Ichirou Agata

In this interview he says he likes to use Sunn Beta Leads because they're lightweight and sound good.

During a workshop at Rockacademy in Bangkok on April 19, 2013, Ichirou Agata of Melt Banana used the Electro-Harmonix HOG Harmonic Octave Generator in combination with a looper pedal to modify his guitar signal. This setup is documented in a YouTube video by Scream Loud.

If you scroll down on this page a little bit he says he likes to use Gibson SG's.

Agata – Gibson SG. It is lightweight. & the headstock is big enough. I can’t play a guitar that has small headstock, I don’t know why though. The size of an old SG’s neck fits me too

Ichirou Agata played the Kaossilator live in Melt-Banana Lite’s 2009 tour with Melt-Banana, as seen in this photo published in Noisecreep on December 1, 2009.

“Three members of Melt-Banana spazz out like Original Recipe Melt-Banana, only with samplers, Theremin and Korg Kaossilator instead of guitars.” —Fan-Belt, December 2, 2009

In the YouTube video titled "Melt Banana - Workshop w/ Agata Ichiro @ Rockacademy 4/19/2013 Bangkok Thailand" by Scream Loud, Ichirou Agata is seen using the Zoom MS-50G Multistomp pedal, consistently incorporating it with his looper during the performance.

Always on 'hold' setting, used as a sampler.

In a workshop held at Rockacademy in Bangkok on April 19, 2013, Ichirou Agata of Melt Banana is seen using the Fulltone GT-500 Booster/Distortion pedal, as shown in a YouTube video by Scream Loud.

Ichirou Agata, guitarist for Melt-Banana, is listed as using the DigiTech Whammy DT, according to DigiTech Guitar Effects.

Sponsorship list of Digitech products used by Agata

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Sponsorship list of Digitech products used by Agata

In a workshop video hosted by Scream Loud, Ichirou Agata is seen using the TC Electronic Polytune Mini tuner. He chose this model for its compact size, as demonstrated during the Melt Banana workshop in Bangkok on April 19, 2013.

Ichirou Agata of Melt-Banana is listed by DigiTech Guitar Effects as a user of the DigiTech HardWire Series CM-2 Tube Overdrive pedal.

Ichirou Agata, guitarist for Melt-Banana, is listed by DigiTech Guitar Effects as a user of the DigiTech HardWire SP-7 Stereo Phaser.

Can be seen alongside his Sunn Beta Lead and Marshall cab in this 2024 UK tour footage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPr3D5BMurk

The Boss RV-5 is the last pedal on the second row of Agata's 'board in this youtube video ("Melt Banana - Workshop w/ Agata Ichiro @ Rockacademy 4/19/2013 Bangkok Thailand"), and it appears to be the last in the chain, using the mono output.

You can see that it is the RV-5 as the text on the footswitch indicates both stereo inputs and stereo outputs. The RV-3 is mono input to stereo out, and the RV-6 has a metallic-looking backing behind the control knobs, so we can deduce from that, that it is the RV-5.

Control settings: E. Level 12:00 Tone 12:00 Time between 12:00 and 1:00 Modulate setting

At 7:36 you can hear this being demonstrated by Ichirou Agata.

Seen on the right-hand board in this 2022 gig photo.

Two DigiTech Whammy Ricochet pedals can be seen on Ichirou Agata's righthand pedalboard, as evidenced by a photo shared on Reddit.

In this GuitarGeek rig diagram, made by Adam Cooper, Agata's rig includes an original DigiTech WH-1 Whammy pedal.

In this GuitarGeek rig diagram, made by Adam Cooper, Agata's rig includes a Tech 21 SansAmp Classic distortion pedal.

In this GuitarGeek rig diagram, made by Adam Cooper, Agata's rig includes a Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive pedal.

In this GuitarGeek rig diagram, made by Adam Cooper, Agata's rig includes a Fulltone Full-Drive 2 overdrive pedal.

In this GuitarGeek rig diagram, made by Adam Cooper, Agata's rig includes a Pro Co Rat distortion pedal.

In this GuitarGeek rig diagram, made by Adam Cooper, Agata's rig includes a Boss PS-3 Pitch Shifter/Delay pedal.

In this GuitarGeek rig diagram, made by Adam Cooper, Agata's rig includes a Boss OC-2 Octave pedal.