More pictures of the Les Paul:

    Pelham Blue VOS Finish
    Maple Top
    Mahogany Body
    Mahogany Neck
    One-Piece Rosewood Fretboard
    Hide Glue Neck-Fit
    Original Historic Truss Rod Sans "Tubing"
    24 ¾" Scale Length
    1-11/16" Nut Width
    22 frets
    ABR-1 Bridge
    Stopbar Tailpiece
    Custom Bucker Pickups
    Kluson Deluxe Green Key Tuners
    Nickel Hardware
    8lbs 10 ounces

The grain of the wood was made visible by making it a vintage cherry red color. The neck and fretboard were made of maple to bring out the brightness. Features such as the bridge and tuning pegs were made gold to bring out a feeling of quality. I made sure to make its appearance pop without giving it a heavy feeling and not making it too low-key. The sound is also important, but I took being able to use it for a long time into consideration.

Spoiler:

Fender American Standard Stratocaster HSS / MAMI MODEL (Black)
(Regular model: December 4, 2009 - Early 2010)
(MAMI Model: Early 2010 - Mid-2019?)

Originally purchased as a regular Standard Strat HSS near the end of 2009. Around March 2010, MAMI customized this guitar with a paint job that she designed on Photoshop. The result is the all-black guitar with a "melting ice-cream" design that you see today, painted by RADICAL BRATS DESIGNS . A humbucker in the bridge position was installed, as humbuckers produce more gain than single coils, making it more suitable for a lead guitar. The pickups, humbucker, pickguard and controls were all changed to black.

She uses a Perris Leathers BMN-1253 strap with it.

This was MAMI's main guitar from 2010 to mid-2019.


Pictures of the MAMI MODEL:

Spoiler:

Pictures of the regular model:

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Fender Classic Player Jazzmaster Special (3-Color Sunburst)
(February 12, 2011 - Present)

This guitar was first spotted during the AniUta KITAKYUSHU 2011 event in February of 2011.

Specs:

General
Model Name: Classic Player Jazzmaster Special, Rosewood Fingerboard, 3-Color Sunburst
Model Number: 0141600300
Series: Classic Player
Color: 3-Color Sunburst

Body
Body Material: Alder
Body Finish: Polyester
Body Shape: Jazzmaster

Neck
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane
Neck Shape: "C" Shape
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
String Nut: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Dot
Truss Rod Nut: Vintage-Style Slotted
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Vintage-Style

Electronics
Bridge Pickup: Special Design Hot Single-Coil Jazzmaster
Neck Pickup: Special Design Hot Single-Coil Jazzmaster
Controls: Lead Circuit: Volume, Tone. Rhythm Circuit: Volume, Tone
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Pickup Configuration: SS

Hardware
Bridge: Adjusto-Matic Bridge with Vintage Style "Floating" Tremolo Tailpiece and Tremolo Lock Button
Hardware Finish: Chrome
Tremolo Arm Handle: Screw-In Style Jaguar/Jazzmaster Tremolo Arm
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
Pickguard: 4-Ply Tortoiseshell
Control Knobs: White Plastic
Auxiliary Switching: 2-Position Tone Switch
Strings: Fender USA 250R NPS, (.010-.046 Gauges)

Unique Features: New Pickups with Fatter Tone and More Output, Adjusto-Matic Bridge, Medium Jumbo Frets, New Neck Pocket Cut Provides Better Pitch, 9.5" Radius, Trem Plate Moved Closer to Bridge to Increase Break Angle and Sustain, Screw-In Tremolo Arm, White Plastic Knobs and Switches

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Squier by Fender 「MAMI JAZZMASTER」
(March 28, 2012~)
Nickname: Stratomaster
Click for more info

An HSS like her regular Stratocaster, featuring a Seymour Duncan "Rails" humbucker on it. It was made available for consumers to purchase from summer 2014 onwards for 60,000 yen.

The graphics on the body are similar to this .

