Susumu Hirasawa

Susumu Hirasawa uses the Razer Harp, as detailed in a report by Ikebe-gakki.

Susumu Hirasawa uses a Mosrite USA 65-SB electric guitar, as detailed in an article by Ikebe-gakki.

In 1983 he settled on T?kai Gakki's Talbo aluminum guitars as his main ones, attracted by their unique material and design. He used multiple T?kai Talbos over an eleven-year period, with the guitar becoming an integral part of his image.

Susumu Hirasawa is associated with the EVO electric guitar, as highlighted in the Ikebe-gakki report by IKEBE CREATIVE.

Susumu Hirasawa is associated with the Fernandes PHOTON electric guitar, as reported by Ikebe-gakki in their coverage of the HYBRID PHONON project.

Susumu Hirasawa utilizes the Eastwest Quantum Leap Orchestral Hollywood Series, as detailed in an article by Ikebe-gakki.

Susumu Hirasawa incorporates the Roland GR-55 Guitar Synthesizer into his sound, as highlighted in a report by Ikebe-gakki.

Susumu Hirasawa utilizes the Boss GT-6 multi-effects pedal, as detailed in a report by Ikebe-gakki.

Susumu Hirasawa utilizes Cakewalk by BandLab as his DAW, as detailed in the report by Ikebe-gakki.

Susumu Hirasawa utilizes a Tesla Coil, an electrical resonant transformer circuit, as part of his musical setup. This is detailed in a report by Ikebe-gakki, highlighting its integration into his performances with P-MODEL.

Susumu Hirasawa is noted for using a 1963 Fender Jaguar electric guitar, as highlighted in a report by IKEBE CREATIVE on Ikebe-gakki.

Susumu Hirasawa uses the Shure SM57 dynamic microphone, as detailed in a report by Ikebe-gakki.

Starting toward the end of the "Model Room" era and going into the "Landsale 80'" era Susumu started using a Fernandez Artwave V-7 guitar a lot. It can be seen in the clip at 5m20s up close. It appears he only had one of these in yellow. They were also availible in white, and he's the only guy I know of who has ever used one of these guitars, probably because they did not get much distribution outside Japan.

Susumu Hirasawa utilizes the Zoom G3X multi-effects pedal as a core component of his sound, as detailed in a report by Ikebe-gakki.

Susumu Hirasawa uses the Klark Teknik DN100 Active DI, as reported by Ikebe-gakki in their article on HYBRID PHONON.

Susumu Hirasawa uses the Line 6 Relay G50 Wireless Guitar System, as reported by Ikebe-gakki.

Susumu Hirasawa uses the SHURE BETA54, as reported by Ikebe-gakki.

Susumu Hirasawa uses the Yamaha Miburi, as reported by Ikebe-gakki in their coverage of the HYBRID PHONON event.

Susumu Hirasawa uses the Tubular Hz instrument accessory during performances of "Lotus," as noted in an article by Ikebe-gakki.

Susumu Hirasawa utilizes the Amiga 500 System PC in his musical projects, as detailed in a report by Ikebe-gakki.

Susumu Hirasawa utilizes the Neumann U87 condenser microphone, as detailed in a report by Ikebe-gakki.

Susumu Hirasawa is playing the guitar in this concert image, and dedicated a Twitter/'X' post to the guitar on Aug 3 2018. https://twitter.com/hirasawa/status/1025351862214524928

The two switches below the volume and tone controls appear to be Hirasawa's own modification. A Q&A post on https://hirasawaslyrics.edoblog.net seems to indicate at least one is a humbucker coil-tap:

"He explained why the Backlund Model 400, the green guitar, has such a metallic-noise sound. He cancels one of the switches for the two sections in a pick-up to make the guitar play the metallic sound."

(https://hirasawaslyrics.edoblog.net/back%20space%20pass/%E5%B9%B3%E6%B2%A2%E9%80%B2%E3%81%AEback%20space%20pass%20-%20dece)

Susumu Hirasawa is seen using the Casio MG-500 in the 1988 live video "三界の人体地図," as documented by the YouTube user "miracle" in their upload titled "P-MODEL - Monster A Go Go(三界の人体地図)."

Susumu Hirasawa used the Ibanez IMG2010 X-ING during live performances around 1986, as evidenced by the YouTube video titled "P-MODEL - Zebra (Live 1986)" by snd coll. Additionally, this equipment is listed in the equipment history section of the book "音楽産業廃棄物".

The Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus is confirmed to be used by Susumu Hirasawa, as it is listed in the equipment history section of the book "音楽産業廃棄物".

Susumu Hirasawa is confirmed to use the ELK Big Muff Sustainar, as indicated by a Twitter post from former P-Model member Takahashi (@UTS_takahashi_y), which clarifies its presence in Hirasawa's gear collection. This contradicts the listing in the equipment history section of the book "音楽産業廃棄物," where it is mistakenly identified as the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff.

Susumu Hirasawa is confirmed to use the Fender Mustang Electric Guitar, as it is listed in the equipment history section of the book "音楽産業廃棄物." Additionally, this is supported by a YouTube video featuring a live performance by P-MODEL on June 7, 1981, where Hirasawa is seen playing the guitar. The video, uploaded by Cybooz, credits Hirasawa as the guitarist and vocalist during the event at Circus Circus in Kyoto.

The Pro Co RAT is listed in the equipment history section of the book "音楽産業廃棄物" as used by Susumu Hirasawa.