Natalia Lafourcade

In this YouTube video of her 2016 performance at Austin City Limits, Natalia Lafourcade can be seen playing a Yamaha AEX 500N acoustic-electric nylon-string guitar with natural finish.

During her 2017 NPR Music Tiny Desk concert, Natalia Lafourcade can be seen playing a Guild acoustic guitar with all-mahogany finish around the 3:30 mark to perform her song “Mi Tierra Veracruzana.” This guitar appears to be a Guild M-20 late 1950s vintage model based on the script logo and open book headstock shape.

In a screengrab from an Instagram reel dated March 5, 2025, Natalia Lafourcade shares a B&W photo from the construction of her custom guitar. The reel tags Spanish luthier David Jimenez Rodriguez Guitars, based in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, near Cadiz, Spain. According to the luthier's website, David Jimenez Rodriguez crafts approximately 10 custom flamenco guitars by hand each year, using woods such as palo santo (lignum vitae) and cypress.

English

Moments from the quest to construct my travel guitar that I’ll call C A N C I O N E R A 🌼 So we walked the beautiful streets of Cadiz while I met with wonderful people. Now we are leaving to prepare for whatever comes next. Between wood, delicious bites, sweet conversation and new friendships. Thank you, life! @pituquete.music @encarna.anillo y @guitarrasdavidjimenezrodriguez

Spanish

Momentos de búsqueda para construir mi guitarra de viaje a la cual llamaré C A N C I O N E R A 🌼 Así caminamos las calles hermosas de Cádiz, al tiempo en que me encontré con gente maravillosa. Así nos vamos preparando para lo que viene. Entre maderas, comiditas deliciosas, dulces charlas y nuevas amistades. ¡Gracias vida! @pituquete.music @encarna.anillo y @guitarrasdavidjimenezrodriguez

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DG08QD9t7Sf/

David Jimenez Rodriguez Guitars: https://guitarrasjimenezrodriguez.com/

Natalia Lafourcade is seen playing a Gretsch G6128T-GH George Harrison Signature Duo Jet with Bigsby around the 11:40 mark in a behind-the-scenes documentary about the recording of her 2015 album Hasta la Raíz at Sonic Ranch studio. The model can be identified by the artist signature seen on the truss rod cover of the headstock, two single-coil DynaSonic pickups, as well as the black tremolo arm pivot bolt.

Sonic Ranch lists a Gretsch George Harrison Duo Jet as part of the studio’s guitar collection, which may be the same model that Natalia Lafourcade can be seen playing during the album’s recording: https://www.sonicranch.com/guitars

Natalia Lafourcade is seen playing a Fender Custom Shop TPDCE-1 Traditional Pro Dreadnought around the 21:53 and 23:30 mark in a behind-the-scenes documentary about the recording of her 2015 album Hasta la Raíz at Sonic Ranch studio.

Sonic Ranch lists a Fender Traditional Pro acoustic as part of the studio’s guitar collection, which may be the same model that Natalia Lafourcade can be seen playing during the album’s recording: https://www.sonicranch.com/guitars

Natalia Lafourcade is seen playing a Martin dreadnaught acoustic guitar around the 19:46 mark in a behind-the-scenes documentary about the recording of her 2015 album Hasta la Raíz at Sonic Ranch studio.

Sonic Ranch lists a 1954 Martin D18 as part of the studio’s guitar collection, which may be the same model that Natalia Lafourcade can be seen playing during the album’s recording: https://www.sonicranch.com/guitars

Natalia Lafourcade is seen playing a Telecaster-style baritone electric guitar around the 14:21 mark in a behind-the-scenes documentary about the recording of her 2015 album Hasta la Raíz at Sonic Ranch studio.

https://youtu.be/b21FHvpnLhI

The model seen here features two “lipstick” style pickups similar to a Danelectro guitar, an extended baritone scale length for the neck, as well as a 3x3 tuner arrangement on the headstock. The shape of the headstock is similar to Danelectro’s “Coke bottle” headstocks except for the flattened top and Fender logo, which appears inconsistent with Fender’s more common 6 in-line tuners and trademark headstock shape. The bold all-capital stylizing of the Telecaster logo appears consistent with 1968-80s CBS era branding.