Specs:

・Colors : Pearl White w/ Original Graphic Design
・Body : Basswood
・Neck : Maple, C-Shape (Gloss Polyurethane, Vintage Tint)
・Fingerboard : Rosewood, 9.5 Radius (241 mm)
・No. of Frets : 21 Jumbo
・Pickups: 2 x Single Coil Strat Pickups w/Black PU covers(Neck & Middle) 1 x Duncan Designed HR-101 Hot Rails Pickup w/Black PU cover(Bridge)
・Controls : Volume, Tone, 5 Way Blade Switch
・Switching : 5 Way Blade Switch (Position 1. Bridge Pickup / Position 2. Bridge and Center Pickup / Position 3. Center Pickup / Position 4. Center and Neck Pickup / Position 5. Neck Pickup)
・Bridge : Adjusto-Matic Bridge with Vintage Style Floating Tremolo Tailpiece
・Machine Heads : Vintage Style Tuning Machines
・Hardware : Chrome
・Pickguard : White Pearl
・Scale Length :25.5" (648 mm)
・Width at Nut : 1.650"(42 mm)
・Unique Features : Pearl White w/ Original Graphic Design / Matching Headstock / Autographed signature is printed on back of the headstock"
・Strings :Fender USA, NPS (.010 to .046)

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Gretsch G6136DC White Falcon Double CutawayC [1962 Reissue]
(August 2010~)

In MAMI's blog entry on Aug. 5, 2010, MAMI shared with her fans that she had recently bought a Gretsch White Falcon. Price? A whopping ¥509,250! Even though she bought it during the summer of 2010, she had only used it for casual/personal use. It wasn't until early 2011 that the White Falcon made its formal debut by appearing in the PV for "CUTE!"—fitting, since the White Falcon was used to record that track.





MAMI added a fish in the falcon's talons:

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Fender American Vintage '64 Telecaster (Lake Placid Blue)
(July 24, 2015 - Present)

MAMI first used this guitar in the promo shoot for Sisters in 2015. It was then seen in the promo videos for SCAFES in August 2016, and when MAMI was featured in the March 2017 issue of SOUND DESIGNER magazine.

SPECS:

Lake Placid Blue 011-1000-802
Body: Alder
Body Shape: Telecaster
Body Finish: (0111000802) New Fender Flash Coat Lacquer
Neck Shape: Mid ’60s “C” Shape
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Vintage Style Frets
Fretboard Radius: 7.25″ (18.41 cm)
Fretboard: Round Laminated Rosewood
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: New Fender Flash Coat Lacquer
Nut Width: 1.650″ (42 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5″ (64.8 cm)
Truss Rods: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
Pickup Configuration: S/S
Bridge Pickup: New American Vintage ’64 Gray-Bottom Tele Single-Coil Pickup (Bridge)
Neck Pickup: New American Vintage ’64 Gray-Bottom Tele Single-Coil Pickup (Neck)
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Hardware: Chrome
Bridge: Original Vintage Style Tele Bridge with 3 Threaded Steel Saddles
String Nut: Bone
Tuning Machines: Single Line “Fender Deluxe” Vintage Style
Switch Tip: “Top Hat” Style Switch Tip
Strings: Fender USA 250R NPS, (.010-.046 Gauges)
Unique Features: Slimmer, more rounded maple neck with “C”-shaped profile and round-laminated rosewood fingerboard with larger pearl dot inlays; All-new pickups wound to period-correct specs and sound, with staggered bridge pickup pole magnets; Threaded steel “barrel” bridge saddles; “Top-hat” switch tip and flat-top knurled chrome control knobs
Case: New Deluxe Vintage Brown Case
Pickguards: 3-Ply White with Vintage Bevel
Included Accessories: Vintage ’64 Tele Strap, Cable, and Cloth; Vintage Wiring Kit, ’60s Tele Information Kit, Bridge Cover, Owner’s Manual, Saddle Height Wrench
Control Knobs: New Knurled Chrome Flat Top

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Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster
(Mid 2013)

The only times MAMI was seen playing it were on the SCAMada tour in summer of 2013. In the Dec. 2013 issue of GiGS, MAMI said that this was a guitar that she borrowed for the tour, wanting more "warmth, softness, and sadness" than what her black Strat has.

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Fender Kingman SCE V2 (Natural)
(Mid 2012)

MAMI first used this acoustic guitar at their OTODAMA SEA STUDIO concert in August 2012. She also used it during an event in September of that same year.

