The color is a nice change but I prefer her others guitars.

This was the photo from the blog : https://www.scandal-heaven.com/t10329-photo-blog-2014-05-15-rina



And yeah it's from the same day as the MV, you can see it by the clothes they are wearing.

I think we need to wait a bit more to know if it's her new guitar or not. As mentioned maybe it's a guitar from the studio or from the staff. Or maybe HARUNA has 10 guitars at home and we just don't know it ^^

spacecadet wrote:I'm still not convinced she actually owns it. I'll need to see her play it live somewhere.

Probably the single reason I'm a bit reluctant on adding it to the first post and making it an official "Haruna guitar." We'll have to wait and see.

spacecadet wrote:That's the one that was in the rack in Rina's blog post from the studio a few days ago. I'm still not convinced she actually owns it. I'll need to see her play it live somewhere. Where was this actually filmed? It looks like it might actually be from that same day in the same studio.

Maybe I'm just kind of hoping it's not hers, I'm actually not the biggest fan of those guitars. .ehem.

Well I'm a sound engineer and I used to be in the studio. the thing about studio is that they never provided musician with a guitar, bass, analog pedals (for guitar and bass), violin, cello, saxophone and you name it. They only provide head amps and cabinet for guitar/bass, synthesizer, keyboard, piano, drum kit and mic. The truth about recording is that we could never know what instrument they have and what instrument they used to record (Example: Recently I saw Mami record a song with a Meesa Boogie Head Guitar Amplifier and I don't know if its hers or not. But I'm sure that the PRS that Haruna used is hers and you can see that it is Anniversary Edition. I'm sure that Haruna will be wised enough to bought that guitar for recording).

I hope it helps, Thanks  

Tim_E.D wrote:the thing about studio is that they never provided musician with a guitar, bass, analog pedals (for guitar and bass), violin, cello, saxophone and you name it.

You are probably right, but just seeing her with it once isn't proof it's hers. I've recorded both in a band and solo several times in studios and sometimes used somebody else's guitars. They're not in the studio alone and a lot of the people they would know are also musicians, either professionally or on the side and would have guitars they might just want to try out. This guitar is a several thousand dollar guitar so maybe she thought "wow!" and just wanted to see what it's about. Or maybe it's hers. I'm sure we'll find out for sure soon enough.

If I recalled correctly, Haruna used the first 2 guitars during Scandal performance in Hawaii the other day.

EDIT : It's really fascinating to see her using Squier Fender up close kicking shit up and whipping it back and forth.

Yeah but that's normal to use her old guitars considering the songs they played no?

She wouldn't use her new guitar (if it's really her new) to play old songs because that would change the sound too much right? Well I guess it also depends what kind of guitar it is.

It's interesting to speculate on her new guitar  .clap.  But I'm with Lexian on this let's wait until we see her play it live to have confirmation.

We finally have a picture of HARU with the Guild guitar she debuted on the Kyuu ni Kite Gomen. in Kita tour in early May (TOMO was photographed playing it in this blog entry).



Guild M-75 Aristocrat in Antique Burst

The picture is from RINA's most recent blog entry about their arena performance rehearsals, so it's definitely possible we might get an actual picture from a live of her playing it, or even a video since they'll be broadcasting the second Yokohama Arena live.


Also, the acoustic guitar that HARU used during the Fan Meeting event in Hawaii was a Guild GAD-30RE in Natural. The only picture we have of her playing it isn't very good, but I was sitting in the front and can confirm that is the guitar I saw her playing.

It looks okay~ but not my favorite at all. They all have a lot of guitars now, for a weird reasons I still only think HARU (and MAMI) has just 2 lol, my mind is blocked on the 2 black ones.

Hopefully we will see it in the arenas or DVDs!!

I believe Haruna owns that PRS. She may have purchased or acquired it as a gift. I dunno! 

I have a theory based what musicians usually do that she may have been started collecting and experimenting with ridiculously expensive gear rather than playing her usual gear at recording sessions lately. My speculations could be wrong, though.

Who knows, she'll be playing PRS guitars exclusively or even a Gibson Flying V on stage in the near future. 

MamiNoodles wrote:I believe Haruna owns that PRS.

Have we seen her play it live yet? They've had several appearances since that video and I don't remember seeing it, though admittedly I haven't been watching as closely as I usually do and might have missed it.

Seems like the arena shows would have been the perfect places to "debut" it.

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. ^