Justin Vernon's Keyboards and Synthesizers

"I think the thing I’m working with the most is the OP-1. It’s a sampler-based synthesizer, and I honestly think it’s the most important instrument that’s come into my life since I first picked up a guitar when I was 12 years old. I’m not exaggerating at all. I never leave the house without it. I don’t travel with the guitar anymore. I travel with just my OP-1. It’s been a big deal living with this thing. I love making music with it. I love traveling with it. I like using it as a writing extension. It’s a really special technology, essentially what a guitar is to me."

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At 3:02 in this interview, Justin talks about his inspiration from Bruce Hornsby, and says, "I got that exact Korg M1."

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In this picture we see Justin Vernon at Eaux Claires 2015 behind his key rig, containing a prophet 6.

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In this article it says Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) used a Yamaha DX7 when recording his last album, 22, A Million. It also states this in the liner notes for the album

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In a YouTube video titled "Bon Iver '22 (OVER S∞∞N)' - Late Show #PlayAtHome," Justin Vernon can be seen playing a Yamaha Reface CS synthesizer at his studio in Wisconsin.

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At 0:03 Justin can be seen using a Critter & Guitari Pocket Piano in this video.

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In this article it says Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) used a Yamaha VSS when recording his last album, 22, A Million

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In this article it says Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) used an Prophet 600 when recording his last album, 22, A Million

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In this video of "iMi", at 0:10 we can see Vernon using the Prophet X to trigger the opening samples of the song.

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In this article it says Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) used a Prophet 5 when recording his last album, 22, A Million

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In the credit of the track Hey Ma, says "Justin Vernon - Matrix 6, Guitar."

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When Justin plays at the end of Bernie's virtual rally, you can see a Yamaha CS-50 in the lower-righthand corner. You can tell that it's the CS-50 because of the colorful sliders beside the keyboard, which are not on any of the other CS series models.

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