Issei Noro

In a YouTube video by Titi Rei, Issei Noro discusses his custom Yamaha SG-IN guitar, which was specifically manufactured for him by Yamaha in 1983.

The guitar can be seen in the whole video. It became Issei Noros Signature guitar since the mid of the eighties. In the late eighties the guitar was added with a single coil and was available as "Yamaha SG-I" on the Japanese market.

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Yamaha Issei Noro Signature guitar can be seen on the left here according to this blog post from Yamaha

Issei Noro has been known to use the Yamaha DG-1000 for many years. It is visible behind him from the beginning of this source video.

In this Youtube video from 1982 at 1:26 Issei Noro can be seen with a yamaha G-100 2x12 Combo.

(English translation) Noro currently completes his sound make-up using only (1) Line 6's Helix. He has no stage amp and sends the line output from (1) directly to the PA.

"【Pedal List】 ①Line 6／Helix Floor（マルチ・エフェクター）②BOSS／TU-2（チューナー）③TC ELECTRONIC／G-Minor（MIDIコントローラー）"

"【Pedal List】 ①Line 6／Helix Floor（マルチ・エフェクター）②BOSS／TU-2（チューナー）③TC ELECTRONIC／G-Minor（MIDIコントローラー）"

(English translation) "The photo above reproduces the live setup. A Yamaha DXR12 is used as the monitor speaker for the guitar, and the signal is output from the Helix 1/4" OUT."

(English translation) "This mixer (YAMAHA/MG-06) is used to adjust the volume of the guitar coming out of the monitors."

You can see the Orange Squeezer on his guitar around 0:30.

At 2:04:23 in the video titled "Again" by Casiopea, it showcases Issei Noro's collection of guitars, including the Roland G-707.

The insert from the Casiopea Perfect Live II record lists Issei Noro's gear used during the concert, listing the Boss FV-200 Keyboard Volume Pedal.

The insert from the record Casiopea Perfect Live II specifically lists the gear used by Issei Noro during the concert, including the Korg SDD-3000.

The insert from the Casiopea Perfect Live II record lists Issei Noro's gear used during the concert, listing the SPX-90 in which he uses 3 units.

Issei Noro, the guitarist known for his clean and expressive guitar tones, confirmed in an interview that he used the Yamaha F100-115 amplifier. He stated, "Did you use that with a Yamaha F100-115 amp? Exactly. The F100-115 came with distortion, but I preferred the character of a separate pedal." This was highlighted in a Sound & Equipments Part 1 interview shared by noroism on Instagram.

Issei Noro, the renowned guitarist, is confirmed to use a Yamaha System Board SB-200, as detailed in an interview excerpt from Guitar Magazine, shared on Instagram by user noroism. The May 1981 issue outlines his setup, which includes the Yamaha SG 2000 guitar, Dan Armstrong's Orange Squeezer compressor, a Yamaha 100-45 amplifier, and two analog delays, with a Maxon overdrive also noted in the foreground.