Tak Matsumoto

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Tak Matsumoto
Matsumoto performing in 2012
Background information
Birth name	Takahiro Matsumoto
Born	(1961-03-27) March 27, 1961 (age 63) Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
Genres	Hard rock blues jazz pop heavy metal instrumental rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, record producer
Instrument(s)	Guitar, vocals
Years active	1981–present
Labels	Vermillion Favored Nations
Member of	B'z, Tak Matsumoto Group
Website	houseofstrings.jp

Takahiro Matsumoto (松本 孝弘, Matsumoto Takahiro, born March 27, 1961, in Toyonaka, Osaka) is a Japanese musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the guitarist and main composer of the rock duo B'z, the best-selling music act in their native Japan by certifications. He also has a successful solo career where, in addition to winning several Japan Gold Disc Awards, he won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album for Take Your Pick (2010), which he made in collaboration with Larry Carlton. Matsumoto is only the fifth guitarist in the world to have his own Gibson signature model guitar.^[1]