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Die (born December 20, 1974, in Mie) is a Japanese musician and one of the guitarists of Dir en grey. He has been with the band since its inception in 1997 and was previously a member of La:Sadie's. Die is the second most credited composer within Dir en grey (after fellow guitarist Kaoru) and his songs tend to be more upbeat, such as "304 Goushitsu, Hakushi no Sakura", "Wake" and "Mr.Newsman". Image File history File links Die1. ...
December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...
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Mie can refer to: Mie prefecture, Kinki, Japan Mie District, Mie (a district of Japan) Mie, Oita (a town of Japan) Mie noodles, a type of Chinese instant noodles similar to ramen Mie (pose), a pose in Kabuki theatre. ...
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A composer is a person who writes music. ...
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Dir en grey is a Japanese band formed in 1997. ...
December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...
Mie can refer to: Mie prefecture, Kinki, Japan Mie District, Mie (a district of Japan) Mie, Oita (a town of Japan) Mie noodles, a type of Chinese instant noodles similar to ramen Mie (pose), a pose in Kabuki theatre. ...
Dir en grey is a Japanese band formed in 1997. ...
1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Kaoru Kaoru ) (born February 17, 1974 in Hyougo, Japan) is one of the guitarists of the Japanese rock group Dir en grey. ...
Equipment
Die is endorsed by ESP Guitars in Japan who provides him with most of his guitars, picks, and straps. He has two lines of signature-series guitar from the ESP Custom Shop guitars called the DDT and D-DR models. Both models are based off the classic Telecaster body, the original DDT model being a copy of it and the newer D-DR model appearing to be a combination of a telecaster and an ESP F-body. In live performances he mainly uses amplification and red covered cabinets by Mesa/Boogie. ESP Company, Limited ), located in North Hollywood, California, is a prominent manufacturer of electric guitars and basses, originally from Japan. ...
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Both of Die's signature guitars have replica models available in Japan through the ESP and Edwards product lines. ESP offers replicas of the D-DR 300 and DDT #00004. Edwards offers replicas of the same models as ESP and a miniature DDT.
Guitars | Brand | Model | Notes | | ESP | DDT #00001 | Die's first signature and primary guitar before the D-DR series was made.[1] | | ESP | DDT #00002 | The only see-thru black version of the DDT series.[1] | | ESP | DDT #00003 | The only see-thru dark green version of the DDT series, also the artist's first guitar to have the "Dir en grey" inlay at the 12th fret.[1] | | ESP | DDT #00004 | none | | ESP | DDT #00005 | none | | ESP | D-DR Prototypes | Prototype models of the D-DR series and Die's first baritone guitars, with a 27 inch neck instead of the 25.5 inch of the DDT series.[1] | | ESP | D-DR 300 | Die's second signature series from ESP from which he has multiple models. The D-DR 300 has the same neck length as the prototype, but a 5mm thicker body.[1] | | ESP | MC Custom | Has a metallic grey finish. | | ESP | Eclipse Custom | Has a brown and black snakeskin wrap finish on it, Die's only guitar to contain three sets of pickups. | | Morris | MT5000 | The artist's most regularly used acoustic guitar. | ESP Company, Limited ), located in North Hollywood, California, is a prominent manufacturer of electric guitars and basses, originally from Japan. ...
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Pickups and other accessories - EMG SA pickups at both bridge and neck on DDT #00001 and #00004
- Seymour Duncan SSL-4 at neck and ESP SS-RI-120R at bridge on DDT #00002, #00003, #00005, and the D-DR Prototypes.
- Seymour Duncan SH-1N at neck and SH-6B at bridge on D-DR 300
- ESP custom-printed picks
- ESP Dir en grey series guitar strap
EMG-85: one of the most popular active EMG pickups EMG, Inc. ...
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References - ^ a b c d e ESP DDT & D-DR series information. espguitars.co.jp.
External links - Die's custom guitars at ESP
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