Jim O'Rourke

from sonicyouth.com From Jim's 2002 pedalboard (August 2002 Murray St. show)

from sonicyouth.com From Jim's 2002 pedalboard (August 2002 Murray St. show)

Jim playing 'Not Sport, Martial Art' live w/ his Strat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xizxQ8L78T8&spfreload=10&scrlybrkr=b2f0034d

from sonicyouth.com From Jim's 2002 pedalboard (August 2002 Murray St. show)

In this photo, you can see Jim playing live through a Music Man 210

From a picture of Jim's sonic youth pedalboard (sonicyouth.com forum)

From sonicyouth.com: 2002 - Mesa/Boogie Mark III w/ cab ...for guitar

from sonicyouth.com From Jim's 2002 pedalboard (August 2002 Murray St. show)

from sonicyouth.com From Jim's 2002 pedalboard (August 2002 Murray St. show)

In the picture, you can see Jim's EMS in the background. from sonicyouth.com: EMS Synthi -- perched on a stand onstage, used on songs like "Burning Spear" "Lightnin" "Sunday" and improvised sections of various songs.

Jim talks about the pedal and patches he has created with it.

Using the popular El Capistan on his board. Maybe as a sound on sound looper, a stand in for a tape delay unit, or both? I don't know what he uses it for, but alas, it is there.

from sonicyouth.com From Jim's 2002 (photo taken August 30, 2002) pedalboard

from sonicyouth.com From Jim's 2002 pedalboard (August 30th, 2002 Murray St. Show)

from sonicyouth.com 2000 -- EADGBE (Teenage Riot, Schizophrenia, Tom Violence -- JIM) 2003 -- EG#EG#EG# (Expressway -- JIM)

Jim's Jazzmaster for the bulk of the "nyc ghosts" tour, later replaced by the Musicman Stingray. The guitar originally had a Strat neck (and was nicknamed "Strazz") but it was converted to a Jazzblaster with a proper neck and Tele Deluxe pickups. Jim used it for 'Expressway' at some point. Lee reclaimed it for the 2006 tour.

In this photo, you can see Jim playing an SG in Tokyo

In this photo, Jim is playing with a Yellow Les Paul Jr. P-90

Jim in the studio with his 125

Jim O'Rourke is associated with the ZVEX Ooh Wah pedal, as evidenced by a user-uploaded photo on Flickr.

In the [BOSS TONE CENTRAL] Jim O'Rourke Collection video by BOSSchannel on YouTube, Jim O'Rourke utilizes the Roland GR-50 Guitar Synthesizer to demonstrate the capabilities of the SY-300.

Can be seen on left in the photo from Jim's concert in 2015.

Used by Jim in Sonic Youth: 2000 -- DFCDFF (NYC Ghosts & Flowers) 2001 -- DFCDFF (NYC Ghosts & Flowers) 2004 -- ?? (Eric's Trip) (from sonicyouth.com)

Used by Jim in Sonic Youth: 2000 -- GGDDD#D# (Brother James, Mote, Bull in the Heather) 2001 -- GGDDD#D# (Brother James, Mote, Bull in the Heather) (from sonicyouth.com)

Jim O'Rourke used a Gibson EB-2 Bass Guitar from November 2001 to 2003, as noted on sonicyouth.com. He has also been seen playing the EB-2 alongside Oren Ambarchi and Keiji Haino.

from sonicyouth.com From Jim's 2002 pedalboard (August 2002 Murray St. show)

from sonicyouth.com: This was Jim's main bass throughout the NYC Ghosts & Flowers tour. Yellow body 1 pickup Rosewood fretboard 2 knobs White pickguard

Live photo from 1999 (by Debra A. Zeller, hosted on playinginfog.com), likely at this Justice League show in San Francisco with Nobukazu Takemura: https://www.sfgate.com/music/article/Music-Event-Jim-O-Rourke-w-Nobukazu-Takemura-2898820.php

Jim used Kim's Thunderbird for the Nurse tour.

Used by Jim: 2002 2002 -- GGDDD#D# (Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style) NOTES:

This guitar was used by Jim at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival in March 2002, for the premiere of "Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style". Red body? 2 single coil pickups Rosewood fretboard Toggle switch 2 knobs

Jim O'Rourke is confirmed to have used the Burns Nu-Sonic guitar during the years 2000 to 2001, as evidenced by an image available on Equipboard.