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ESP CANTA Guitar
(October 2011 - December 2011)

MAMI, HARU, and TOMO all played CANTA instruments during the "BABY ACTION" hall tour in fall 2011. MAMI said in the February 2012 issue of Go!Go! GUITAR that she played this during "DOLL" and "Shoujo S."

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Italia Maranello Speedster (Metallic Blue)
(May 2011 - Late 2011?)
Nickname: John

This guitar debuted on the 2011 Dreamer tour. Alder body with double humbucker (Wilkinson WVC Humbucker), maple neck, and rosewood fretboard. Costs approximately 73,500 yen.

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Gibson Les Paul Special Double Cutaway
(August 2008 - Mid-2009)

Back in the day, MAMI divided her usage of this guitar and the sticker Strat about 40/60. She removed the black pickguard in January of 2009. The guitar has not been used since 2009. More on the guitar here .

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Fender USA FSR American Deluxe Stratocaster (Olympic White)
(January 2007  - Late 2009)
Nickname: Yuuya-kun

Known to fans as the "Sticker Strat." MAMI bought this in late January 2007 when SCANDAL was still relatively new. More and more stickers were added as time went on. Some notable stickers include small happy faces, stars, and Pipo-kun (Tokyo Police Dept. mascot & one of MAMI's favorite cartoon characters). This guitar was shelved after she bought the black HSS Strat. The most recent appearance of this guitar was during the "SCANDAL no Theme" PV on the BABY ACTION DVD.

As noted in a few magazines, the model had been listed as "Fender 60th Anniversary American Stratocaster," but according to this blog , after doing some research and noting that MAMI had blogged that it was an edition limited to Japan, it turns out that the actual model she has is the "FSR American Deluxe Strat" in Olympic White. It was finally officially confirmed with the release of the "ROCK STUDY GO!! " mook released in September 2013.

The most recent appearance of the guitar was in the March 2017 issue of SOUND DESIGNER magazine. She appears to use it only in her home studio.


Just purchased; no custom stickers:



2007; stickers start to appear:



Mid 2009:



Late 2009:




Stickers up close:

Spoiler:

Specs:

Body : Alder
Fingerboard : Rosewood
Pickguard : 3-Ply Mint Green
Pickups : 3 Samarium Cobalt Niseless StratSC
Controls : Master Volume w/S-1 SW Tone(NECK)No-Load Tone(Middle and Bridge)
Bridge : Deluxe 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo with Pop in Arm

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Busker's BSE - Pink
(2006~)

This was MAMI's first guitar the band was just starting out.

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Prop guitars:

Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster (Vintage White)
("Taiyou Scandalous" PV only)

MAMI used this guitar only in the music video for "Taiyou Scandalous" in 2012.

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Unknown/Unmarked Stratocaster
("Shoujo S" PV & BEST★SCANDAL PB only)

This guitar was used only for prop purposes for the "Shoujo S" PV and later on for the BEST★SCANDAL photobook (when stickers were added on), the latter where they were photographed smashing the instruments. During the week of March 25, 2011, this guitar along with the other two prop instruments were auctioned . The winning bid for this guitar was ¥151,001.

Effects 2009 - 2019:

July 2019:

July 2019 :


-BOSS TU-2 Chromatic Tuner
-Free The Tone ARC-3 Audio Routing Controller
-Dunlop GCB95 Cry Baby Wah Wah
-DigiTech Whammy 5 Pitch Shift Pedal


-Line 6 M9 Stompbox Modeler
-BOSS MD-500 Modulation
-VITAL AUDIO VA-08 Mk- II
-J. Rockett ARCHER Ikon
-Electro-Harmonix Little Big Muff Pi
-ZVEX Effects Fuzz Factory Vexter
-BOSS OC-3 Super Octave Super Octave
-BOSS AW-3 Dynamic Wah
-Eventide TimeFactor
-Creation Audio Labs MK.4.23 Clean Boost
-Free The Tone ARC-3 Audio Routing Controller

March 2018:

March 2018 :


