Pata's Guitar Collection

- Pata's beloved equipment at a glance -

Photography: Shun Hoshino, Taichi Nishimaki

Gibson Les Paul Custom '70s

"We were separated for a while, but we're still "married". We're never getting a divorce."

Pata: This model is from around 1972, and is a guitar I've been using since I was very young. I kept it as a quick substitute for a time, but now I've been playing it as my main guitar. We were separated for a while, but we're still "married". We're never getting a divorce. I've never thought too much about the sound of it, just how it looks. Because each guitar has its own sound, and I also mostly just noted how the neck grip felt. Back when I was in high school, I used a guitar with a tremolo arm, but since I never used it outside the times when I made a conscious effort to, I realized I didn't need one, and then I became more of a tune-o-matic bridge user. It was right around the time when many bands were heavily using tremolo, and I thought: "What a waste of time for just a small detail". Well, maybe that's how I got my playing style.