Issei Noro

(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）"

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

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.

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.

In the YouTube video “Casiopea + Synchronized DNA - Documentary (Full DVD, 1080p60)”, uploaded by ejay, Issei Noro can be seen using a Dunlop GCB95 Cry Baby Wah Pedal as part of his floor setup.

At around 9:13 into the video, the camera shows Noro’s pedal area during the documentary footage. The wah pedal visible on the floor matches the Dunlop GCB95 Cry Baby by its classic black treadle enclosure, rectangular wah-pedal shape, side-mounted input/output jack placement, and overall Cry Baby-style chassis design.

The pedal appears to be used alongside Noro’s MIDI foot controller and rack-based guitar rig, likely providing manual wah control as part of his live performance setup.

In the Yamaha Backstage article “20年以上使い続ける愛機と最新機材を融合した野呂一生のギター・システム” (published in February 2022), Issei Noro's guitar rig includes a Korg DT-10 Chromatic Pedal Tuner.

The tuner can be seen as part of Noro's pedalboard and signal chain, where it serves as the primary tuning device for his live performances. The unit matches the Korg DT-10 by its distinctive pedal-style enclosure, large LED note display, and characteristic front-panel layout.

In Yamaha ART "BACKSTAGE" coverage of CASIOPEA 3rd's 2015 touring rig, the Line 6 EX-1 Expression Pedal is visible on Issei Noro's pedalboard next to his MIDI controller, indicating its use as an expression controller for his Line 6 live rig, as documented in the backstage equipment photos.

In the Yamaha ART “BACKSTAGE” article “CASIOPEA 3rd billboard Live Tokyo”, Issei Noro’s floor setup is shown using a Line 6 POD HD500X.

The article describes Noro’s new Line 6-based system and specifically lists his floor equipment as “MFC10, HD500X”. This confirms that the Line 6 POD HD500X was part of Noro’s live rig during this CASIOPEA 3rd Billboard Live Tokyo setup.

The HD500X appears to have been used alongside his Yamaha MFC10 MIDI foot controller as part of his stage control and guitar processing system.

According to a post on noroism's Instagram, the Maxon Overdrive appears in the signal chain from the Eyes of the Mind (1981) era. The exact model isn't specified, but the design in the illustration seems to point to the Maxon OD-808, which Noro had been using since 1979.

A noroism Instagram archive post about Issei Noro’s 1981 Eyes Of The Mind-era setup lists a Boss Touch Wah in the signal chain, placed after the Maxon Overdrive and before Yamaha effects.

A noroism Instagram archive post about Issei Noro’s 1991 Full Colors-era equipment states that he apparently used an Ibanez LS-10 to switch between electric guitar and acoustic guitar signal paths. The same post shows a complex stereo rack setup using a main line mixer and multiple effects loops.

An Instagram post documenting Issei Noro’s 1991 Full Colors-era signal diagram shows a Boss TU-12 Chromatic Tuner connected from the Yamaha PG1 effect/send path.

A noroism Instagram archive post about Issei Noro’s October 1987 post-Platinum setup shows the Yamaha PSE-40A as part of his modular rack effects system. The PSE-40A appears to be used as a central platform for multiple Yamaha and Korg effect modules in Noro’s late-1980s signal chain.

A noroism Instagram archive post about Issei Noro’s October 1987 post-Platinum setup shows Yamaha ESY-101 EXT Selector modules used within his Yamaha PSE-40A modular effects system, routing external effects as part of his rack-based guitar signal chain.

A noroism Instagram archive post about Issei Noro’s October 1987 post-Platinum setup shows a Yamaha analog delay module in his Yamaha PSE-40A modular effects system. The source text appears to render the model as “ADY3001,” but this is likely a reading or transcription issue; the known Yamaha PSE-series analog delay module is the ADY-301.

A noroism Instagram archive post about Issei Noro’s October 1987 post-Platinum setup lists a Korg KOT-401 octaver as part of his Yamaha PSE-40A modular effects system. The KOT-401 was used in the rack effects section of Noro’s late-1980s guitar signal chain.

A noroism Instagram archive post about Issei Noro’s October 1987 post-Platinum setup shows the Yamaha FLY-401 flanger as one of the modules used in his Yamaha PSE-40A modular effects system.

A noroism Instagram archive post about Issei Noro’s October 1987 post-Platinum setup shows a Yamaha graphic EQ module in his Yamaha PSE-40A modular effects system. The correct Yamaha PSE-series model is most likely the GEY-201 Graphic Equalizer.