Jeff Tweedy

In this photo from Chicagomag, Jeff Tweedy is seen playing an Epiphone Riviera 12-String guitar.

Tweedy can be seen in this photo among his guitar collection, including a Rickenbacker 4005/6 to his right.

Jeff Tweedy owns a Höfner 500/1 Bass, which was featured in the Wilco Loft Sale on Reverb. This reissue of the iconic Beatle violin bass, famously associated with Paul McCartney, boasts authentic details such as a spruce top, flamed maple back and sides, and a set neck made of maple, beech, and maple with a rosewood fretboard. The bass, likely from the 2010s, offers a 42mm nut, 30" scale, 22 frets, and dot inlays. Despite its very light wear and a small mark on the headstock, it remains an excellent playing instrument.

Jeff Tweedy owns a TC Electronic Alter Ego V2 Vintage Echo, a versatile delay pedal known for its analog modeling capabilities and range from slap-back to expansive repeats. This pedal was listed in the Wilco Loft Shop on Reverb, indicating it was part of their gear collection.

Jeff Tweedy owns an Electro-Harmonix Random Tone Generator, as highlighted in the Wilco Loft Shop listing on Reverb. This reissue remains faithful to its 1980s predecessor, offering unique control over random tone speed with a switchable glide function, making it an intriguing addition to any setup.

“Jeff Tweedy’s acoustic pedal board just consists of an Electro Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb, a volume pedal, and the ubiquitous Boss TU-2 tuner.” - Austin City Limits.

“Jeff Tweedy’s acoustic pedal board just consists of an Electro Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb, a volume pedal, and the ubiquitous Boss TU-2 tuner.” - Austin City Limits.

Nels Cline & Jeff Tweedy of Wilco are now using the Mastery Bridge

The image from the pedalboard dates back to 2004 Toronto concerts, and original poster of pedalboard photos can be found here. Also, photos of the concert that this pedalboard photo is from can be found here.. In this photo, the Ernie Ball VP JR. volume pedal is visible.

Check out this crazy cool custom shop mutt. Precision Bass body and pickup selection with a Jazz Bass neck. It's got a relic'd neck with a nice worn seafoam sparkle finish to match. A total franken-bass with some killer tone and worn feel made this way by Fender. It sports new flat wound strings, modern hardware, and a RSD bridge. This bass is remarkably clean. Ships in its OHSC from the Fender Custom Shop.

Not only was this guitar straight out of Jeff Tweedy's collection, it's also super rare! Hagstrom only made 1100 of these altogether. This model was touted as their flagship bass model during this era. Minor scratches and knicks from years of wear but dang, it's 53 years old. You'd have minor scratches and knicks too! All electrics work great. This has been worked on and well maintained. There's some minor scratch in the volume control slider that went away after some routine sliding. Super easy to control while playing. The pushbutton pickup and tone switches work well. There are two for the pickups and two for bright or deep tone. The action is wonderfully low and the neck is straight and is extremely easy to play. Currently set up with flatwounds.

These are fantastic and unusual guitars, in that the fretboard has 31 frets. Nels and Jeff love these! This guitar has some modifications which enhance playability and lower the price considerably. It was obviously owned by someone who wanted to play it rather than just look at it. The tuners and bridge have been upgraded, and there are added string guides on the headstock, and there is an added switch. The pickups and finish are original. It has been pro-setup and it sounds great. It comes with a gig bag. This one belongs to Jeff. It had a tuning peg upgrade at some point.

His signature model has a pair of BB #1s in nickel covers.

In this live Wilco session posted on Instagram, the Cheese Ball is clearly visible beside Jeff's Holy Grail in the thumbnail and at various points in the video.

In an Instagram post, Jeff Tweedy is observed playing a custom-built Fidelity Guitars Stellarosa model, providing direct evidence of his use of this specific guitar.

Per Daddario website Jeff Tweedy uses these strings

As you can see in this YouTube video of Wilco performing Impossible Germany Jeff is playing a 1964 Gibson SG with a Maestro Vibrola. He can often be seen playing this guitar for this song as well as the song “at least that’s what you said” during live performances.

In this artist gear profile on D’Addario’s website, Jeff Tweedy says he uses this capo.

The D'Addario NS Capo has the right sound and the right feel. They never pull my guitar out of tune.

Seen wearing K271 in his Chicago Loft recording space

"Tweedy sings into a Shure Beta 58A, and Doty notes that he appreciates the mic’s off-axis rejection of Tweedy’s acoustic guitar."

Photo shows Tweedy holding this guitar

Tweedy can be seen playing a Fender Jazz Bass in this live photo.

In this video from the Pitchfork Music Festival, Jeff Tweedy can be seen playing a Gibson ES-330 in Cherry.

At 14:15 Josh Scott states that he sent a crayon to Wilco (the crayon was made with the solo in “Hell is Chrome” in mind) Josh also states that it’s now on Jeff’s board.

In the video for Jeff Tweedy's song "Feel Free," his studio pedalboard is shown at 0:42 to contain a Walrus Audio Jupiter, as confirmed by the YouTube source authored by Wilco.

In the music video for Jeff Tweedy's song "Feel Free", his studio pedalboard appears and contains a Sarno Music Solutions Earth Drive.

In a 2012 performance in Barcelona, Jeff Tweedy can be seen playing a white Epiphone Crestwood Custom Electric Guitar during the song "At Least That's What You Said," as captured in a video by wilcoclubvideos on YouTube. The instrument is identifiable around the 1:50 mark, where its distinctive features are visible, suggesting it may be an original model from the 1963-1970 period due to the six-on-a-side headstock, rather than the recent 150th Anniversary reissue.

In a September 5, 2025 blog post for Jeff Tweedy’s Starship Casual substack, Mark Greenberg confirms that Jeff owns multiple Kawai Moonsault MS-80 guitars:

It’s one of the oddest-shaped guitars in Jeff’s collection. In fact, five of his guitars (at present count) are of this type. These moon-shaped wonders are the Japanese-made Kawai Moonsault MS-80 models, made throughout the 80s and 90s. Some of these were shipped in somewhat regular-looking rectangular guitar cases, but with really nice foam cut to fit the moonscape body perfectly. Others arrived in Kawai moon-shaped gig bags. You’ll see some of these in the artwork for Jeff’s new three-record album, Twilight Override. Hopefully he’ll take them on tour this fall and you’ll get to see them played live.

In the "Jeff Tweedy Rig Rundown" video by Premier Guitar, it is confirmed that Jeff Tweedy uses a Greco SG, as discussed starting at the 10:46 mark.

In a Rig Rundown with Premier Guitar, published on November 19, 2025, Jeff Tweedy's electric board is shown to include the Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Nano Reverb.