Yea, I know, old thread. Didn't even know this was here.

Probably old news at this point but Manabe replaced his Big Muff with an MXR Distortion 3.

Sawao's Pedal's and back of his Cyclone, I posted this elsewhere in the past.


[img]http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/9016/2347311399b81d557cb1.jpg[/img]

[img]http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/8044/2348140506eeff226afd.jpg[/img]

Time for an update

[b]Sawao Yamanaka[/b]

Guitars

PV:

Monochrome Lovers: Vox Student Prince fitted with what it looks like a Bigsby tremolo. [url]http://www.jedistar.com/images/vox_sp.jpg[/url]

TRIP DANCER: ESP Telecaster Vintage Plus. [url]http://www.theguitarweb.com/esptele.htm[/url]

Kanojo wa kyou,: ESP Ultratone, but with modifications compared to the stock kind (Swanky Street). The pickups are single-coils instead of mini-humbckers. The pickup selector was removed. One of the knobs have also been removed. The layout looks similar to that of a Telecaster's.

Studio:

Kanojo wa kyou, (PML recording): I think a ESP Ultratone (the headstock kind of gives it away). [url]http://tiny.cc/gkfda[/url]


Microphones

PV:

Girlfriend: AKG D112. [url]http://www.roomr.co.uk/images/AKG-D112.jpg[/url]

RUSH: SM57. [url]http://tiny.cc/yx0sq[/url]

Live:

SM58 in most lives

Studio:

RUSH (single): SM57 with pop filter. [url]http://tiny.cc/qmub7[/url]

Shiroi natsu to midori no jitensha, akai kami to kuroi gitaa (single): SM57 with pop filter. [url]http://tiny.cc/7fgu7[/url]


[b]Yoshiaki Manabe[/b]

Guitars

PV:

Girlfriend: Gibson Les Paul fitted with mini-humbuckers. [url]http://tiny.cc/xgg8c[/url]

Live:

Girlfriend: Same as above.

SHIT ITS CARNVAL.

Shit, nice update. And welcome back, long time no see.

carnval lives

The Acoustic Manabe played in the Blue Poppies concert is an old 60's era [i]Eko Rio Bravo 6[/i] with Nine Miles polar bear artwork.

I'm surprised Sawao doesn't plug his pedals into an AC adapter. I hope the batteries don't die during live performances. I guess the roadies take care of that or something.

I hadn't noticed the 'the pillows' sticker on that tuner, either.

[quote="ThinlineTele"]I hadn't noticed the 'the pillows' sticker on that tuner, either.[/quote]

It says 'Chromatic The Pillows'

Theres one on the Blues Driver as well, pretty sure they're the same as the ones in the sticker set.

Here's Manabe's most up-to-date Pedal Board from the OOPARTs tour.

[img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1244235/Hosted%20Files/126104747621.jpg[/img]


Jun's

[img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1244235/Hosted%20Files/126104876429.jpg[/img]

The fuck is Manabe doing? An MXR Fullbore Metal and a digital distortion modeler?

[quote="Aplaca"]The fuck is Manabe doing? An MXR Fullbore Metal and a digital distortion modeler? [/quote]

And a Metal Muff as well, I was pretty suprised. His setup has certainly expanded.

Any clues as to what that un-marked mystery box is? Next to the red MXR Distortion.

[quote="Spike"]Metal Muff.[/quote]

All I can think about it Metal's mom.

[quote="Spike"][quote="Aplaca"]The fuck is Manabe doing? An MXR Fullbore Metal and a digital distortion modeler? [/quote]

And a Metal Muff as well, I was pretty suprised. His setup has certainly expanded.

Any clues as to what that un-marked mystery box is? Next to the red MXR Distortion.[/quote]
Well he's had the Metal Muff for a relatively long time now. And the mystery box looks like an old ram's head era Big Muff Pi, only black with different knobs. There is even what looks to be a logo where the ram's head ought to be. If I had to guess, it is some sort of DIY or knockoff Big Muff Pi.

[quote="Aplaca"]Well he's had the Metal Muff for a relatively long time now. And the mystery box looks like an old ram's head era Big Muff Pi, only black with different knobs. There is even what looks to be a logo where the ram's head ought to be. If I had to guess, it is some sort of DIY or knockoff Big Muff Pi.[/quote]

Yea, I just meant that it's weird he's using that in conjunction with the Fullbore Metal. Also it looks like he and Sawao are both using MXR Micro Amp pedals too.

This is what he was using during Blue Poppies. Notice that the mystery box starts showing up around here, only red this time.

[img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1244235/Hosted%20Files/123450462957.jpg[/img]

And this one is from a set before that.

[img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1244235/Hosted%20Files/12293064181.jpg[/img]

Can someone fix those links, I'm dying

Spike, you tease...