Ai Ishigaki (also known as 'ISHIG∀KI' born 25 December 1970) was the guitarist for

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from 1990 to 1996. He got the job as support guitarist after being a roadie for MCM in the

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days. Ishigaki debuted on their Thrash-Punk album

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and later became the more well known guitarist because he could bring a softer, more experimental acoustic element to their later releases. Ishigaki left the band in 1996, it was stated that the harder direction on 4 Plugs may have been why. After leaving, Ishigaki worked on solo material, formed Blade with actor

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, and contributed guitar to other bands, including

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who was an ex-member of Japanese

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group

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*http://www.redblood.com/ Fansite, not updated since 2001 *http://www.ends.co.jp/ Ends website {{DEFAULTSORT:Ishigaki, Ai Living people 1970 births Japanese rock guitarists Punk rock guitarists Japanese punk rock musicians The Mad Capsule Markets members 20th-century Japanese guitarists 21st-century Japanese guitarists