I am pretty curious about her amp Shinos Luck 6V. Is it a boutique tube amp similar to Matchless and Dumble due to its price? Unfortunately, I can't see any specifications like wattage, tubes, speakers used, etc. Hope you can help me.

MamiNoodles wrote:I am pretty curious about her amp Shinos Luck 6V. Is it a boutique tube amp similar to Matchless and Dumble due to its price? Unfortunately, I can't see any specifications like wattage, tubes, speakers used, etc. Hope you can help me.

I have been curious too and all the info I searched for thus far had been in Japanese!

The SHINOS website (http://shinos.biz/index.html) seem to feature only the Luck 6V although at the bottom is a link to a blog that showcases a few other amps (eg WIN) made by SHINOS: http://blog.livedoor.jp/shinos713/

The Luck 6V appears to be handwired and is a 40-watt amp.



It's powered by 3x ECC83, 4x 6V6 and 2x GZ34 (rectifier) tubes/valves. The 12" speaker is a British-made Celestion Classic Lead 80.



The price tag is (according to Ishibashi) is about 560,000円 (roughly USD5grand!). Hence, to answer your question - with the handwired nature, price tag and the fact that you need to order one to get one - it's a boutique amp.

For its tone, apart from what you already hear on SCANDAL recordings - SHINOS has these two YouTube vids:





I own a 1995 made in USA Fender Blues Deluxe which is also a 40-watter powered by 3x 12AX7 (ECC83) and 2x 6L6 (predecessor to the 6V6) valves, but with a solid state rectifier. It is LOUD and has a lovely tone and it's not handwired. So, looks like HARU's got herself a great amp. If you noticed, she doesn't have her SHINOS when SCANDAL goes abroad. And the spares she had onstage had been VOX or MATCHLESS - one could imagine in the band's rider, those amps would be the nearest to her Luck 6V a promoter should provide.

it seems that HARUNA has a new PEC for the tour 

new effect set up

cherryblossom550 wrote:it seems that HARUNA has a new PEC for the tour 

new effect set up

First off, thanks to Maharizm for giving me a translated information about Haruna's Shinos signature amp. My apologies, I don't speak and read Japanese.

Anyway, I have some more information to support cherryblossom550's post about Haruna's new toys. Please click the Thank You button to give her a credit.

Lexian and Jade: Need your help to update her rig info after reading this.

About the routing controller or commonly known as the footswitch, it is made by a Japanese company called Free the Tone. I don't want to put too much stuff, instead please visit the website.

http://www.freethetone.com/en/products/system/audio-routing-controller-arc-53m.html

I think that Line6 M5 multi-effects stompbox replaces her good ol' BOSS DD5 for different types of delay which Haru is known for. Sorry, I can't put too much information so, better check the link!

http://line6.com/m5/

What gives me interest most is her new pedal call Holy Fire.



Holy Fire is an overdrive and distortion preamp pedal made by an American company call creation Audio Labs.

* Controls: Gain, Overdrive and Distortion which are cleverly arranged, and a Hi-Cut filter for tone-shaping purposes and vintage speaker simulation.
* Unique LED interaction that lits from the Holy Fire" jig - indicates the transition to wave shaping.
* Solid state preamp.
* Powered by 48VDC universal 90 to 260VAC small power supply (adapter included).
* Small footprint 3.1" x 4.25"

Please check the website  and its demos for more information:
http://www.creationaudiolabs.com/#!holyfire/c19lr

No probs - but I didn't manage to tell anything more from the SHINOS page. ^^

As for HARU's new setup - I did click on the link cherryblossom page although for some reason, I cannot see whatever photo she put up on her post. And I can't see any in yours either! I presume the photos are direct link from tha ameblo blog page?

My only comment for the Line 6 M5 - it does a whole lot more than just delay for HARU to just use it for that.  I understand the photo did not show the DD-3 but it did not capture the entire board either. I've a feeling she'd employ the other features as well. I did a poor translate of the ameblo post on Google - nothing about it replacing her DD-3. But one thing for sure, I can't see the Fulltone Fulldrive 2 - she may well have an O/D setting on the M5 as well as the delay.

Thanks for the new info! I'll update the post after I get home from a meeting.

maharizm wrote:No probs - but I didn't manage to tell anything more from the SHINOS page. ^^

As for HARU's new setup - I did click on the link cherryblossom page although for some reason, I cannot see whatever photo she put up on her post. And I can't see any in yours either! I presume the photos are direct link from tha ameblo blog page?

My only comment for the Line 6 M5 - it does a whole lot more than just delay for HARU to just use it for that.  I understand the photo did not show the DD-3 but it did not capture the entire board either. I've a feeling she'd employ the other features as well. I did a poor translate of the ameblo post on Google - nothing about it replacing her DD-3. But one thing for sure, I can't see the Fulltone Fulldrive 2 - she may well have an O/D setting on the M5 as well as the delay.

yes it is the link to the ameblo post

Aaand updated with links, new names, and photos.

META: Though, I'm thinking about tucking the less-used guitars under a spoiler. I noticed how long the first post is.

Lexian wrote:Aaand updated with links, new names, and photos.

META: Though, I'm thinking about tucking the less-used guitars under a spoiler. I noticed how long the first post is.

Sounds like a great idea.

