Tak Matsumoto

B'z was celebrating their 30th anniversary and took the opportunity to ask their fans on social media if anyone might have an idea of the status of Tak Matsumoto's pink Ernie Ball MUSICMAN EVH that has been missing for for over twenty years. Shortly there after the EVH was found & returned to tak. The EVH was last used on Mienai Chikara (The Invisible One).

Boost/Drive pedal used in B'z as well as in solo works. Source points out the recent use of the pedal in Tak Matsumoto's album "Bluesman."

Tak's own signature model first released in 1999 making Matsumoto the first Asian artist to receive a Gibson signature model. Reissued in 2018.

He uses Burstbucker #2 and #3.

Tak Matsumoto is associated with the Epiphone TAK MATSUMOTO Double Cutaway Standard Goldtop, as detailed in the Chorder.com review. This electric guitar features a solid mahogany body with a carved top and black binding. It includes a Tune-o-matic bridge paired with a stoptail bar, chrome-plated tuners, and open-coil Burstbucker pickups. The mahogany neck has a rounded D contour, and the rosewood fingerboard is equipped with 22 frets.

Gibson Flying V Korina 50th Anniversary 2008. Limited run of only 100 in 2008. Based off the picture within the link a backplate seems to have been added which may be due to some sort of modification? The FAT logo can be seen on the bottom right corner of the backplate.

Tak Matsumoto is associated with the Gibson Custom Shop Firebird, a limited edition guitar available in Tobacco and Charcoal finishes, as noted by Guitar Planet on Rakuten. There is also mention of a rare Aquamarine Burst version, though its existence is uncertain.

Tak Matsumoto used the FAT 318C during a Live Gym tour, as shown in the photo from Sinaimg.

Much of Tak's signature sound comes from a fixed wah. FAT developed a tour sample series consisting of type 01-06, one of which can be seen in the far left of the photo of Tak's equipment.

Tak Matsumoto uses his signature Jim Dunlop TM95 TAK CRY BABY wah pedal, as showcased in the YouTube video by shimajing titled "TM95 TAK MATSUMOTO Cry Baby."

The Tak Matsumoto DC Custom follow’s Tak’s preferred offset double-cutaway take on the hallowed Les Paul, and dresses up the package in the elegant Custom attire as conceived by Les Paul and Ted McCarty in 1954, with a hand-sprayed, high-gloss nitrocellulose finish in Ebony with traditional Custom appointments such as mother-of-pearl block fingerboard inlays, multi-ply body binding, gold hardware and mother-of-pearl split-diamond headstock logo. Add Tak's preferred profile, measuring .845" at the 1st fret and .945" at the 12th, a lusciously dark Richlite® fingerboard, and a Burstbucker #2 and #3 pickups in the neck and bridge.

"His amps include Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifiers, the Marshall JCM, the Peavey 5150, and the 5150II."

Guitar-Muse.com

"His amps include Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifiers, the Marshall JCM, the Peavey 5150, and the 5150II."

Guitar-Muse.com

"His amps include Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifiers, the Marshall JCM, the Peavey 5150, and the 5150II."

Guitar-Muse.com

Tak Matsumoto uses two custom art versions of the Boss DD-500 Digital Delay, as seen in a Twitter post by kazumori_.

Tak Matsumoto received a Gibson ES-335 as a gift from renowned American jazz guitarist Larry Carlton, as detailed in a BARKS article discussing the recording equipment used for B'z's album "DINOSAUR."

Used throughout the entirety of Tak's album "Bluesman." Was originally owned by Steve Vai, but given to Tak as a gift and signed by Vai along with the number 97 most likely indicating the year it was gifted.

Link describes equipment and lists the Phase 99 along with a photo of Tak's live setup for the year 2015.

He uses Burstbucker #2 and #3.

Gifted as a birthday present in 2017 by fellow duo member Koshi Inaba. 1961 model signifying the birth year of Tak. Used in the Album "Bluesman" for the song Actually

Whammy used for the song スイマーよ!! and the link includes a photo of the pedal during a live setup in 2015 for a B'z tour.

Tak Matsumoto uses the Yamaha THR30II Wireless TAK MATSUMOTO amplifier, as it is his signature model released by Yamaha.