Buck-Tick Zone

Notes

The release date published in the book was July 24 but it actually went on sale on July 4.

The book was a hard cover and included a dust jacket with photos on it. (pictured without the dust jacket)

This book has helped to supplement the instrument information posted in the individual member section of the site.

Yoshida Koji is from "Rock and Read" magazine.

Hitoshi Hiruma, recording engineer, first met U-ta and Toll through Rogue before their major debut. He has worked with Buck-Tick since Kurutta Taiyo (1991).

Yutaka Kusano has built custom guitars for Hisashi and Hide since around 1990. The custom models are mostly crafted by word of mouth where Yutaka will make sketches rather than the members presenting a sketch.

Kazutaka Minemori is a guitar and bass technician who started as a live support person for the band's Bradshaw switch system. He first supported the "Darker Than Darkness Tour" (1993) and the first album he is credited with is Six/Nine (1995). For recordings, the guitarists often bring their own guitars and Kazutaka helps to realize the sound they imagined in their heads by providing amps and effects.

Kazuyuki Arai has worked as Hide's guitar technican since touring for the Six/Nine album (1995).

Shigeo Azami is a drum technician who has been called the 6th member. He has been part of Buck-Tick's crew since their amateur days and has held a variety of roles, including working as Hisashi's guitar tech. He actually attended high school with the members but did not know them at that time, not until they graduated and everyone had moved to Tokyo. He was first credited on Sexual XXXXX! (1987) as road manager, as part of artist management on Taboo (1989), etc. He was first credited as a drum technician on Darker Than Darkness (1993).

Sample Images

without dust jacket

guitarists

Hisashi

Hide