Putting an emphasis on appearance, I thought that a design that suits my current age and a guitar that I can use for a long time would be best. Since I have many guitars with dark-colored bodies, I made the body white and made parts such as the edges, tuning pegs, and pickups gold to bring out a sense of quality. Sounds don't rely on power, and I emphasized that aspect because we've had an increase in songs that are played with clean/crunchy sounds.

Specs:

Body Material: Alder
Body Shape: Mustang
Body Finish: Polyester

Neck Shape: '60s "C"
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Position Inlays: Dot
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Urethane
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Scale Length: 24" (61 cm)
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt
Truss Rods: Standard
Truss Rod Nut: 3/16" Hex Adjustment

Pickup Configuration: HH
Bridge Pickup: Enforcer "Wide Range" Humbucking with Downsized Wide Range Covers
Neck Pickup: Enforcer "Wide Range" Humbucking with Downsized Wide Range Covers
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Middle Pickup, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Special Electronics: Coil Selector Switch for Each Humbucker
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone; Pickup Toggle Switch; Coil Selector Switch for Each Humbucker

Hardware Finish: Chrome
Bridge: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Strat Strings-Through-Body Hardtail
String Nut: Synthetic Bone
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style

Strings: Fender USA Super 250L, NPS (.009-.042 Gauges)
Unique Features: Double Humbucker Configuration, Hardtail Bridge, Unique Pickup Switching with 15 Options, Short Scale, Offset Mustang Body Shape

Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green

Price: USD $1,047 / 95,650 yen / £638

Click here to see gear that is not used anymore/rarely used:

Yamaha Pacifica 112
(2006 - 2007)
HARU used a Yamaha Pacifica with a rosewood fretboard and CANTA sticker as decoration when SCANDAL first started out. It is currently at CALESS's Kyobashi location (the dance & vocal school where SCANDAL got their start).

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Fender Eric Clapton Stratocaster
(2007 - 2008)


This guitar was used during their early performances as well as in "Space Ranger" and "Koi Moyou" PVs.

Below, you can just barely make out the Eric Clapton signature on the headstock.

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Fender (most likely Squier) Telecaster
(Shoujo S PV & BEST★SCANDAL PB only)


Since this guitar was used in the "Shoujo S" PV, it most likely was not used anywhere else. This is also the guitar she smashed in the BEST★SCANDAL photobook. During the week of 03/25/2011, this guitar along with MAMI's and TOMO's instruments used in the "Shoujo S" PV were auctioned. The winning bid for this guitar was ¥251,001.

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Fender Mexico '69 Telecaster Thinline, 2002 Limited Edition (Surf Green)
(2009)

This guitar is a Fender '69 Series Telecaster Thinline with a maple neck and a pearloid pickguard. She used this guitar during their First One-Man Live Tour in 2009 for songs such as "Ring!Ring!Ring!" and "S.L.Magic."

Here's the pic of her in the studio(November 29, 2009):


HARU trying it out in a shop:

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Fender Telecaster Classic Series '72 Custom
(~2009)




The photo below features both the Thinline and the Classic '69.

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Takamine 1991 Limited Editioni
(October 2009)

HARU previously used a Takamine 1991 Limited Edition, now discontinued. This guitar was used during their first anniversary live on October 25, 2009. Songs perfomed using this guitar include "Koi Moyou," "SAKURA Goodbye," and the Sadistic Mika Band cover "Time Machine ni Onegai."

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Squier Classic Vibe Telecaster Thinline
(Date of debut unknown; featured in SCANDAL MANIA Vol. 3 bulletin)

This Thinline tele has a natural mahogany body, maple fretboard, and a white pearloid pickguard. HARU says that she likes this guitar because it is "lightweight yet affordable." No other appearances of this guitar have been found except for the article in the photobook.

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Guild GAD-30R
(October 2010 - present)

This was first seen in the EVERYBODY SAY YEAH! DVD during "Sayonara My Friend." The top and bracing of the guitar are made from spruce while the back and sides are rosewood. More info and specs can be found here.

March 2018:

March 2018

Effects:
-LINE6 M5
-FREE THE TONE PA-1QG
-Rockett Pedals ARCHER Ikon
-Fulltone OCD
-BOSS TU-3 Chromatic Tuner
-FREE THE TONE ARC-53M
-Xotic Effects EP Booster

Signal Junction Box:
-FREE THE TONE JB-41S

January 2016:

January 2016

Effects:

-LINE6 M5
-ZVEX Vexter Fuzz Factory
-Rockett Pedals ARCHER Ikon
-Fulltone OCD
-BOSS TU-3 Chromatic Tuner
-Free The Tone ARC-53M


-Korg Kaossilator
-Korg MiniKP Kaoss Pad


HARU used the Rupert Neve Designs RNDI during "Sisters" with her electric acoustic guitar.

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.

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 yen (roughly USD5grand!). 

As always, please keep forum rules in mind and direct any non-HARUNA gear talk to the other topics. Thanks.