Whether you’re a newer or advanced guitar player, I’m sure you may be wondering what guitar your favourite anime characters are playing.
In some cases (especially in older shows), they didn’t put a lot of effort into designing the guitar, but there are some animes that took inspiration or actually modeled the characters guitar after real guitars.
I’ve done a lot of research to put them all in one list. I took some guesses with others based on the model and colour, but some aren’t clear as they didn’t put the name on the instrument. Some animes are too vague or basic to list, so they have not been included.
I’ll be keeping an eye out for new music animes to add to this list. If you know of any other animes and can name the brand or model, feel free to leave a comment below 🙂
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Yui Hirasawa
Gibson Pre-’08 Les Paul Standard in Heritage Cherry Sunburst
Azusa Nakano
Fender Japan ’69 Reissue Mustang in Candy Apple Red (Matching headstock colour)
Sawako Yamanaka
Electric Guitar Epiphone “1958” Korina Flying V
BANG DREAM
Kasumi Toyama
Signature ESP Random Star – Grassroots G AC-45 (live; red with custom star inlays)
Tae Hanazono
ESP Snapper
Sayo Hikawa
ESP M-II
GIVEN
Mafuyu Sato
Red Gibson ES-330
Ritsuka Uenoyama
Fender Classic Series ’72 Telecaster Custom Electric Guitar
Beck
Yukio “Koyuki” Tanaka
Gibson L48 Acoustic
Gretsch White Falcon
Super Sonico
Super Sonico
Heritage Cherry Red Gibson SG (with a batwing pickguard)
Danganronpa 3
Ibuki Mioda
Vox Phantom VI
Red Stratocaster (Unknown which brand/model)
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Haruhi Suzumiya
Italia Mondial Classic 2 Tone Sunburst
Yuki Nagato
Epiphone USA SG 1966 G400 Electric Guitar (White)
Angel Beats
Masami Iwasawa
Fender Rarities Flame Ash Top Stratocaster (with a white pickguard)
Yui
Heritage Cherry Red Gibson SG (with a batwing pickguard)
Bocchi The Rock!
Bocchi Gotoh
Gibson Les Paul 1960(?) Black Beauty
Yamaha Pacifca PAC600 Series
Ikuyo Kita
Gibson Les Paul Special Beato’s Signature Guitar Double Cut
Carole & Tuesday
Tuesday Simmons
Gibson 125th Anniversary Hummingbird Acoustic Guitar Autumn Burst
