Phil Manzanera

He has been photographed playing a white Strat and is playing one in the Roland promo video.

"Mainly a 1957 black Les Paul Custom, my Firebird, a Chet Atkins guitar for the Spanish guitar bits, a Guild 12-string acoustic and a 1951 Telecaster. I used my Blade for all the rhythmic parts plus the lead sound on Rayo di Bala, which I was very pleased with. Nearly all the solos are played on a Marshall head straight into the desk, not using a speaker."

Phil Manzanera used the Roland VGA-7 V-Guitar Amplifier, known for its ability to model both amplifiers and guitars, during the Roxy Music Tour in 2001, as detailed in the official tour equipment list by Bill MacCormick.

In a Roland UK video, Phil Manzanera expresses his enthusiasm for experimenting with the Roland VG-99 V-Guitar System, highlighting its versatility in his music creation process.

Manzanera can be seen in this image with a Gibson Firebird X.

Manzanera can be seen playing a Gibson Firebird VII in this image.

Roxy Music performing "All I Want Is You" live on their second Musikladen appearance of 1974. Promoting 'Country Life.' Manzanera uncharacteristically playing a blonde Fender Telecaster

This picture is taken in Phil Manzanera's studio. Phil is on the right with his own Hofner Galaxie. On the left is Peter Dommett, who is holding his Galaxie (Serial # 3259). Peter had gone to the studio to interview Phil for Music Video Showcase TV.

UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 01: RAINBOW THEATRE Photo of ROXY MUSIC and Phil MANZANERA, Phil Manzanera performing live onstage, playing Rickenbacker 330/12 12 string guitar on Country Life tour (Photo by Ian Dickson/Redferns)

In this photo and several videos on his personal Website (including the link https://manzanera.com/new/the-liberation-project-songs-that-made-us-free-triple-cd/), Phil Manzanera is playing a wine red Gibson Les Paul studio live, including the liberation concert Johannesburg 25th May, 2018 and the Sound of Blue Album launch concert (https://manzanera.com/new/photos-from-phils-the-sound-of-blue-album-launch/).

Mentioned in Guitar World interview, published in December 2022 issue.

I love echo units. The cheapest one you could buy in the Sixties was a WEM/Watkins Copicat [Tape Delay]. If you’re not technically brilliant, with all the repeats, it can make you do incredible things. Also, I enjoyed early Pink Floyd, so I was a big fan of using weird effects and echos.

From December 2022 Guitar World interview, answering what is his favourite piece of gear.

When we started Roxy Music, [Brian] Eno and I had — as part of our setups — a Revox tape recorder that had a thing called Sel-Synch and Varipitch where you could change the pitch and echo repeats by changing the speed. I had it linked to a DeArmond volume pedal that controlled the speed and Sel-Synch functions on the Revox and provided weird echo effects that linked into Eno’s [EMS VCS3] synth. This was a completely different and revolutionary way of working that Eno and I used in 1972 and 1973.

From December 2022 Guitar World interview, answering what is his favourite piece of gear.

When we started Roxy Music, [Brian] Eno and I had — as part of our setups — a Revox tape recorder that had a thing called Sel-Synch and Varipitch where you could change the pitch and echo repeats by changing the speed. I had it linked to a DeArmond volume pedal that controlled the speed and Sel-Synch functions on the Revox and provided weird echo effects that linked into Eno’s [EMS VCS3] synth. This was a completely different and revolutionary way of working that Eno and I used in 1972 and 1973.

Reverb listing for Phil Manzanera's Panasonic SV3800:

"This Panasonic SV3800 DAT Recorder is owned by Phil Manzanera

This unit has a typical amount of wear for its age but is generally in good condition. The unit was not comprehensively tested but looks to be in good working order.

All items in The Official Phil Manzanera Reverb Shop ship fully insured with delivery confirmation and a signed and embossed Certificate Of Authenticity from Phil."

Reverb listing for Phil Manzanera's Peavey Ranger 212:

"This Peavey Ranger 212 is owned by Phil Manzanera

This unit is in very good condition with little sign of wear. It has been fully tested and is a brilliant sounding amp. The remote switch is working - it has tape covering 2/3 switches.

All items in The Official Phil Manzanera Reverb Shop ship fully insured with delivery confirmation and a signed and embossed Certificate Of Authenticity from Phil."

Listed on page 44 of Musician No. 28 (November 1980), as part of an interview with Bryan Ferry.

Phil Manzanera's guitars are a Red 1963 Custom Firebird Black Beauty and a 1957 Les Paul Custom. His amps are a Mesa Boogie and a Gender [sic] Twin Reverb, both with Electro Voice K 120 speakers and he uses a Conn Strobotuner. Phil's effects are Eventide Harmonizer, Roland Chorus Echo Unit, Roland Analog Echo, Mutron Wah-Volume pedal and a Schaeffer Vega Radio Mic System.

Listed on page 44 of Musician No. 28 (November 1980), as part of an interview with Bryan Ferry.

Phil Manzanera's guitars are a Red 1963 Custom Firebird Black Beauty and a 1957 Les Paul Custom. His amps are a Mesa Boogie and a Gender [sic] Twin Reverb, both with Electro Voice K 120 speakers and he uses a Conn Strobotuner. Phil's effects are Eventide Harmonizer, Roland Chorus Echo Unit, Roland Analog Echo, Mutron Wah-Volume pedal and a Schaeffer Vega Radio Mic System.

Listed on page 44 of Musician No. 28 (November 1980), as part of an interview with Bryan Ferry.

Phil Manzanera's guitars are a Red 1963 Custom Firebird Black Beauty and a 1957 Les Paul Custom. His amps are a Mesa Boogie and a Gender [sic] Twin Reverb, both with Electro Voice K 120 speakers and he uses a Conn Strobotuner. Phil's effects are Eventide Harmonizer, Roland Chorus Echo Unit, Roland Analog Echo, Mutron Wah-Volume pedal and a Schaeffer Vega Radio Mic System.

Listed on page 44 of Musician No. 28 (November 1980), as part of an interview with Bryan Ferry.

Phil Manzanera's guitars are a Red 1963 Custom Firebird Black Beauty and a 1957 Les Paul Custom. His amps are a Mesa Boogie and a Gender [sic] Twin Reverb, both with Electro Voice K 120 speakers and he uses a Conn Strobotuner. Phil's effects are Eventide Harmonizer, Roland Chorus Echo Unit, Roland Analog Echo, Mutron Wah-Volume pedal and a Schaeffer Vega Radio Mic System.

In the video titled "Phil Manzanera: My Go-To Guitars," Phil Manzanera is seen playing a Gibson Firebird Electric Guitar at the very beginning. He mentions that the specific model could be from either 1965 or 1967, although he is uncertain of the exact year.

What's particularly good about this guitar has always been great for recording um the tuning aspect is not brilliant but for recording purposes it just likes going onto analog tape and so this was used in quite a lot of the Roxy songs on every album I'd use this for something.

At 19:54 in the YouTube video titled "Phil Manzanera: My Go-To Guitars," Phil Manzanera is seen in his studio with a Fender 1951 Telecaster, confirming his use of this specific guitar model.

He states:

It's got a magic about it this guitar it's um it's a real good friend

In the video titled "Phil Manzanera: My Go-To Guitars" by Guitarist on YouTube, at the 0:00 mark, a pair of Bowers & Wilkins 805S Nautilus speakers can be clearly seen positioned behind Phil Manzanera.