Career
He is of Japanese-American descent. 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
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 50"s, 60"s, and early 70"s acts.
He has also mixed The Out Circuit"s album Pierce The Empire With A Sound
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:
Lincolnshire 6 M13
Boss Recreation Vehicle-5 Reverb
Lincolnshire 6 DL4
ProCo Turbo Rat
Boss Technology Union-2
Lincolnshire 6 MM4
Digitech Whammy
Lincolnshire 6 FM4
Homemade Tube Screamer Clone
Various homemade pedals
Ernie Ball Volume.