Toru Kitajima

Toru Kitajima utilizes the Barbarossa Gargoyle pedal, a high-end Japanese custom shop distortion pedal known for its distinctive drive sound, particularly in his solos. According to a tweet from TK_ling_tosite, this pedal is often paired with other overdrives on his board, except in specific instances like the song "Missing Ling."

TK's overdrive pedal. Used for boosting his clean sound.

Toru Kitajima utilizes the ZOOM MS-100BT primarily for rhythm delay when the digidelay falls short, as evident in tracks like "DISCO FLIGHT." This usage is referenced in a tweet by TK_ling_tosite.

TK uses this pedal for "Laser beamer","Copy Light " and "Neighbormind"

Miyoko Nakamura is shown using a modded Boss OD-3 OverDrive pedal on his pedalboard circa 2009, as evidenced by the Imgur album titled "TK's pedalboard circa 2009." The pedal has been modified by Soulpower Instruments.

Toru Kitajima has used the Barbarossa Uranus as his primary overdrive pedal since 2013, as mentioned in a tweet by TK_ling_tosite.

Toru Kitajima uses three Boss LS-2 Line Selectors, as mentioned in a tweet from his account, TK_ling_tosite.

In a 2009 photo of Toru Kitajima's pedalboard, a Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive Drive is visible, indicating its role as his main drive source.

Toru Kitajima uses the Boss DA-2 Adaptive Distortion pedal as a booster for the Barbarossa Uranus, as indicated in his tweet.

The source is from TK's Sainou Recording documentary released in 2020. At around 12:15 he is tweaking Ibanez/Vemuram TSV808 and comparing to his Barbarossa Uranus. It is recognisable due to its build, colour and the dipswitches on the top of the pedal. Also shown in his reduced pedalboard used in unravel -HOME LIVE- on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CANTN_UhaLu/?utm_source=ig_embed

It is not sure if he used it to record, but there is a chance he did, as well as live. It's likely function is probably similar to that of his URANUS (as a lead tone, especially when stacked with his WAXX-modded BOSS DA-2) since the URANUS is also a tube-screamer-type pedal.

If you look closely Tk used a modded maxon 820 by soulpower at circa in 2009

Toru Kitajima uses the Boss DD-20 Giga Delay as a rhythm delay, as shown in the user-uploaded photo below.

Toru Kitajima uses the TC Electronic ND-1 Nova Delay pedal on the track "O.F.T.," as shown in the photo from Imgur.

Use the spatial system as is. At present, there are three: DigiTech DigiDelay, Arion's cheap phaser (Note: SPH-1), and Eventide H9. I have always loved the DigiDelay and Arion phasers, and used the H9 as a solo modulator. By the way, Vemuram Jan Ray and Barbarossa URANUS are used in the distortion system.

TK uses this as a booster for his clean sound nowadays, replacing the MUSE.

In several videos featuring Toru Kitajima, he is seen using the Providence RX-S1 2Loop+A/B Routing Box. He connects the Shigemori Muse OD as a clean boost to the input of the Providence RX-S1, with output B linked to a Korg tuner for precise tuning while muting the guitar. The send/return A loop is utilized for a compressor. Output A of the Providence RX-S1 goes directly into the input of an LS-2, which then routes through additional LS-2 pedals, an SPH-1, and a Digidelay. This setup is captured in the user-uploaded photo on Equipboard.

TK uses the CP-1X pedal on the acoustic guitar. According to Boss JP, the secret to Mr. TK's tone on his acoustic guitar is the Boss CP-1X compressor. Source: Boss Japan (4 DEC 2018 on Twitter)

One of his earlier live boards, on the bottom right you can see a modded version of the Keeley 2-knob compressor. The knobs are white, indicating a mod of some sort.

TK used it in his Acoustique Electrick Session. Very smooth sounding pedal.

Used as 1st stage drive starting from roughly 2009 to 2012

Toru Kitajima uses the Boss AD-10 Acoustic Preamp for his acoustic guitar setup. According to a tweet from Roland Japan on December 4, 2018, the Boss AD-10 is key to achieving his signature tone.

Yes! For unknown reasons, Toru Kitajima has already used the Digitech Timebender on his pedalboard. The Timebender is an excellent pedal although not used much, the only problem is its power supply that works at 9v 1300ma. You can see at 0:10 - 0:20s

TK uses this exclusively on the ‘mod delay’ setting, this gives the shimmery/warm type sound you hear a lot in clean parts of his music

In this documentary film about the band Ling Tosite Sigure, a glance of the pedalboard at 1:28 shows that Toru uses a TC Electronic PolyTune.

Toru Kitajima uses the Korg DT-10 Digital Pedal Tuner, as mentioned in a tweet by TK_ling_tosite.

Toru Kitajima uses the Arion SPH-1 Stereo Phaser, as noted in a tweet by @TK_ling_tosite. The phaser is featured prominently in many of his tracks.

All the pedalboard can be seen between 1:28 - 1:29 in the video. It's a documentary video about the Ling Tosite Sigure group. It seems that this pedal is in TK's latest pedalboard.

Used as a booster for the GARGOYLE.

Toru Kitajima uses the Ex-pro PS-1 power supply, as seen in the image on Imgur.

Toru Kitajima has occasionally used the Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner, as evidenced by the setup photo from Yama-kizaichu, although he is more frequently seen with the Korg DT-10.

The pedal was first briefly seen during the fisheye topdown shot in the MV of Tatsumaite sennou [https://www.reddit.com/r/LingTositeSigure/comments/x67qw8/tornadofx_pedal_in_tatsumaite_sennou_mv/]. Later in Aug 2022, TK announces pre-order for the pedal [https://www.instagram.com/p/ChrNkGVB51c/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link], with 2 different flavors, the "Brass" model, with the enclosure made of machined brass; while the slightly cheaper "Aluminium" one were made with machined brushed aluminum.

According to TK, he wants a pedal that "maximizes the aggressive tones and amplifies the feel coming from your fingers and pick" [https://one-control.com/pages/tornadofx#:~:text=Specs%3A-,%EF%BC%8DTK%20comment%EF%BC%8D,-Effects%20pedals%20are].