Kazu Makino
Kazu Makino's Gear
Her main guitar in the golden era of Blonde Redhead
In [this Instagram photo(http://yooying.com/p/946870396357985626_1694764112), Kazu Makino can be seen playing on a Mellotron, and the caption says, "Kazu Makino working her magic with the #mellotronmini yesterday @ #debasermedis #sthlm #blonderedhead #mellotron #mini #M4000D."
We can see Kazu Makino using the Teisco during Falling Man
A holy grail plus is seen on her guitar pedalboard
Talking about her SG Standard, in this article, Kazu says, "I found it in a guitar repair shop...It was light, the neck was small, and I just fell in love with it. I think of it as a little tiger when I play it, because it growls a little. It has amazing distortion."
Used it for the live at the Cooler performance
set of two photos of pedalboards used by both Amedeo and Kazu, she uses a BD-2, even covered in tape, the yellow text over blue and gold knobs suggest it's a BD-2
Kazu Makino of Blonde Redhead uses the Boss TU-3 Chromatic Tuner, as seen in a Tumblr post by effectpedal, showing the tuner positioned to the right of a Blues Driver pedal.
Kazu Makino uses the Whirlwind Selector A/B Box to switch between her Teisco TB-64 and White SG guitars during live performances, as noted on the Tumblr blog by effectpedal.
The Silver pedal is obviously an Eventide, however the model and color have been scrubbed off, however, the algorithm name suggest this is an Eventide Space reverb
Kazu Makino is associated with the Boss RE-20 Space Echo, as indicated by the knob positioning on the double pedal seen above the BD-2 in a photo shared by Tumblr user effectpedal.
Kazu has used a twin reverb as far back as 1996, used all the way from their first album to this day as it's still used in tour
An MXR distortion II is seen on her guitar pedalboard
A Digitech Whammy is seen on her guitar pedalboard. She uses it for the chorus effect
the full tone ocd is seen on her board with tape covering the logo
Blonde Redhead-Route du Rock 2024-ARTE Concert. At 31:56, Kazu is playing keyboard in front of her rig, and high includes a Hiwatt Custom 50 head with Vox cab and a blackface Fender Pro Reverb 2x12 combo.
Blonde Redhead-Route du Rock 2024-ARTE Concert. At 31:56, Kazu is playing keyboard in front of her rig, and high includes a Hiwatt Custom 50 head with Vox cab and a blackface Fender Pro Reverb 2x12 combo. Amp clearly says PRO Reverb.
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