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::'''with [[Solo Works#Tak Matsumoto|Tak Matsumoto]]''': [[Strings Of My Soul|THE WINGS]] | |||
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Revision as of 00:26, 1 March 2016
B'z Support Members are musicians who contribute to their studio recordings as well as appear with B'z during their LIVE-GYM events playing the instruments not occupied by the primary duo of Koshi Inaba on vocals and Tak Matsumoto on guitar. The stable of support musicians that have provided drums, bass, keyboards, and other instruments during various B'z shows and in the studio include a number of esteemed musicians from various other successful music acts. Among those who have recorded and performed with B'z are American bassists Billy Sheehan of Mr. Big and Barry Sparks, who has previously toured with the Scorpions, UFO, and the Michael Schenker Group.
Typically, those touring with the band at a given time are also those providing their respective parts on the most recent recording efforts. This formation of touring and recording with the same team began in 1993 with one of the band's best-regarded albums, RUN. Additionally, active members often also appear in the band's music videos as well.
In addition to taking on various drummers, bassists, and keyboardists over time, B'z also occasionally tour with additional performers, such as brass sections, orchestras, and occasionally performance troupes providing choreography on stage behind the band's performance. In recent years, the band has added a backing guitarist and vocalist beginning when Shinichiro Ohta toured with the band beginning in 2003 through 2008. The role went absent from the band's 2009 and 2010 tours, but would be again filled in 2011 by a friend of Tak's, Yoshinobu Ohga, who was featured as one of the fellow guitarists on his concept album Theatre Of Strings in 2005.
Most recently, since 2011, drums have been provided by Canadian drummer Shane Gaalaas, bass by American Barry Sparks, backing guitar by Yoshinobu Ohga, and keyboards by Takanobu Masuda.
For the purposes of this listing, members that have filled multiple roles are listed under their primary or most recognizable position, such as Akihito Tokunaga being included in the Bass section despite having contributed to arrangements. Songs on which an artist has performed another instrument or role are noted specifically next to the songs in question.
For support members that have contributed only to Solo Works, see the Solo Support Members section below.
Drums
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Brian Tichy |
Recordings | |
Profile: Brian Tichy is an American drummer with a long and storied history with many of the greatest rock acts, including Whitesnake, Billy Idol, Ozzy Osbourne, and Foreigner. He has contributed drums to a number of B'z tracks, including the singles "juice" and "Yasei no ENERGY". He also provided drums on tracks for the TMG album TMG I but was replaced by Chris Frazier for the live tour. |
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Chad Smith |
Recordings
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Profile: As the longtime drummer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chad Smith has forged a reputation as one of rock's greatest all-time drummers. His work with B'z can be witnessed in the MAGIC documentary Magical Backstage Tour 2009. He was introduced to the band by fellow drummer Shane Gaalaas. |
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Chris Frazier |
Tours Recordings
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Profile: Well-known drummer who rose to prominence as the drummer for Steve Vai. In 2004, he joined TMG for their only live tour that ventured all over Japan. Chris has likewise performed with Foreigner, Eddie Money, and Whitesnake among others. |
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Denny Fongheiser |
Tours Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
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Gregg Bissonette |
Recordings
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Hideo Yamaki |
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
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Ikkoh Tanaka |
Tours Recordings | ||
Profile: Bio. |
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Jeremy Colson |
Recordings | |
Profile: Bio. |
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Josh Freese |
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
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Kaichi Kurose |
Tours Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
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Nobu Saito |
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
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Nobuo Eguchi |
Recordings |
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Pat Torpey |
Recordings | |
Profile: The drummer of fellow rock band Mr. Big, with which B'z have close ties and have worked together on numerous occasions. He appeared to perform "girigiri chop (Version 51)" on Music Station as a special B'z x Mr. Big collaboration with Mr. Big bassist Billy Sheehan, who has also worked with B'z. |
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Shane Gaalaas |
Tours
Recordings
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Profile: A Canadian drummer that has toured with a number of high-profile rock acts like Yngwie Malmsteen and The Michael Schenker Group, Shane began touring with B'z in 2002 and has remained with the band in the years since. His long tenure has made him the second-longest support member after keyboardist Takanobu Masuda. Shane's love of music was ignited upon seeing a KISS concert at the age of nine. After graduating high school, he toured with various music acts whilst studying percussion, piano, and jazz until eventually moving to Los Angeles in 1993. This culminated in a stint with Swedish guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen as his live drummer, which also led to Shane working with future B'z bassist Barry Sparks. The two went on to work together for many years. Ultimately, after landing the gig of B'z drummer, Shane soon introduced Barry to the band. Shane has had a long career as a drummer and has released a number of solo albums, on which he also plays guitar, bass, and provides vocals. Shane has also become close friends with Koshi, with the two frequently surfing together and Shane even assisting in crafting the English versions of various B'z songs in recent years. Additionally, Shane has released his own English version of "Brotherhood" on his 2013 album Ascend and previously released a Japanese cover of "Hadashi no Megami" in Japan. |
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Soul Tool |
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Bass
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Akihito Tokunaga |
Tours Recordings
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Profile: A well-known multi-instrumentalist both in and out of the studio. He is primarily known in Japan as one of the founding members of fellow rock band doa, of which guitarist Shinichiro Ohta from the band has likewise toured with B'z. Tokunaga has written music and worked on the arrangements for the vast majority of Being artists, having amassed a successful track record as a songwriter in his tenure. He is widely known for his work with Mai Kuraki after having written numerous songs for her over the course of her career. For most songs that he provided bass on for B'z recordings, he also assisted on the arrangement. In addition, he has also toured with B'z on a number of different occasions, becoming one of their most frequent support members on the road. |
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Barry Sparks |
Tours
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Profile: An American bassist that has played with some of the most recognizable rock and metal acts in the world, Barry was introduced to Tak and Koshi by his longtime friend Shane Gaalaas, whom he met during their time touring with The Michael Schenker Group and also played in the sideproject Cosmosquad with. Barry describes himself as the world's biggest KISS fan and has amassed a large collection of vinyl records. His love of records would be something he would introduce to Tak, whom Barry considers a close friend. In 2004, Barry released a solo album entitled Can't Look Back on which he performed all vocals, guitar, and bass. |
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Billy Sheehan |
Tours Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
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Fingers |
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
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Juan Alderete |
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Profile: Bio. |
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Ken Yoshida |
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
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Kohichi Terasawa |
