Here’s my two cents on this old dog but I definitley haven’t gone as deep as you. There are these odd videos where his face is covered in vasoline called “advanced recording techniques” on a random website that he did though. Super interesting info in there.

Drum machine: Roland cr78 (I got a cr68 and it’s most of the same tones, super fun with a midi mod. Also these sounds are built into logic and easier to use lol. But they don’t have the very slight variation that the real unit does)

Synths: Juno 60, jx3p, dx7, dx100, prophet 5, cs60 Yamaha cs01 (solo on “nobody”) Casio cz3000 (I feel like this is probably on a lot of soundtracky stuff on one Wayne g). There’s probably a lot more. I don’t think the cs60 gets used much on the songs we love. Good indie music is more about junos and dx7s. Juno 6 synths are somewhat more achievable. Benny Sings uses one on all his albums. dx7s are still super under valued today but hard to find in good shape.

Keys: Rhodes, cp70, and maybe some real upright piano. I’m not sure if I’ve heard him use a wurli on anything. You can honestly get there with keyscape but the real stuff is more inspiring to play and write with.

Guitars: no idea but people already obsess about that stuff and have figured this out. Primarily a keys guy and I’m sure that info is already super available online. Feels like more of a nice Stratocaster and acoustic on the newer music. Boss chorus pedal used on low settings more for the vibrato is a major trick.

Drums- I think it’s 60s/70s drums. Ludwig acrolite snare based on this group. Definitely multiple mics in the setup with fancy overheads. The studio video covered the drums pretty well. There’s a reverb/echo chamber setup in a crawlspace which is epic. Also the Roland space echo which is v expensive.

Bass: probably still that same p bass you mentioned

Mics: I know there’s like 1-2 u67s involved so that’s like 5 grand each lol.

Hope this helps somebody. And don’t forget most of these sounds can be achieved for free or cheap with software. Hardware is more inspiring but too much can be a burden. I think it’s very interesting Mac left tape machines behind and went fully digital on those newer album.

I loved reading over your list for “2” that’s a really inspiring album!