be seen in numerous other videos.

Michelle is listed on the Earthquaker Devices website as an artist.

"We got into using Roland Juno keyboards – we used the 6 and the 60 a lot on that record. I’ve also just got a Yamaha DX7, so yeah, some classics.”

The BigSky Reverberator is seen at the bottom of this gif from a Sept 2018 concert.

The OP-1 is seen in this 2018 concert photo and is often used to play the synth line in the song Machinist.

The tube screamer can be seen at the bottom of this picture from a April 2019 concert.

The MASCHINE has taken its place alongside other new purchases, including a Teenage Engineering OP-1, Universal Audio Apollo and another classic Juno synth, this time a 106, with Ableton Live acting as the central DAW. “It’s a simple set-up,” says Michelle of her current studio, but it is already one that has already been used on new Japanese Breakfast recordings, including 2019 single ‘Essentially’.

michelle plays an epiphone hummingbird while performing “this house”

michelle plays a yamaha c-70 while performing on tiny desk concert

Michelle is listed on the Earthquaker Devices website as an artist.

In a September 2018 Instagram post, Japanese Breakfast's Boss VE-20 Vocal Performer is visible, highlighting its use during a concert.

The pedal can be seen at the bottom of this photo from an April 2019 concert.

The workstation can be seen at the bottom of this photo from an April 2018 concert. It is often used to trigger vocal samples at the end of the song Roadhead.

We got into using Roland Juno keyboards – we used the 6 and the 60 a lot on that record. I’ve also just got a Yamaha DX7, so yeah, some classics.”

The MASCHINE has taken its place alongside other new purchases, including a Teenage Engineering OP-1, Universal Audio Apollo and another classic Juno synth, this time a 106, with Ableton Live acting as the central DAW. “It’s a simple set-up,” says Michelle of her current studio, but it is already one that has already been used on new Japanese Breakfast recordings, including 2019 single ‘Essentially’.

At 3:35 in this video you can see her amplifier on stage.

Michelle is listed on the Earthquaker Devices website as an artist.

We got into using Roland Juno keyboards – we used the 6 and the 60 a lot on that record. I’ve also just got a Yamaha DX7, so yeah, some classics.”

“The Maschine Mk3 came with a huge sample library that really informed our work in volleys when we recorded ‘Essentially’,” Michelle says.

The MASCHINE has taken its place alongside other new purchases, including a Teenage Engineering OP-1, Universal Audio Apollo and another classic Juno synth, this time a 106, with Ableton Live acting as the central DAW. “It’s a simple set-up,” says Michelle of her current studio, but it is already one that has already been used on new Japanese Breakfast recordings, including 2019 single ‘Essentially’.

Michelle can be seen playing a Moog Sub 37 at the 2 minute mark in this video.

In this promotional video by Fender, Michelle Zauner performs with the Meteora.

On the DocWurly.com website, there is a photo of the band posing with a Wurlitzer 200A. "Band and crew of Japanese Breakfast strike a pose with Steve Espinola, with their sturdy, touring 1979 Model 200A, purchased, fully-restored, from Doc Wurly in September 2022. Photo at Brooklyn Steel, Oct 2022."

In a YouTube video of Japanese Breakfast's live performance at the UC Theatre in Berkeley, CA on November 7, 2021, Michelle Zauner is seen using a Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus amplifier. The amplifier is visible throughout the performance, and at 0:23, the distinct knob layout is clearly identifiable, confirming it as the JC-120 model. The video is provided by Tim Bracken and captures the band playing their song "Diving Woman."

Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast is seen playing a Fender Jaguar Special in the provided photo, where the name "Jaguar" is clearly visible on the color-matched headstock. The word "Special" is visible on the headstock if you look closely enough.

In a photo, Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast is pictured holding a Gibson Acoustic 50s J-45 Original. The size, shape, shoulder, fretboard, headstock, pickguard shape, pickguard color of the guitar match the specifications of the J-45 50s Original, confirming its use.