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
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Koji "Kitaroh" Nakamura |
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
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Koki Ito |
Recordings | |
Profile: Bio. |
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Masahiko Rokukawa |
Recordings
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Masao Akashi
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Tours
Recordings
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Ric FierabracciFile:NamePicture.jpg
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Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
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Robert Deleo |
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
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Sean Hurley |
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | ||
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Showtaro Mitsuzono |
Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
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Tomohito Aoki |
Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
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Tony Franklin |
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | ||
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Vagabond Suzuki |
Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Guitar
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Shinichiro Ohta |
Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
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Yoshinobu Ohga |
Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Keyboards
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Akira Onozuka |
Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | ||
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Hirotaka Izumi |
Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | |
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Joseph Micheal SzeibertFile:Joseph Micheal Szeibert.jpg
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Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
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Patrick Warren |
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | ||
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Rei Atsumi |
Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
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Takanobu Masuda |
Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Arrangement
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Daisuke IkedaFile:Daisuke Ikeda.jpg
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Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
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Hideyuki TerachiFile:Hideyuki Terachi.jpg
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Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
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Junichi HiiroFile:Junichi Hiiro.jpg
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Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | ||
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Kazuki KatsutaFile:Kazuki Katsuta.jpg
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Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
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Kousuke OhshimaFile:Kousuke Ohshima.jpg
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Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
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Masayuki Nomura |
Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
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Minoru ToyodaFile:Minoru Toyoda.jpg
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Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
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Ryoichi TerashimaFile:Ryoichi Terashima.jpg
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Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
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Satoru SuzukiFile:Satoru Suzuki.jpg
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Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | ||
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Shingo KamataFile:Shingo Kamata.jpg
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Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | ||
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t2oFile:t2o.jpg
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Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
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Takeshi HayamaFile:Takeshi Hayama.jpg
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Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Mixing
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Andy Johns |
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | |
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Chris Bellman |
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | |
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Chris FuhrmanFile:Chris Fuhrman.jpg
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Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | |
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Chris Lord-Alge |
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | |
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Fukuda SatoshiFile:Fukuda Satoshi.jpg
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Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | |
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Hiroyuki KobayashiFile:Hiroyuki Kobayashi.jpg
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Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | |
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Howie Weinberg |
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | |
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Ichiko FurukawaFile:Ichiko Furukawa.jpg
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Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | |
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Jason Corsaro |
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | |
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Jay Baumgardner |
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | |
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Masayuki Nomura |
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | |
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Nakajima AkioFile:Nakajima Akio.jpg
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Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | |
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Roger LianFile:Roger Lian.jpg
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Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | |
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Shimada MasahiroFile:Shimada Masahiro.jpg
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Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | |
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Shin TakakuwaFile:Shin Takakuwa.jpg
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Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | |
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Spin Stealth SpikeFile:Spin Stealth Spike.jpg
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Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | |
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Ted Jensen |
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | |
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Tomoko NozakiFile:Tomoko Nozaki.jpg
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Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Harmonica
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Ryuichiro Senoo |
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | |
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Tomohiko Katoh |
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Backing Vocals
Strings
Brass
Miscellaneous
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Hatakeyama Katsunori |
Recordings
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Profile: Tak's longtime guitar technician and one of the most well-known B'z staff members. He has managed Tak's guitar sound since 1991 both on tour and in the studio, with Tak trusting him implicitly. Hakkai can be seen with many other staff members in the music video for "GOLD" and most recently is known as, in addition to lead guitar tech, the band's main equipment manager. |
Solo Support Members
Gathered here are support members who have only recorded or toured with Tak Matsumoto and Koshi Inaba during their solo works outside of their B'z endeavors. It bears noting that some members, such as Shane Gaalaas, have recorded for both B'z projects and solo works. Such musicians are listed above with both their B'z and contribution to Tak and Koshi's solo projects together.
