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The Yamaha SX-125 Custom is a rare, custom-built electric guitar that Tommy Bolin used during his 1975 Japanese tour with Deep Purple. According to a tweet by SchildChris on Twitter, Yamaha provided Bolin with this guitar, which featured unique gadgets like a tremolo bridge, mini amp, and built-in tuner. Bolin notably played the SX-125 Custom during Deep Purple's performance of "Highway Star" at the Nagoya Diamond Hall on December 8, 1975.

ASAKA can be seen using a Kemper Profiler Rack on top of an Orange PPC212 2X12 cabinet during live shows in photos and videos posted to ASAKAs instagram account.

In an Instagram post by Keo, Jimmy Lanwern is seen using the Death By Audio Reverberation Machine, replacing his previous BOSS RV-5 Digital Reverb.

In a recent Instagram post by Keo, Jimmy Lanwern is seen using the ZVex Super Duper 2-in-1 Hand Painted pedal, which he swapped in for his ZVex Super Hard On. This is presumably paired with his ZVex Mastotron as an always-on boost when accompanied by fuzz. The proof of this setup is visible in the image provided on Equipboard.

In this Instagram post, Jack Ruch says he uses a Royer 121 and shows it micing up his Fender Princeton Reverb. He says:

I finally upgraded my recording rig to the tried and true combo of a sm57 and a royer 121 through some nice api’s. I didn’t think it would make that big of a difference but it’s huge. Better late than never.

In the 1980s, J Mascis is documented to have used or owned a Gretsch Anniversary guitar, as evidenced by a photograph.

In an article by Ward Meeker for Vintage Guitar® magazine, J Mascis mentioned, "I think I might’ve got a Tube Screamer, too, but I got rid of it because it wasn’t extreme enough," indicating that he used an Ibanez Tube Screamer at one point.