Ken Yokoyama

In this Instagram post, Ken Yokoyama posts a photo of him using a prototype of his signature Gretsch guitar.

In this youtube video, Ken Yokoyama can be seen using this guitar. According to the video, the guitar is a 1956 Gibson Les Paul. It seems to have been slightly modified with maybe humbuckers. It can be seen at 16:18

In the YouTube video of Ken Yokoyama performing live, Ken Yokoyama can be observed playing an ESP EP Shuhei Igari, although it appears to feature a different bridge pickup.

Ken Yokoyama is confirmed to use the Gibson Les Paul Custom Randy Rhoads VOS, as evidenced by an Instagram post by his official account. In a photo from May 25, 2025, taken during the "Fight Back 2025" event at Takaya Arena in Morioka, Japan, Yokoyama is pictured performing with this guitar. The caption explicitly states: "最近すっかりメインギターになっている 2010年製の RR (Gibson Les Paul Custom 1974 Randy Rhoads Signature)、この日も絶好調でした," highlighting the guitar as his main instrument and noting its excellent performance on that day.

In the Hi-STANDARD Recording Documentary from December 2022, Ken Yokoyama is visibly using an ESP Guitars Navigator Les Paul Custom. The video, published by the official YouTube channel pizzaofdeathofficial, provides clear evidence as Yokoyama can be seen both recording and playing this specific guitar model.