Takahiro "Tak" Matsumoto (?? ??, Matsumoto Takahiro, born on March 27, 1961 in Toyonaka, Osaka) is a Grammy Award-winning Japanese guitarist, producer, arranger, composer, singer and songwriter. In addition to guitarist and lead composer for the hard rock band B'z, he has also had a successful solo career. He ranked first in a 2011 poll on who the Japanese people thought was the best guitarist to represent Japan.