Haruomi Hosono

On this page, there is a photo of Hosono playing a Prophet-5.

In this clip, Hosono is playing a Gibson Nick Lucas Model Acoustic Guitar.

Can be seen kl 29:41

MC4 is visible in the lower right corner.

As part of YMO's setup during their 1980 world tour.

Haruomi Hosono used the Roland GR-33 Guitar Synthesizer as part of Yellow Magic Orchestra's setup during their 1980 world tour, as shown in a user-uploaded photo on Geocities.

"The ‘80s was really a period when great changes occurred in terms of making music... When I made [Philharmony], a musical sampler called the Emulator was released and I bought one even though it was expensive. I was really excited. Sampling was an important concept at the time. The Emulator is an American product and Stevie Wonder got the first unit. It had serial numbers on it and mine was 060. I decided to record a whole album with it, and ––Philharmony was the result. When you listen to it, it sounds normal. The Emulator was a sampler, so it could sample live sounds. It was an interesting instrument then."

From his Red Bull Music Academy lecture, 2014.

Haruomi Hosono used a Teac 80 to record the rhythm sections for the album "BGM."

At 1:12 of the video, you can see Haruomi Hosono playing Sunburst Fender Precision Bass

As part of YMO's setup during their 1980 tour

Harry used a Yamaha CP-30 on his "Paraiso" album, according to the liner notes

In this photo, he's playing Höfner 500/5 President Bass.

In a Twitter post by humbert_info, Haruomi Hosono is associated with the Sony MDR-CD900ST headphones during his appearance on the "Daisy Holiday!" radio show on September 11th.

Gretsch 6120 DC in his exhibition. Source : https://azabu-guide.tokyo/hosonokanko/

Yamaha MB-1 Motion Bass in his exhibition. Source : https://azabu-guide.tokyo/hosonokanko/

Takamine B10 in his exhibition. Source : https://azabu-guide.tokyo/hosonokanko/

Fender released his signature bass and he talks about it in this interview.

In a 2022 Instagram post by hosonoharuomi_info, Haruomi Hosono is seen with the Acme Audio Motown D.I. WB-3, suggesting its use during his solo live performance preparations.

According to this interview, Haruomi Hosono has a Roland CR8000 in his studio, which he is believed to have used on previous recordings.

This interview states that Haruomi Hosono has a Roland JV-2080 in his studio, which he has used for many years for recording.

Haruomi Hosono is seen playing the Korg 01/W Pro in this photo.

In an interview with Haruomi Hosono, a Korg Triton 61-key Music Workstation is partially visible in two photographs, confirming its use by the artist.

In an interview with Haruomi Hosono, the E-Mu Proteus 1 XR can be clearly seen in the rack, confirming its use by the artist.

In an interview with Haruomi Hosono, an E-mu Proteus 3 XR sound module is visibly present in the equipment rack, confirming its use by the artist.

In an interview with Haruomi Hosono, a Korg SDD-1000 Digital Delay is visibly present in the rack, confirming his use of this gear.

In an interview with Haruomi Hosono, an Akai S5000 can be seen in the rack, confirming his use of this equipment.

Haruomi Hosono is confirmed to have used the Gibson J-50 acoustic guitar during the recording of the album "HOSONO HOUSE" in 1973. This is supported by an article in Rittor Music's publication, which details how the J-50, originally acquired by Chu Kosaka, was borrowed by Hosono for the opening track "Rock-a-Bye My Baby." The article highlights that this particular J-50 was also used in the creation of Kosaka's debut album "Arigato," for which Hosono contributed significantly.

In the image provided, the bright red string ends visible on Haruomi Hosono's bass are indicative of the Rotosound RS66LD Swing Bass 45-105 strings.