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What guitar does Mono play?

Mono guitarist Taka Goto has said he recorded every studio album on a 1966 Fender Jazzmaster, playing through a Fender Twin Reverb and a Marshall JCM2000. His pedalboard has included a Boss DD-3 he said he had used for over 30 years, a Boss RV-5, modified Fuzz Face and Fab Tone fuzzes and a Strymon Flint.

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What guitar does Taka Goto of Mono play?

He told MusicRadar in 2018 that he played a 1966 Fender Jazzmaster with neck binding bought in Tokyo 25 years earlier, owned two of the same model, and recorded all of Mono's studio albums with the main one.

What amp does Mono use?

Taka Goto has said he played through a Fender Twin Reverb blackface reissue as his main amp and added a Marshall JCM2000 100W into a Marshall 1960B cabinet for the loud parts.

What delay pedal does Taka Goto use?

He has said the Boss DD-3 was a pedal he had been using for over 30 years, and that he had bought around 40 units. He has said he turned to a SIB! Mr Echo analog delay for noise.

What fuzz pedal does Taka Goto use?

He has said he played a Danelectro Fab Tone and a Dunlop Fuzz Face, both modified by his tech Yuichiro Hosokawa, sometimes at the same time.

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Mono are the instrumental post-rock band from Tokyo. This guide covers guitarist Takaakira 'Taka' Goto's Jazzmasters, dual Fender and Marshall amp rig and fuzz, delay and reverb pedalboard from his 2018 MusicRadar rig tour.

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