Gotoh Masafumi

Gotoh Masafumi highlights the Boss JB-2 Angry Driver as an exceptional distortion pedal on his Instagram, noting its versatility in combining both JHS and Blues Driver effects.

Pedals for this tour.

At 12:25 in this Behind The Scenes video of Asian Kung Fu Generation, you can see that Gotoh Masafumi uses an Ibanez TS9 tube screamer on his board. The footage in this video is from the year 2006, and this was likely during the period of time that AKFG was recording their album "Fanclub".

While the video provided is low quality, the colour and shape of the Ibanez TS9 is unmistakable.

Gotoh Masafumi uses the Boss DD-7 Digital Delay pedal for his current tour, as shown in an Instagram post by gotch_akg.

A picture on Guitar Magazine, January 2019 issue, shows Gotoh's pedalboard circa 2018.

A picture on Guitar Magazine, January 2019 issue, shows Gotoh's pedalboard circa 2018.

Gotoh Masafumi mentions his preference for Spaceman Effects, including the Saturn VI Harmonic Boost, in a post on his Instagram account, highlighting it as one of his top pedal choices.

In this Instagram post, Gotoh can be seen showcasing the "Digitech Talker Advanced Vocal Synthesis" pedal

Power supply purchased yesterday. As expected it feels like strymon. I have not sold it yet in Japan. It corresponds to 100-240V.

Pedals for this tour.

Gotoh Masafumi uses the FAT 514.D pedal as part of his setup for the current tour, as shown in a photo shared on his Instagram account, gotch_akg.

Gotoh Masafumi of ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION uses the API TranZformer GT Guitar Pedal primarily for live performances, as noted on his pedal board for the 2018 "BONES & YAMS" tour.

A picture on Guitar Magazine, January 2019 issue, shows Gotoh's pedalboard circa 2018.

As seen in this post from Gotoh's Instagram profile.

Pedals for this tour.

Pedals for this tour.

Pedals for this tour.

Gotoh Masafumi uses the Spaceman Effects Voyager 1 Optical Analog Tremolo pedal as part of his setup, as shown in his Instagram post featuring his fall pedal collection.

Gotoh Masafumi is using the Custom Audio Japan Twin Tremolo pedal on his current tour, as shown in a photo from Cdninstagram.

A picture on Guitar Magazine, January 2019 issue, shows Gotoh's pedalboard circa 2018.

In this Instagram post, the "Ross Compressor Pedal" can be clearly seen.

In this post, Gotoh shows the "Tomkat Pedals Super Day Dreamer".

In this Instagram post, Gotoh states that he has bought the "Aguilar Octamizer Bass Octave Effect Pedal" after Hinata Hidekazu, the bassist from the band "Nothing's Carved in Stone" recommended it to him.

Pedals for this tour.

Gotoh Masafumi uses the Boss FS-5L Latching Footswitch as part of his pedal setup, as shown in his Instagram post featuring his effects pedals for the autumn tour.

As seen in this Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/ByHWMFZhGZW/

In this Instagram post, Gotoh can be seen holding the "Death By Audio Total Sonic Annihilation 2".

In this old fansite, you can see examples of Gotoh's pedalboards up to about 2010. (He would start to experiment with his pedal board more prior to the release of their eighth album "Wonder Future".

Gotoh first started using phase effects after the release of "World World World" and used the BOSS Super Phaser from 2007-2015, using it on songs such as "Shinkokyu" and "Blue Train".

Gotoh has since experimented with other phase effect pedals but predominantly uses the MU-TRON Phaser II pedal in his live setup. (a quite rare and expensive pedal)

In the linked エフェクターってなぁに？("What's an effector?") segment of the radio show "Just a Feeling supported by only in dreams", Gotch introduces the Carl Martin Headroom pedal (first shown at 0:50 in the video). After the host remarks that it's rather large (1:19), Gotch explains (1:22 - 1:29) that rather than live shows, it's used for recordings, where it really comes in handy.

ライブ器材じゃなくて、レコーディングようの器材としてすごい重宝してる。

Gotch explains (1:47) that it's a great reverb for guitar when you want a pure sound, as opposed to his Fender Tweed reverb he'd use for a wilder effect that changes the sound of the guitar.

(3:07 - 5:10) The B channel is set to a longer delay, but Gotch uses the short delay on the A channel (marked with a red line) rather often. He explains that it lets e.g. a distorted solo guitar stand out from a wall of sound.

In this reddit post, the post talks about Gotoh's old a new gear. In the 2004 gear, you can see a Rat distortion pedal.