Oh, I did a double take on the older photo of HARU's pedals in the main post - she already used the Holy Fire before! I also saw one with the blue Fulldrive 2, although I can't say which one predates which. Perhaps a look at the ameblo blog cherryblossom posted may help (that blogger seems to follow the band's gear with relish ^^).

i learn something new about HARU's guitar cable

first link is the ameblo post ameblo

second link is the official HOOK UP page HOOKUP

Good find!
Updated Haru and Mami's pages with the VAII and Tomo's with the VAIII.

At the Hall tour shows I went to last week, I noted HARUNA's second amp setup next to her SHINOS Luck6V.



She uses an EVH 5150III 50 watt head and a 2 x 12" cab.

EVH 5150III website wrote:It’s a three-channel amp; channels one and two share EQ, with gain, low, mid, high and volume controls; channel three has gain, low, mid, high, volume and master presence and resonance controls. Other features include selectable impedance (4, 8 or 16 ohms), dual parallel speaker output jacks, effects loop, headphone jack, line out and black hardware. Included four-button footswitch has 1/4” input jack; also accommodates MIDI footswitching.

On stage, the 2 x 12" cab was stood on its side.

Actually, there have been two photos to corroborate this on  S-H!

One from RINA's blog (taken during rehearsals for the tour):



The other is the BARKS photo (I've blown it up hence the v bad reso!) from the raibu in Atsugi:

Updated!

Also happy to see that SCANDAL still have some of their older instruments on deck.
Such as Haruna's wood thinline tele and Tomomi's 70s JB re-issue.
https://www.scandal-heaven.com/t11442-play-2015-02-06-rina#695037

Have a look at both?

Miyuki_Shiba wrote:Have a look at both?

The two guitars I mentioned are found in the link I posted above. ^

Hey, was checking the Your Song PV again and Haruna's guitar in the video took my attention. Does anyone know what guitar is it?

rynardhell wrote:Hey, was checking the Your Song PV again and Haruna's guitar in the video took my attention. Does anyone know what guitar is it?

it's a PRS custom 24 20th anniversary, pretty expensive stuff but really good.

Mentolo wrote:

rynardhell wrote:Hey, was checking the Your Song PV again and Haruna's guitar in the video took my attention. Does anyone know what guitar is it?

it's a PRS custom 24 20th anniversary, pretty expensive stuff but really good.

Thank you so much. Love ya.

Just asking but, would you choose this over an USA Stratocaster? I have an Epiphone SG right now with humbuckers but I'm not sure if I should get a Strat or one of those. Seems like they sound really awesome.

Mentolo wrote:It's a bit off topic..
Anyway it just about personal preferences, PRS has always been considered something between a Fender and Gibson, and you can see it especially in the body shape and fretboard scale( it's 25" where Fender is 25" 1/2 and Gibson 24.75") that's why it's considered quite versatile.
If you can afford one maybe you can give it a go, but I don't own one(I whish I could afford one..) so I'm not the most competent.
If you're still interested in PRS but don't want to spend that much you could give a look at the PRS SE line it's the affordable line like epiphone and squier.
anyway the best you can do is to go to a local shop and try different guitars until you find one you like.
If you have more questions(even though I don't know much)you can pm so we don't keep going OT

Thanks for the info. Sorry for going OT again. It seems like even though im a member for months now I haven't reached the post limit for PM's yet

Man, does Haruna have a sweet taste in guitars tho. 69 Thinline, Pawn Shop Mustang and so.

The consensus seems to be that she was probably borrowing that guitar. To my knowledge, it has literally never popped up again. My guess is it was the studio's guitar. I thought we talked more about it here but maybe it was in the "Your Song" thread.

spacecadet wrote:I thought we talked more about it here but maybe it was in the "Your Song" thread.

I think Mentolo was referring to the question posed by rynardhell about whether he/she would choose a PRS over a Strat when one decides to buy a guitar. Which is out of topic for this thread. ^^

Just to add (and being OT too hahaha) - a PRS proper (non-SE version) is usually more expensive than a USA Strat (unless you get some Custom Shop vintage relic job).

spacecadet wrote:The consensus seems to be that she was probably borrowing that guitar. To my knowledge, it has literally never popped up again. My guess is it was the studio's guitar. I thought we talked more about it here but maybe it was in the "Your Song" thread.

Yes. The guitar should be from J-Melo's studio. As they made Your Song with the J-Melo team.

The acoustic guitar HARU is currently using that was painted by the band for the 「Sisters」PV is a Guild GAD-30. Interestingly, she had played a GAD-30 before and this can be seen in the ESY Live Zepp Tokyo DVD when they played "Sayonara My Friend" (please see the pinned post for this thread). It is not known whether this is the same guitar or just another one they had to be painted.

Photo from the GiGS Oct 2015 issue:



It stands for 'Guild Acoustic Design', her GAD-30 has an orchestra-styled body and this model is currently discontinued. The GAD-30 is made in China and her specs are as follows (taken from musiciansfriend.com):

Spoiler:

I guess the nearest to a GAD-30 in their current 2015 catalogue would be the GAD F-130.

And that Sony studio tube/valve condenser mic is pretty dear (about USD4150 in Japan according to http://www.soundhouse.co.jp/products/detail/item/134400/)! ^^

Specs for the C800G/9X:

Spoiler:

Hope Haruna didn't have to struggle between buying a new tote bag and a nice microphone haha!
It's a smart investment for her. A lot of Pro vocalists bring their own microphone to the recording studio. Most of them are much much expensive than the C800G/9X.