The album credits for Hasta La Raíz list a baritone guitar played by Natalia on the track “Para Que Sufrir.”

In this screengrab from an Instagram post dated April 5, 2012, Natalia Lafourcade shares an image of her Gibson ES-335 electric guitar in its case with two humbucker pickups and sunburst finish.

English

My new Gibson guitar.

Spanish

Mi nueva guitarra Gibson.

https://www.instagram.com/natalialafourcade/p/JDze3NOpBW/

In this screengrab from an Instagram post dated November 3, 2018, Natalia Lafourcade is seen playing live with her Duesenberg Starplayer TV - DTV-2T electric semi-hollow guitar with two-tone sunburst finish.

English

Thank you @imagesbypablo for such beautiful photos. 🇺🇸❤️🙏🏼❤️🌹 amazing Pomona. Today we are already en route to @tropicaliafest for two concerts. How wonderful to be able to share this with all of you.

Spanish

Gracias @imagesbypablo por tan hermosas fotos. 🇺🇸❤️🙏🏼❤️🌹 que maravilla Pomona. Hoy ya vamos camino a @tropicaliafest y así nos quedan dos concertos. Que maravilla poder compartir con todos ustedes.

https://www.instagram.com/natalialafourcade/p/BpvEIKllDKU/

In this screengrab from an Instagram post dated January 16, 2014, Natalia Lafourcade can be seen holding her Martin Backpacker steel-string acoustic guitar. In the photo she is accompanied by guitarist Gustavo Guerrero and bass player Mariana Ruiz, both of whom are credited on her 2015 album Hasta la Raíz.

English

We came to play music for the Arch of Cabo San Lucas with @marianruzzi and Gustavo

Spanish

Venimos a tocar música para El arco de San Lucas con @marianruzzi y Gustavo

https://www.instagram.com/natalialafourcade/p/jPIWU8upN9/

During a televised performance on Once TV México (Canal Once), Natalia Lafourcade can be seen playing a black Gibson Les Paul with HH pickups while promoting her 2009 album Hu Hu Hu. Natalia plays this instrument in the song “No Viniste” starting at time stamp 8:54 from the video clip, following an interview by the journalist Cristina Pacheco.

During a televised performance on Once TV México (Canal Once), Natalia Lafourcade can be seen playing a Taylor T5 thinline electric guitar with sunburst finish while promoting her 2009 album Hu Hu Hu. Natalia plays this instrument in the song “Tiempo al Viento” starting at time stamp 8:54 from the video clip, following an interview by the journalist Cristina Pacheco.

Natalia Lafourcade uses a Daniel Lopez Romero Classical Guitar, as confirmed by luthier Daniel López in a social media post dated September 10, 2024. López, who is based in Xalapa, Veracruz, stated:

English:

It makes me very happy to see in these images two instruments built by me at the same Hollywood Bowl concert, in the hands of two artists of excellence that I greatly admire: Natalia Lafourcade, who with her talent and creativity has taken, in her music and poetry, the name of Mexico to many places around the world; and Raymundo Pavón, who is one of the outstanding musicians who regularly accompanies her. Thank you to both for giving me such great satisfaction.

Spanish:

Me siento muy feliz de ver en estas imágenes dos instrumentos construidos por mi en un mismo concierto en el Hollywood Bowl, en manos de dos artistas de excelencia que admiro grandemente: Natalia Lafourcade, quien con su talento y creatividad ha llevado, en su música y poesía, el nombre de México a muchos lugares del mundo; y de Raymundo Pavón quien es uno de los destacados músicos que le acompañan habitualmente. Gracias a ambos por darme tan grande satisfacción.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1087883956213294&id=100049751004184

Daniel López Romero’s label can also be spotted inside the soundhole of Natalia’s classical guitar during a 2025 live performance of her song “Cancionera,” as seen on YouTube for Frontstage RD at time stamp 4:32:

https://youtu.be/23RN5kpYnOU