Jeff Mangum

Jeff using his Gibson ES-125 during a Neutral Milk Hotel performance in 1998

This video of Jeff Mangum from September of 2009 clearly shows him playing this 1960's Silvertone parlor guitar.

in the fall of 94, jeff returned home to ruston to make his first attempt at recording “on avery island", alone on his 4-track, (which was a tascam 424 portastudio, with sm57, just in case you were wondering) anyway he finished these two songs, and although loving what he had made, decided he needed his friend robert to record with if he were to ever have any hope of completing an entire album (which they proceeded to do, on a fostex A4 reel to reel 4 track)

In the user-uploaded photo, Jeff Mangum is seen using the Electro-Harmonix Sovtek "Green Russian" Big Muff Pi V7C, suggesting it is a key component of his setup.

Jeff is seen playing this guitar at the Knitting Factory in NYC, 1998 and is shown promenintly in the live video preformance

Mangum can be seen playing a Fender American Standard Stratocaster Olympic White in this photo.

In this video, Jeff Mangum can be seen playing his Silvertone 619 in the first two songs, I Will Bury You In Time & Holland, 1945.

In this video, we can see Jeff playing his vintage, rare Gibson L-1 archtop acoustic.

Jeff uses a smaller Martin 0-17 from either the late 40's or 50's. He uses this guitar frequently live during the band's final tour.

in the fall of 94, jeff returned home to ruston to make his first attempt at recording “on avery island", alone on his 4-track, (which was a tascam 424 portastudio, with sm57, just in case you were wondering) anyway he finished these two songs, and although loving what he had made, decided he needed his friend robert to record with if he were to ever have any hope of completing an entire album (which they proceeded to do, on a fostex A4 reel to reel 4 track)

In this video at the very beginning you can see Jeff's amps behind him, all three are Ampegs and one is a Portaflex B-15N.

If you zoom in on the picture of Jeff Mangum, you can see that his strap has the Levy's Leather logo.

Jeff used this to record "On Avery Island." He didn't personally own it; however, it was usedThe following is a quote from Jeff Mangum's website:

"in the fall of 94, jeff returned home to ruston to make his first attempt at recording “on avery island", alone on his 4-track, (which was a tascam 424 portastudio, with sm57, just in case you were wondering) anyway he finished these two songs, and although loving what he had made, decided he needed his friend robert to record with if he were to ever have any hope of completing an entire album (which they proceeded to do, on a fostex A4 reel to reel 4 track)"

In this video at the beginning, you can see Jeff Mangum's three Ampeg amps, one of which is a vintage, rare Ampeg B-12 Portaflex Fliptop guitar amplifier.

At the beginning of this video, you can see Jeff's three Ampeg amps behind him. They are all Portaflex series amplifiers, two are from the 60s and one is the B-15 variant from the 1970s.

In this video we can see Jeff playing through two amps, one of which is a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, however this is likely a rental amp for their European tour.

In this video we can see Jeff playing through two amplifiers, one of which is an SVT Pro head. However, this is likely a rental for their Europe tour.

In this video we can see yet another two Ampeg amps in use by Jeff (right behind him), one being an SVT-CL head.

In the pictures provided in this youtube video he can clearly be seen using an ovation breadwinner

In a live performance during the Cranberry Lifecycle era, Jeff Mangum is seen playing a Fender Mustang Electric Guitar.

In this Youtube video of Jeff Mangum preforming in The Watt Club in Athens,Georgia, Jeff Mangum can be seen using an Gibson ES-330.

In a video of Jeff Mangum's solo performance at the 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia, dated October 14, 1997, he is seen playing a Gibson ES-335. This is documented in a YouTube video titled "Neutral Milk Hotel / Jeff Mangum - Oh Comely," uploaded by the user inertlife.