Charlie Benante's Gear
There’s actually my old star body Charvel guitar, and I have another star body that I use, too. The last addition to my arsenal is a Michael Schenker V.
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A friend of mine — Paul Cook, who used to be in our band — had a friend, Mark Katzen, who was building guitars. He built me an Eddie Van Halen replica. When I received the guitar, it felt like another extension to me. I didn’t want to put it down. I fell in love with it.
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You can clearly see Charlie Benante playing with this guitar.
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He is seen with a Dimebag Darrell signature guitar in this picture.
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In this video, you can clearly see Charlie Benante with this guitar.
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Shure endorsed band, Anthrax uses Shure's UHF-R wireless transmitter, according to Shure's artist page.
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There’s actually my old star body Charvel guitar, and I have another star body that I use, too. The last addition to my arsenal is a Michael Schenker V.
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It says he uses molten brown burst versions of these on the tama website
Sizes: 20"x22" Bass Drum (SC Bubinga) 20"x22" Bass Drum (SC Bubinga) 8"x10" Tom Tom (SC Maple) 8"x12" Tom Tom (SC Maple) 9"x13" Tom Tom (SC Maple) 14"x14" Floor Tom (SC Maple) 16"x18" Floor Tom (SC Maple)
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The Paiste website says Charlie uses this
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Charlie Benante uses the Paiste 14'' Signature Dark Crisp Hi-Hats, as detailed in his setup on the Paiste website.
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In this video, you can clearly see Charlie Benante playing with this guitar.
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You can clearly see Charlie Benante playing with this guitar.
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In this video, you can clearly see Charlie Benante playing with this guitar.
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In this video, you can see Charlie Benante playing with this guitar.
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When jamming out tunes, Benante also doesn’t play through a typically metal amp setup, telling Guitar.com his usual amp of choice is a Vox AC30.
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Charlie has a signature Tama snare drum
6.5"×14" 1.2mm Stainless Steel shell, Die-Cast hoops(10 Hole, Black Nickel), MSL35BN Lugs (Black Nickel) MUS80ABN/MUS80BBN Strainer/butt plate(Black Nickel) MS20SN14S snares
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Charlie has signature vic firth sticks
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In an Instagram post, Charlie Benante is seen playing a standard Fender Stratocaster electric guitar, alongside The Edge signature model.
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In this video, you can see Charlie Benante playing with this guitar.
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In this video, you can clearly see Charlie Benante playing with this guitar.
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In this video on bravewords.com, charlie benante says he uses tama hardware and speed cobra pedals at 10:00. Its hard to see which model of speed cobra exactly because it is covered with grip tape or something.
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In the video titled "Charlie Benante - Pantera - Tour Kit Rundown" by Modern Drummer Official, at the 2:50 mark, Charlie Benante can be seen demonstrating the use of a Paiste 15" 2002 Sound Edge Hi-Hat Cymbal.
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In the video by Modern Drummer Official titled "Charlie Benante - Pantera - Tour Kit Rundown," at the 3:09 mark, Charlie Benante is seen displaying a Paiste Rude Novo China 18" cymbal as part of his drum kit during Pantera's 2024 tour setup.
This is one of my favorite cymbals this cuts to anything it's like the Ginsu of cymbals
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In a video by Modern Drummer Official titled "Charlie Benante - Pantera - Tour Kit Rundown," Charlie Benante is clearly seen at the 3:22 mark displaying a Paiste 18" Rude Basher Cymbal.
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In the video titled "Charlie Benante - Pantera - Tour Kit Rundown," on YouTube, Charlie Benante's use of an Evans UV2 Coated Drumhead is clearly visible on his snare drum at the 10:23 mark.
This to me made my snare drum come to life and I love them
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In the video titled "Charlie Benante - Pantera - Tour Kit Rundown" by Modern Drummer Official, Charlie Benante is seen showcasing Evans Black Chrome Drumheads on his drum set at the 10:58 mark.
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in this screenshot from the Drumeo video where he plays "5 Minutes Alone" it can be seen to the right of the central splash also at 2:40
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judging by the logo style and the finish, along with the fact it has Novo China on the cymbal, I can safely assume that he uses this (screenshot from the Drumeo vid where he plays "5 Minutes Alone") (I should add that it is on the right after his crash)
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front and center of the kit, and judging by the finish and the font of the logo, its prob the 2002
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