Teppei Teranishi
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Teppei Teranishi (born September 13, 1980) is the lead guitarist of the post-hardcore band Thrice from Orange County, California. He favors Gibson Les Paul guitars and Fender Telecasters among others. He is also in a side project called Black Unicorn with his friend Chris Jones.
[edit] Life
Teppei was exposed to music at a very early age. By the time he was five years old he had begun to play the piano, and continued up until about the third grade. Two or three years later he started listening to metal bands like Pantera and Megadeth. In seventh grade he had discovered what he described as the "simpler but equally moving" punk rock genre, with artists such as Minor Threat and Operation Ivy. His discovery of punk led him to play guitar an increasing amount, eventually leading to classical guitar lessons; though he says he remembers none of what he was taught. While skateboarding began to take up more of his life, Teppei slowly accumulated skill in rock guitar. When Thrice formed in 1998, he didn't even know how to play with a pick. Constantly moving, he says he hopes to continue to make music many years from now.
[edit] Equipment
Teppei uses a variety of guitars, amplifiers and effects pedals, and is a self-confessed "gear nerd." He was also shown in the 2006 Fender Product Catalog with his Telecaster. In the past he has used a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Head and a Bogner Uberschall head, as a well as a Gordon Smith GS-1.5 Guitar
His main recording/live equipment includes:
1985 Black Gibson Les Paul Custom Lite with a Seymour Duncan JB pickup in the bridge (His main live guitar)
1977 Wine Red Gibson Les Paul Standard with a DiMarzio Superdistortion pickup in the bridge (His main recording guitar)
Fender American Deluxe Telecaster
Fender Telecaster (has replaced the American Deluxe as his main live Tele)
Fender Jazzmaster (as seen in Thrice's Red Sky music video)
Fender Jaguar
Pro Co TurboRAT
Line 6 DL-4 Delay Modeler
Line 6 Expression Pedal
Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb Line 6 MM-4 Modulation Modeler
Digitech Whammy
Line 6 FM-4 Filter Modeler
Marshall JCM800 100 Watt Lead Series Amplifier Head
Vox AC-30 Amplifier Head
Marshall 8 x 10 Cabinet
Rhodes Mark V 73-Key Stage Piano
1940s Hammond CV Organ and single speed Leslie Speaker
Nord Electro 2 73-Key Stage Piano/Organ (live)
