Tak Matsumoto
Takahiro " Tak " Matsumoto (Japanese松本 孝 弘, Matsumoto Takahiro, born March 27, 1961 in Toyonaka, Osaka ) is a Japanese guitarist, songwriter and composer.
Tak Matsumoto is best known for the Japanese rock band B'z, for which he writes a lot of songs. He is also a successful solo artist.
- 3.1 Solo work 3.1.1 Singles
- 3.1.2 albums
- 3.2.1 Singles
- 3.2.2 albums
- 3.2.3 DVD / VHS
Background
Matsumoto's style of music was initially heavily influenced by jazz. His own style, which developed gradually, in Japan known as Kansai Blues, and combines elements of classical, metal, rock and ska.
Mid-80s, he released his first album Thousend Wave. It was also an attempt to just in Japan emerging solo instrumental trend to use for themselves. The plate includes a metal version of Spain and with a twice as long version of Take Five tributes to Chick Corea and Dave Brubeck. He works for the future bandleader Globe, Tetsuya Komuro, together. However, the album sold at that time not as good as he had hoped.
After his first album was not successful, he decided to found his own band. With his experience in the music industry and his studio label, he was looking for a singer for his new band. After he heard a tape of the then unknown singer ( Koshi Inaba ), a singer was found. Their first recording was an interpretation of Let it Be by the Beatles. Tak and Koshi formed the band B'z and debuted in September 1988. B'z Up Today is one of the most successful bands in Japan.
Tak maintained friendly relations with many well known bands and musicians such as Barry Sparks, Billy Sheehan, Eddie Van Halen, Eric Martin, Jack Blades, Joe Perry, par Torpeley, Shane Galaas, Stevan Tyler and Steve Vai. With Steve Vai together they made recordings for the song Asia Sky by 1999. The song The Ultra Zone was recorded with Billy Sheehan and published on B'zs album Brotherhood. Is also known that Shane Galaas has contributed something to the 2002 GREEN Live -Gym Tour.
In 2004, Tak Tak Matsumto the Group with Eric Martin, Jack Blades and Chris Frazier.
In the past he played together as a guitarist with many famous Japanese guitarist. Even with western bands he has already made together small projects. For example, with Aerosmith, Deep Purple, Eddie Van Halen, Eric Clapton, and Led Zeppelin. Especially much he has collaborated with the band Tokyo Ska Paradise, which has a particularly strong showing in the early years B'z.
1999 was taken Tak Matsumoto as one of the first Asian guitarists in the Gibson Signature Artist Club ( the Gibson Guitar Corporation ).
Music equipment
Early Career
Equipment (2000 to present)
Classic Collection
Tak also has some rare guitars in his small collection, which would be as follows: