Kazunobu Mineta

In this user-uploaded photo, Kazunobu Mineta is seen playing a Rickenbacker 330 Electric Guitar, a model he frequently uses during live performances.

The Rickenbacker 330, which Mineta had been using live and in the studio since his time in Going Steady, was snapped by the neck against Mineta's knee on April 5, 2025 at the Growing Up is Dumb festival in Los Angeles, California during the performance of "No Future No Cry". The neck was thrown into the crowd, and the body was later given to a friend of the band. A day later, Mineta explains at a Q&A at Going Underground Records in Los Angeles, California (https://youtu.be/c3a0vizwFXM?si=4YZ-Oe9wu-edb6Us&t=11) that he destroyed the guitar in the heat of the moment. He explained that although he was saddened the guitar was destroyed, that day was the anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death, so he felt it was okay.

In a Rolling Stone Japan article, Kazunobu Mineta is featured playing a Guild Traditional Series D-55 Acoustic Guitar, highlighting its role in his performance with 銀杏BOYZ.

In the "Singles Going Steady" band score book, Mineta is said to have used a Rickenbacker 381 guitar. The page states that he had purchased the guitar before Going Steady went on tour in 2001. The guitar's features — Jetglo finish, silver pick-guard, black truss rod cover, and Rickenbacker HB-1 pickups — identify it as a Rickenbacker 381JK John Kay Signature model. In the "DOOR" band score book, the Rickenbacker is said to used on the recordings for the debut Ging Nang Boyz albums, and in The Ging Nang Boyz 2007 documentary, this guitar is seen in the studio. With Ging Nang Boyz, Mineta would continue to use this guitar live, and it can be seen throughout the "Ai Jigoku" live DVD.

During his time in Going Steady and in Ging Nang Boyz' early days, Mineta can be seen with his blue Hagstrom Model I electric guitar while performing. Mineta is seen with the guitar in this photo, taken from Ging Nang Boyz' Hikari (光) music video. The guitar is primarily seen during live performances, and it is unknown if Mineta used this guitar for recording.

In this post by Mineta, he describes his purchase of a red Gibson Firebird guitar in Spring 2025 soon after Ging Nang Boyz' US tour, which resulted in the destruction of his primary guitar, a Rickenbacker 330. The guitar had its live debut at the Toyosu PIT 10th ANNIVERSARY Ging Nang Boyz × Hitsujibungaku "Japon Vol.1" concert on May 9, 2025. Mineta continues to use the Firebird in following Ging Nang Boyz concerts.

In this photo, Mineta can be seen with his Fender MIM Jazzmaster Electric Guitar. On occasion, Mineta will perform with his MIM Fender Jaguar, but it is unknown whether it has been used in recording. On March 10, 2011, Mineta mentioned in his Livedoor blog, "Mineta Kazunobu's gabu-gabu Die Alley" that he bought a MIM Fender Jazzmaster, and that it was the first guitar he had bought in six years. (http://blog.livedoor.jp/koi_to_taikutsu/archives/51645053.html)

In this Twitter post from a music shop in Umeda, the shop announced they had sold a Rickenbacker 325 to Mineta. The guitar is used live on occasion, such as during Ging Nang Boyz' performance at Nippon Budokan in 2017. It is unknown whether the guitar has been used for recording.