Tomoyasu Hotei

Built in 1985 as a joint project between Fernandes and Zodiacworks during the BOØWY days, it is the guitar that most people associate with Hotei. The famous pattern on the front is hand painted, as Hotei requested. Fitted with EMG SA pickups, the guitar has an alder body and an ebony fretboard.

Here's a video of Hotei explaining why he chose this guitar

https://youtu.be/kL1aMvztqfk

First appeared in the 1992 “GUITARHYTHM WILD TOUR” and has been used since. To match the “DOBERMAN TOUR”, it was custom painted by Masataka Kurashina from BONZAI PAINT.

Used in the “GUITARYTHM TOUR IV”, it was tuned to drop D for songs such as “Give It To The Universe”.

According to a dedicated fan site, Hoteimode.net, Tomoyasu Hotei utilized the Gretsch 7595 White Falcon guitar during the recording of "GUITARHYTHM Ⅲ" and the "DESTINY ROSE" single. He also played it throughout the GUITARHYTHM WILD TOUR, GUITARHYTHM SERIOUS? TOUR, and the GUITARHYTHM SERIOUS！CLIMAX ARENA TOUR. The guitar is featured on the cover of "MONSTER DRIVE." Hotei has since sold this White Falcon and now uses a 6136DS.

According to the fan site Hoteimode.net, Tomoyasu Hotei has been using a Gretsch G6136DS White Falcon Electric Guitar, which he acquired in 2011.

According to Yoshiaki Kamigane’s fan site Hoteimode.net, Tomoyasu Hotei used a Fernandes RST-50 "R8 Stratocaster" to record PSYCHOPATH, and its pickups were replaced with VH-S pickups.

According to the fan site hoteimode.net, Tomoyasu Hotei owns a 1978 Zemaitis Custom Deluxe, which he used to record GUITARHYTHM IV and played on the GUITARHYTHM SERIOUS? tour and the ROCK THE FUTURE 2002 SCORPIO RISING tour.