Drums
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Atsuo Okamoto |
Recordings
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Profile | Data | |
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Billy Kilson |
Recordings |
Profile | Data | |
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Cindy Blackman |
Recordings
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Profile | Data | |
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Greg Upchurch |
Recordings
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Profile | Data | |
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Joe Travers |
Recordings
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Profile | Data | |
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John Ferraro |
Tours |
Profile | Data | |
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Kenny Aronoff |
Recordings |
Profile | Data | |
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Leonard Castro |
Recordings
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Profile | Data | |
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File:Minoru Yasuda.jpg
Minoru Yasuda |
Recordings
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Profile | Data | |
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Munetaka Higuchi |
Recordings |
Profile | Data | |
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Murakami Syuichi |
Recordings
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Profile | Data | |
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File:Ryuoichi Terashima.jpg
Ryuoichi Terashima |
Recordings
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Profile | Data | |
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Shinya |
Recordings
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Profile | Data | |
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File:Takashi Yokoyama.jpg
Takashi Yokoyama |
Recordings
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Bass
Profile | Data | ||
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Asai HiroshiFile:Asai Hiroshi.jpg
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Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | |
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Chris CheneyFile:Chris Chaney.jpg
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Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | ||
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Corey McCormick |
Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | ||
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Hideaki KanazawaFile:Hideaki Kanazawa.jpg
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Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | ||
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Hiroshi UdagawaFile:Hiroshi Udagawa.jpg
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Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | ||
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Jack Blades |
Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | ||
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Jara Harris |
Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | ||
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Kaoru OuhoriFile:Kaoru Ouhori.jpg
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Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | ||
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Masatoshi NishimuraFile:Masatoshi Nishimura.jpg
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Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | ||
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Michael RhodesFile:Michael Rhodes.jpg
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Tours Recordings | ||
Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | ||
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Naoki WatanabeFile:Naoki Watanabe.jpg
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Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | |
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Phil ChennFile:Phil Chenn.jpg
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Recordings | |
Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | ||
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Ryoichi TerashimaFile:Ryoichi Terashima.jpg
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Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | ||
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Sakai BenisukeFile:Sakai Benisuke.jpg
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Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | ||
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Takamune NegishiFile:Takamune Negishi.jpg
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Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | ||
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T-Bone WolkFile:T-Bone Wolk.jpg
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Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Guitar
Profile | Data | ||
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Haruhata MichiyaFile:Haruhata Michiya.jpg
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Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | ||
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Kohji ArinagaFile:Kohji Arinaga.jpg
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Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | ||
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Larry Carlton |
Tours Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | ||
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Rafael MoreiraFile:Rafael Moreira.jpg
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Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | ||
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Ryoichi TerashimaFile:Ryoichi Terashima.jpg
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Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | ||
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Seki ShoFile:Seki Sho.jpg
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Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | ||
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Slash |
Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | |
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Steve Vai |
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | ||
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Stevie Salas |
Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | ||
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Takashi MasuzakiFile:Takashi Masuzaki.jpg
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Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | ||
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Yoshihiro MatsuraFile:Yoshihiro Matsura.jpg
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Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Keyboards
Profile | Data | ||
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Hiroyuki Namba |
Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | ||
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Jara Harris |
Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | ||
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Jeff Babko |
Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | |
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Tetsuya Komuro |
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |
Profile | Data | ||
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Yoshinobu Kojima |
Tours
Recordings
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Profile: Bio. |