-BOSS TU-2 Chromatic Tuner
-VITAL AUDIO VA-08 Mk-Ⅱ Power Carrier
-Free The Tone ARC-3 Audio Routing Controller
-Dunlop GCB95 Cry Baby Wah Wah
-DigiTech Whammy 5 Pitch Shift Pedal


-Eventide TimeFactor Delay
-VITAL AUDIO VA-08 Mk-Ⅱ Power Carrier
-Creation Audio Labs MK.4.23 Clean Boost
-BOSS MD-500 Modulation
-Electro-Harmonix Little Big Muff Pi
-J. Rockett ARCHER Ikon
-Free The Tone ARC-3 Audio Routing Controller
-Line 6 M9 Stompbox Modeler

July 2017:

July 2017:


-BOSS TU-2 Chromatic Tuner
-Xotic Effects BBP-MB Custom Shop BB Preamp
-J. Rockett ARCHER Ikon
-Jackson Audio Prism ? (unconfirmed)
-Creation Audio Labs MK.4.23 Clean Boost
-ZVEX Effects Vexter Fuzz Factory
-Electro-Harmonix Little Big Muff Pi
-BOSS AW-3
-ZVEX Effects Fuzz Probe
-Free The Tone ARC-3 Audio Routing Controller
-Dunlop GCB95 Cry Baby Wah Wah
-DigiTech Whammy 5 Pitch Shift Pedal


-Eventide TimeFactor Delay
-CUSTOM AUDIO JAPAN AC/DC Station Ver.2
-BOSS FRV-1 Fender Reverb
-Xotic Effects EP Booster
-BOSS OC-3 Super Octave
-Peterson StroboFlip VS-F Virtual Strobe Tuner
-Free The Tone ARC-3 Audio Routing Controller
-Line 6 MM-4 Modulation Modeler

August 2016:

August 2016 :



*Same setup as January 2016

January 2016:

January 2016 :


-BOSS TU-2 Chromatic Tuner
-Xotic Effects BBP-MB Custom Shop BB Preamp
-J. Rockett ARCHER Ikon
-BOSS AW-3
-Creation Audio Labs MK.4.23 Clean Boost
-ZVEX Effects Vexter Fuzz Factory
-Electro-Harmonix Little Big Muff Pi
-ZVEX Effects Fuzz Probe
-ZVEX Effects Vexter Wah Probe
-Free The Tone ARC-3 Audio Routing Controller
-Dunlop GCB95 Cry Baby Wah Wah
-DigiTech Whammy 5 Pitch Shift Pedal


-Eventide TimeFactor Delay
-CUSTOM AUDIO JAPAN AC/DC Station Ver.2
-BOSS FRV-1 Fender Reverb
-Xotic Effects EP Booster
-BOSS OC-3 Super Octave
-Peterson StroboFlip VS-F Virtual Strobe Tuner
-Free The Tone ARC-3 Audio Routing Controller
-Line 6 MM-4 Modulation Modeler

April 2015:

April 2015 :


-BOSS TU-2 Chromatic Tuner
-Xotic Effects BBP-MB Custom Shop BB Preamp
-Xotic Effects AC Booster
-CUSTOM AUDIO JAPAN AC/DC STATION Ver. 2
-Far East Electric Krishna Series
-ZVEX Effects Vexter Fuzz Factory
-Electro-Harmonix Little Big Muff Pi
-BOSS AW-3
-Free The Tone ARC-3 Audio Routing Controller
-Dunlop GCB95 Cry Baby Wah Wah
-DigiTech Whammy 5 Pitch Shift Pedal


-Eventide TimeFactor Delay
-CUSTOM AUDIO JAPAN AC/DC Station Ver.2
-BOSS FRV-1 '63 Fender Reverb
-Xotic Effects EP Booster
-BOSS OC-3 Super Octave
-Peterson StroboFlip VS-F Virtual Strobe Tuner
-Line 6 MM-4 Modulation Modeler
-TC Electronic ND-1 NOVA DELAY

June 2014:

June 2014 :


