Quick Facts
Biography
Teppei Teranishi (born September 13, 1980) is the lead guitarist and keyboardist of the post-hardcore band Thrice from Orange County, California. He is of Japanese-American descent. After graduating from Irvine High School, where band member Dustin Kensrue also graduated, he briefly attended Orange Coast College then left without graduating, to be a part of Thrice full time. 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 Telecasters 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 a Beatles fanatic, and a fan of classic '50s, '60s, and early '70s acts.
Teranishi has produced Thrice's The Alchemy Index and Beggars, Dustin Kensrue's Please Come Home, and Mercury Sky's The Walls That We Bring. He has also mixed The Out Circuit's album Pierce The Empire With A Sound
Equipment
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
- Homemade Tube Screamer Clone
- Various homemade pedals
- Ernie Ball Volume
Craft career
Teranishi began leather crafting as an on the road hobby while touring with Thrice and later created Teranishi Studio, where he creates made-to-order leather goods such as bags and wallets.