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At the one-minute mark in the video titled "Winger - 'Headed For A Heartbreak' - Arsenio Hall Show," Paul Taylor is visibly using a Roland D-50 synthesizer during a live performance with the band Winger. This performance was uploaded by NicolinosArchive to YouTube.

Masayoshi Takanaka is confirmed to use the ESP EDWARDS Karmaster Platinum Edition guitar, as evidenced by a photo from the SUPER TAKANAKA WORLD LIVE 2025–2026 tour. The guitar, identifiable by its satin black finish, features a dual humbucker (HH) configuration with a zebra-style bridge pickup, a minimalist control layout with a single volume knob, a top-mounted output jack, a fixed hardtail bridge, and a set-neck construction. The proof can be seen in the image from the tour.

In the KEXP performance video, John can be clearly seen using the Akai MPK249.

In this interview, Joe Perry tells Guitar World:

I have a real Tone Bender fuzz, but I’ve been using the Warm Audio Warm Bender Fuzz with true bypass.

Masayoshi Takanaka is confirmed to use a custom rainbow-finished Yamaha SG1000 “Rainbow Goblins” (1981 Custom) during his performance of The Rainbow Goblins at Nippon Budokan in 1981, as seen in a YouTube video provided by Dave's Archives. The video captures the guitar prominently throughout the performance, with multiple close-up shots highlighting its body and neck. The guitar features a custom airbrushed rainbow gradient finish with a high-gloss clear coat, designed to align with the visual theme of The Rainbow Goblins project. Further details about the guitar's gear and finish are documented by K-Studio. (https://k-studio.music.coocan.jp/sg-rainbow.html)

In an Instagram video posted by Dev Hynes on his official account on April 12, 2026, during his Blood Orange performance at Coachella, he is visibly playing the Fender Johnny Marr Special Jaguar Limited-Edition Signature Electric Guitar, identifiable by its distinctive lipstick pickups. This usage was further corroborated by Johnny Marr, who shared a still image from the video, confirming Hynes' use of the instrument.

Leon Wilkeson used the 1965 Gibson Thunderbird Bass on Skynyrd's first two albums, as documented by Sean in the "Lynyrd Skynyrd - Leon Wilkeson Equipment History" available on Scribd.

According to the document "Lynyrd Skynyrd - Leon Wilkeson Equipment History" by Sean on Scribd, Leon Wilkeson used a Fender Precision Bass during the prime years of Lynyrd Skynyrd.

"Although he later used a Les Paul Custom and even a Jazzmaster in (Young) Pioneers, the razor-blades-on-barbed-wire sound of Born Against is pure P90. A single-pickup Les Paul Junior Dog Ear P90 in the bridge position and the ubiquitous Marshall JCM800 were all Nathanson needed to reach a cascading, Bob Mould-level of noise and harmony."

"Although he later used a Les Paul Custom and even a Jazzmaster in (Young) Pioneers, the razor-blades-on-barbed-wire sound of Born Against is pure P90. A single-pickup Les Paul Junior Dog Ear P90 in the bridge position and the ubiquitous Marshall JCM800 were all Nathanson needed to reach a cascading, Bob Mould-level of noise and harmony."

In this video from Digital Tour Bus on YouTube, titled "The Used’s Joey Bradford - GEAR MASTERS Ep. 576", Joey Bradford showcases his use of the Line 6 Helix Rack. He highlights various settings, including those used for performances of "Take It Away" and "The Bird and The Worm," featured in the albums "In Love and Death" (2004) and "Lies for The Liars" (2007) respectively.

In the Gear Gods Rigged video, Josh Balz can be seen using the KORG KROME 61-Key during Motionless in White's 2015 Summer's Last Stand tour.

In this video from Digital Tour Bus on YouTube, titled "The Used’s Joey Bradford - GEAR MASTERS Ep. 576", Joey Bradford showcases his use of the Gibson Explorer. He states, "This is one of my dream guitars growing up. I was recently working with the Gibson Foundation, and got an opportunity to buy it. Jumped on it right away!" He mentions that this guitar is used specifically for the song "Pretty Handsome Awkward" from the 2007 record "Lies for the Liars."