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'''Tak Matsumoto''' ( | '''Tak Matsumoto''' (''松本孝弘'') is a Japanese guitarist, composer, producer, and songwriter best known as one of the two members of [[B'z]]. He was born March 27, 1961 in Toyonaka, Osaka. With over two decades spent at the top of the Japanese music scene as its foremost guitarist, he is widely recognized and associated with guitar music in his home country and regularly tops polls in the Japanese music community as the country's greatest guitar ambassador. In addition to his many releases as B'z, he has also had a successful solo career in addition to working with musicians from all over the world. | ||
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= Guitars = | |||
Not just that his first guitar ever was a Gibson, he also had the privilege of becoming the first japanese signature artist for Gibson. After being introduced by Steve Vai, a longterm and good friend of Matsumoto, he got his first Signature Model in 1999. He sure made up for that honor by snatching the most signature models made by Gibson. Until now he has a total of eight. Some Gibson Models where picked up by Epiphone and are sold on the US market. They are all based on original Gibson products.<br> | |||
== Gibson == | |||
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File:canary_yellow.jpg|Tak Matsumoto Les Paul Canary Yellow | |||
File:tak_burst.jpg|Tak Matsumoto Les Paul Tak Burst | |||
File:TakDC.jpg|Tak Matsumoto Les Paul DC Tak Burst | |||
File:tak_ebony.jpg|Double Cut Ebony | |||
File:tak_blue.jpg|Double Cut Standard Flame Top Aqua Blue | |||
File:tak fire.jpg|Gibson Firebird Prototype | |||
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== | == Epiphone == | ||
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File:plus_top.jpg|Double Cut Plus Top | |||
File:gold_top.jpg|Tak Matsumoto DC Standard Goldtop | |||
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= Hardware = | = Hardware = | ||
Over the years Tak Matsumoto has collected and received many different Hardware-Setups for his Live-Concerts and recordings. | Over the years Tak Matsumoto has collected and received many different Hardware-Setups for his Live-Concerts and recordings. | ||
Commonly known are his '''[[Signature Models|Signature Guitars]]''' which he plays during Live-Gyms since 1999. In 2013 Dunlop has awarded him his own Dunlop-Cry-Baby as a Signature Model named '''[[Tak Cry Baby]]'''. | Commonly known are his '''[[Signature Models|Signature Guitars]]''' which he plays during Live-Gyms since 1999. In 2013 Dunlop has awarded him his own Dunlop-Cry-Baby as a Signature Model named '''[[Tak Cry Baby]]'''. | ||
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 B'z lead guitarist and composer | |
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| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | Rock, Hard Rock, Pop Rock, Blues, Jazz, Dance, Adult Rock, Metal |
| Years | 1988–Present |
| Labels | BMG Japan (1988-1995) Vermillion Records (1995-Present) House of Strings (2004-Present) |
Tak Matsumoto (松本孝弘) is a Japanese guitarist, composer, producer, and songwriter best known as one of the two members of B'z. He was born March 27, 1961 in Toyonaka, Osaka. With over two decades spent at the top of the Japanese music scene as its foremost guitarist, he is widely recognized and associated with guitar music in his home country and regularly tops polls in the Japanese music community as the country's greatest guitar ambassador. In addition to his many releases as B'z, he has also had a successful solo career in addition to working with musicians from all over the world.
Discography
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Tak's first solo tour outside of B'z. The tour came in support of Tak's solo album, Rock'n Roll Standard Club, on which he provided his own take on a number of rock classics by the likes of Whitesnake, Led Zeppelin, the Michael Schenker Group, Rick Derringer, and Deep Purple. The live tour consisted of songs not included on the album itself, with further classics such as "Mama Kin" by Aerosmith and "Back in Black" by AC/DC also being covered. B'z support members Takanobu Masuda and Kaichi Kurose joined Tak for the tour on keyboards and drums, respectively. |
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The sole live tour by TMG, Tak Matsumoto Group, an international rock supergroup consisting of Tak alongside members of fellow rock acts Mr. Big's Eric Martin and Night Ranger's Jack Blades. The tour saw the group touring for a month and a half in the summer of 2004 during Tak's break from B'z duties, with the setlist consisting mostly of songs from the group's only album, TMG I. Notably, the encore also included covers of two classic numbers by Night Ranger and Mr. Big. Concurrent Events: SUMMER SONIC 04 |
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Tak Matsumoto & Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra Special Collaboration 2004: |
A special groundbreaking three-night engagement between Tak Matsumoto and the world-famous Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra. The sold-out shows featured Tak playing guitar affront a full orchestra as they performed orchestral arrangements of Tak's compositions both of the solo and B'z varieties. The arrangements were later recorded and released on Tak's solo album of the same year, House Of Strings. Concurrent Events: THURSDAY LIVE at hills Bread Factory "WEST COAST NIGHT vol.2", THURSDAY LIVE at hills Bread Factory "OOM NIGHT", 12th Seigaku Alumni Festival: Tak Matsumoto Live Concert |
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The tour for Tak's collaboration with American jazz legend Larry Carlton in support of their joint album TAKE YOUR PICK. The tour held Japanese dates from June to September, followed by two dates in Taiwan and Hong Kong later in October. Many of the performances were held with two per day at select venues. All songs from the joint album were played during the setlist, followed by an encore consisting of Larry's well-regarded classic "Room 335" and Tak's most well-known solo effort "#1090 ~Thousand Dreams~". |
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Tour in support of Tak's 2014 solo album New Horizon. It was the first true solo tour in Tak's career. The tour spanned one month, from May to June, and again saw Tak playing double shows for many of the venues as he did in 2010. Support members included John Ferraro on drums, Travis Carlton on bass, Akira Onozuka on keyboards, and Yoshinobu Ohga on backup guitar. |
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Tour in support of Tak's 2016 solo album enigma. The tour ran for five dates between mid April 2016 and early May and, for the first time in Tak's solo career, included performances at arena venues. The shows featured Jason Sutter on drums, Masayoshi Yamashita on bass, Akira Onozuka on keyboards, and Yoshinobu Ohga again providing backing guitar. |
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Tak Matsumoto & Daniel Ho Live! 2017 |
Tour in support of Tak and Hawaiian multi-instrumentalist Daniel Ho's collaborative studio album Electric Island, Acoustic Sea. The tour ran for twelve shows at various clubs with the finale taking place at the end of March in Hawaii. The tour featured Akira Onozuka on keyboards, Yoshinobu Ohga returning on supporting guitar, Randy Drake on drums, and Steve Billman on bass. |
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Guitars
Not just that his first guitar ever was a Gibson, he also had the privilege of becoming the first japanese signature artist for Gibson. After being introduced by Steve Vai, a longterm and good friend of Matsumoto, he got his first Signature Model in 1999. He sure made up for that honor by snatching the most signature models made by Gibson. Until now he has a total of eight. Some Gibson Models where picked up by Epiphone and are sold on the US market. They are all based on original Gibson products.
Gibson
Tak Matsumoto Les Paul Canary Yellow
Tak Matsumoto Les Paul Tak Burst
Tak Matsumoto Les Paul DC Tak Burst
Double Cut Ebony
Double Cut Standard Flame Top Aqua Blue
Gibson Firebird Prototype
Epiphone
Double Cut Plus Top
Tak Matsumoto DC Standard Goldtop
Hardware
Over the years Tak Matsumoto has collected and received many different Hardware-Setups for his Live-Concerts and recordings. Commonly known are his Signature Guitars which he plays during Live-Gyms since 1999. In 2013 Dunlop has awarded him his own Dunlop-Cry-Baby as a Signature Model named Tak Cry Baby.