Teppei Teranishi
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Teppei Teranishi is the lead guitarist
and keyboardist
of the post-hardcore
band Thrice
from Orange County, California
. In addition to guitar and keyboard duties, he also provides backing vocals for Thrice's live performances. He favors Gibson Les Paul
guitars and Fender Telecaster
s among others. He is also in a side project called Black Unicorn with his friend Chris Jones. At a young age, he began to learn classical guitar and was influenced by heavy metal bands Pantera
and Megadeth
. Eventually, he moved onto the punk
scene. Teranishi is also a Beatles
fanatic, and a fan of classic 50's, 60's, and early 70's acts.
Teranishi has produced Thrice's The Alchemy Index
, Beggars and Dustin Kensrue
's Please Come Home
. He has also mixed The Out Circuit
's album Pierce The Empire With A Sound.
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
and keyboardist
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
of the post-hardcore
Post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...
band Thrice
Thrice
Thrice is an American rock band from Irvine, California, formed in 1998. The group was founded by guitarist/vocalist Dustin Kensrue and guitarist Teppei Teranishi while they were in high school....
from Orange County, California
Orange County, California
Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...
. In addition to guitar and keyboard duties, he also provides backing vocals for Thrice's live performances. He favors Gibson Les Paul
Gibson Les Paul
The Gibson Les Paul was the result of a design collaboration between Gibson Guitar Corporation and the late jazz guitarist and electronics inventor Les Paul. In 1950, with the introduction of the Fender Telecaster to the musical market, electric guitars became a public craze. In reaction, Gibson...
guitars and Fender Telecaster
Fender Telecaster
The Fender Telecaster, colloquially known as the Tele , is typically a dual-pickup, solid-body electric guitar made by Fender.Its simple yet effective design and revolutionary sound broke ground and set trends in electric guitar manufacturing and popular music...
s among others. He is also in a side project called Black Unicorn with his friend Chris Jones. At a young age, he began to learn classical guitar and was influenced by heavy metal bands Pantera
Pantera
Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas. Formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell in 1981, bassist Rex Brown would join in late 1981 with vocalist Terry Glaze. Looking for a new and heavier sound, Pantera had Terry replaced in 1987 with Phil Anselmo as...
and Megadeth
Megadeth
Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California which was formed in 1983 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine, bassist Dave Ellefson and guitarist Greg Handevidt, following Mustaine's expulsion from Metallica. The band has since released 13 studio albums, three live albums, two...
. Eventually, he moved onto the punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
scene. Teranishi is also a Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
fanatic, and a fan of classic 50's, 60's, and early 70's acts.
Teranishi has produced Thrice's The Alchemy Index
The Alchemy Index
The Alchemy Index may refer to:*The Alchemy Index Vols. I & II, the first half of Thrice's Alchemy Index*The Alchemy Index Vols. III & IV, the second half of Thrice's Alchemy Index...
, Beggars and Dustin Kensrue
Dustin Kensrue
Dustin Michael Kensrue is a vocalist, lyricist, and rhythm guitarist in the Orange County, California post-hardcore/experimental rock quartet Thrice, as well as a solo artist....
's Please Come Home
Please Come Home
Please Come Home is the first acoustic solo mini-album by Dustin Kensrue, released in 2007.The album was planned for release in October 2006, but was delayed to 2007 due to issues recording and acquiring a label to distribute it. The album was recorded in the studio of Thrice lead guitarist Teppei...
. He has also mixed The Out Circuit
The Out Circuit
The Out Circuit is an indie rock/post-hardcore band/project by former Frodus co-frontman Nathan Burke currently signed to Lujo Records. The Out Circuit was originally based in Washington, DC but now resides in Seattle, Washington.-History:...
's album Pierce The Empire With A Sound.
Guitars
- Nash T series (52' relic)
- Gibson ES-335
- 1985 Gibson Les Paul Custom
- Epiphone Elitist 1965 Casino
- Fender Jaguar Baritone Custom
- Fender Jaguar Baritone Special HH
Amplification
- Marshall JCM 800 Head
- Homemade Supro Clone Head
- Marshall JCM 800 Combo
- Mesa/Boogie 2x12 cab
- Vox AC30
- Fender '59 Bassman Combo
- Fender Bassman Head
- Fender Bassman 2x12 cab
Effects and other
In order of signal chain:- Line 6 M13
- Boss RV-5 Reverb
- Line 6 DL4
- ProCo Turbo Rat
- Boss TU-2
- Line 6 MM4
- Digitech Whammy
- Line 6 FM4
- Home made Tube Screamer Clone
- Various home made pedals
- Ernie Ball Volume