PJ Harvey

In this image, you can spot an a Boss DS-1 Distortion pedal on PJ Harvey's pedalboard.

Her main distortion pedal.

Polly can be seen playing this guitar in several live performance videos. Like this one from 1992: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkV9XoDVUlU

And this one, from 2001: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzwG3r9_L9o

According to this article, PJ Harvey has used a '60s Fender Telecaster.

According to PJ Harvey's website, Harvey often played a 1965 Fender Jaguar.

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To the bottom left of her pedalboard, you can see PJ Harvey playing through a DigiTech Vocal 300.

In this photo, PJ Harvey can be seen playing an Airline 3P Res-O-Glas guitar.

An ElectroHarmonix Deluxe Memory Man can be spotted on PJ Harvey's pedalboard in this picture.

In this image in the center of her pedalboard, PJ Harvey is playing through a Boss RV-3 Reverb pedal. It is also visible in her pedalboard in these 2022 photos in studio, meaning that Harvey likely used it to record "I Inside the Old Year Dying".

PJ Harvey uses the Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler on her live pedalboard, as shown in a user-uploaded photo on Tumblr.

In this image, PJ Harvey is playing through an Orange Retro 50 guitar amp.

In this image, PJ Harvey is playing a black Fender American Standard Telecaster with a Rosewood fretboard.

In the source video, PJ Harvey's bandmate plays her Yamaha QY20 on 'A Perfect Day Elise'. She plays the QY20 herself at many shows in 2006-2008, including Hay Festival of Literature & Arts on May 26, 2006, at the Royal Festival Hall on August 29, 2007, at the Paris Grand Rex on November 16, 2007, and in Rome on March 09, 2008.

Used live on 'Angelene', 'My Beautiful Leah', and 'Electric Light' as a drum machine. Also used live on 'My Beautiful Leah' as a bass synth. Used live on 'Nina In Ecstasy' as a pad synth.

Hay Festival: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSUXkuZ1YMw Royal Festival Hall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqttnyloqDQ Paris Grand Rex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7l_YpWBI8I Rome: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7f1nfdK3Lc

According to PJ Harvey's website, Harvey often played an Eros MkII, modeled after a Gibson SG.

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You can see PJ using a Boss PH-1 Phaser

According to Eastwood Guitars, PJ Harvey acquired the Eastwood Warren Ellis Tenor Baritone 2P after the release of "The Hope Six Demolition Project."

PJ Harvey plays the Moog Taurus I pedal on live performances of 'Grow Grow Grow'. It is set up for a flute-like sound.

In this photo, Harvey can be seen playing a Fender Mustang Bass.

AV CLUB INTERVIEW

AVC: The title track of Let England Shake first surfaced as a TV performance, and a lot of people were shocked to see you onstage with only an autoharp. Is it helpful for you as a songwriter to experiment with an instrument like that, where you have a fixed set of chords to choose from?

PJH: It worked well with the way I was writing this record, because I wrote the words first, but then I held onto the world for a long time until I found the melody. So then all I have to do is fit the chords into music. I’ve already got the melody.

In this photo, Harvey can be seen playing a Mellotron M4000D.

In a 2007 performance of "Down by the Water," PJ Harvey is seen using a Rosen autoharp, which contributes a distinctive, rustic sound to her music.

PJ Harvey plays her Yamaha SK20 at the Hay Festival of Literature & Arts on May 26, 2006 and at the Royal Festival Hall on August 29, 2007.

Hay Festival: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z8rFiaqBSQ Royal Festival Hall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rADQYN380nA

"John and Polly used various Marshall heads for the album. I opted for a Mesa Blue Angel, but sneaked in a cheesy old solid-state Baldwin Professional ("Maniac") and one of those toy Marshall belt-buckle amps ("Working for the Man"). We used Marshall 4x12s in the studio," says Joe Gore, in this article.

In a live performance at the Metro in Chicago in 1993, PJ Harvey used a Marshall JCM800 2205 50-Watt Amplifier Head. This performance is documented in a YouTube video of her cover of "Highway '61 Revisited."

“I originally chose the Sennheiser MD 441 for her vocal simply because it’s a fantastically versatile microphone, great for vocals and just about everything you choose to point it at,” Head explained. “Polly [PJ Harvey] used it on some of the vocal recording on her latest Hope Six Demolition Project album and in rehearsal, so it was always an option for the live shows, but in the end, when the whole PJ Harvey production was set-up with 9 musicians on stage and 23 monitors, we thought that the MD 431 had slightly better rejection, and Polly chose it above the MD 441 to use for the festival shows. This is a show where the audibility of the vocal is crucial. I constantly recommend the MD 431 to other engineers.”

PJ Harvey is known for playing an early '70s Gretsch Broadkaster GUITAR, not a BASS like the title says, as seen in various early photos of her performances. However, it's important to note that she actually played a Gretsch Broadkaster Guitar during that period, as confirmed by images uploaded by fans.

According to Harvey's bandmates, "We used Marshall 4x12s in the studio. John's live head is a Marshall JCM 800, while I go with the Blue Angel. John and I both tour with Marshall 2x12 cabinets, which are positioned in front of us, pointing back towards the band. Our bandmates would disagree, but our stage volume is relatively modest."

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According to PJ Harvey's website, "John and Polly used various Marshall heads for the album. I opted for a Mesa Blue Angel, but sneaked in a cheesy old solid-state Baldwin Professional on and one of those toy Marshall belt-buckle amps ("Working for the Man"). We used Marshall 4x12s in the studio. John's live head is a Marshall JCM 800, while I go with the Blue Angel. John and I both tour with Marshall 2x12 cabinets, which are positioned in front of us, pointing back towards the band. Our bandmates would disagree, but our stage volume is relatively modest."

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In a YouTube video by Jeremy Brieske, PJ Harvey is seen using a Fender '57 Mini Twin amplifier during her performance with John Parish at SXSW.

In an article by Steve Jennings for Mixonline, PJ Harvey is mentioned using the Shure Beta 57A microphone during her tours.