-BOSS TU-2 Chromatic Tuner
-Xotic Effects BBP-MB Custom Shop BB Preamp
-Xotic Effects AC Booster
-CUSTOM AUDIO JAPAN/AC/DC STATION Ver. 2
-Far East Electric Krishna Series
-ZVEX Effects Vexter Fuzz Factory
-Electro-Harmonix Little Big Muff Pi
-BOSS AW-3
-Providence PEC-2 Programmable Effects Controller
-Dunlop GCB95 Cry Baby Wah Wah
-DigiTech Whammy 5 Pitch Shift Pedal


-TC Electronic ND-1 NOVA DELAY
-CUSTOM AUDIO JAPAN/AC/DC STATION Ver. 2
-BOSS FRV-1 Fender Reverb
-Xotic Effects EP Booster
-BOSS OC-3 Super Octave
-Providence/PEC-2 Programmable Effects Controller
-Line 6 MM4 Modulation Modeler

August 2013:

August 2013 :


-DigiTech Whammy 5 Pitch Shift Pedal
-VOX V847 Wah-Wah
-BOSS TU-2 Chromatic Tuner
-BOSS AW-3 Dynamic Wah
-ZVEX Effects Vexter Fuzz Factory
-Far East Electric Krishna Series
-Electro-Harmonix Little Big Muff Pi
-Providence PEC-2 Programmable Effects Controller


-TC Electronic ND-1 NOVA DELAY
-CUSTOM AUDIO JAPAN AC/DC STATION Ver. 2
-BOSS FRV-1 Fender Reverb
-Xotic Effects BBP-MB Custom Shop BB Preamp
-Xotic Effects AC Booster
-Xotic Effects EP Booster
-BOSS OC-3 Super Octave
-Providence PEC-2 Programmable Effects Controller
-Line 6 MM4 Modulation Modeler

March 2012:

March 2012 :


-VOX V847 Wah-Wah
-BOSS TU-2 Chromatic Tuner
-CUSTOM AUDIO JAPAN AC/DC STATION Ver. 2
-Providence PEC-2 Programmable Effects Controller


-BOSS TU-2 Chromatic Tuner
-Line 6 MM4 Modulation Modeler
-BOSS OC-3 Super Octave
-CUSTOM AUDIO JAPAN AC/DC Station Ver. 2
-Carl Martin Hydra Boost
-Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer
-Electro-Harmonix Little Big Muff Pi
-BOSS FRV-1
-BOSS CE-5 Chorus Ensemble
-Providence PEC-04
-Providence PEC-2 Programmable Effects Controller
-TC Electronic ND-1 NOVA DELAY

September 2011:

September 2011 :


-Line 6 MM4 Modulation Modeler
-BOSS CE-5 Chorus Ensemble
-TC Electronic ND-1 NOVA DELAY
-Electro-Harmonix Little Big Muff Pi
-CUSTOM AUDIO JAPAN AC/DC Station Ver. 2
-BOSS OC-3 Super Octave
-Carl Martin Hydra Boost
-Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer
-Providence PEC-2 Programmable Effects Controller
-BOSS TU-2 Chromatic Tuner
-VOX V847 Wah-Wah

August 2010:

August 2010 :


-BOSS CE-5 Chorus Ensemble
-BOSS DD-3 Digital Delay
-Electro-Harmonix Little Big Muff Pi
-CUSTOM AUDIO JAPAN AC/DC Station Ver. 2
-BOSS OC-3 Super Octave
-Carl Martin Hydra Boost
-Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer
-Providence PEC-2 Programmable Effects Controller
-BOSS TU-2 Chromatic Tuner

December 2009:

December 2009 :


-BOSS TU-2 Chromatic Tuner
-BOSS DD-3 Digital Delay
-Electro-Harmonix Little Big Muff Pi
-BOSS OC-3 Super Octave
-Carl Martin Hydra Boost
-Fulltone Full-Drive2 Mosfet
-Providence PEC-2 Programmable Effects Controller

Little Big Muff setting:

MAMI's Little Big Muff setting (June 2013):

Spring 2018, red:

Spoiler:

Two Marshall JCM2000 50W Dual Super Lead heads running through a 280W 1960AV angled 4x12" cab and a 100W 1960AX (or possibly a 50th Anniversary) angled 4x12" cab.




MAMI's Marshall amp setting (June 2013):

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MAMI added a Marshall Astoria Dual amp for their 47-prefecture tour in 2017:

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