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This Martin D-28 is Ben's main stage guitar which he uses for all songs in his C G combo tuning. The Martin is seen throughout the live performance.

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At the 5 minute mark exactly you can see him start what I can only assume is the Volca Drum Machine.

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“I won’t use any amp apart from the VC30. I’ve tried a lot of other amps over the years but nothing else gives me the tone I’m looking for.”

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Ben is featured on Freshman Guitar's site where they say that while each guitar is unique, the SONGDLH is the closest to Ben's actual guitar. They also share this video of him playing the Freshman FA300D which is discontinued. However the models closest to this are the Songwriter series which feature all solid wood and are of the same construction that being solid spruce top and solid mahogany back and sides. The current FA400D features a body made of solid rosewood and sounds different.

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In Ben Howard's live performance of "Towing The Line" on "Later... with Jools Holland," the TC Helicon VoiceLive 3 Multi Effects Pedal is visible behind his amp, indicating its use during the performance.

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Ben Howard can be seen using a Strymon Timeline on his pedal board for Radio 1's Big Weekend from 25.45 time mark.

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Ben can be seen in this image singing through a Shure 87A condenser microphone.

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In the YouTube video "Ben Howard - Live @ BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend '15," starting at the 25:45 mark, Ben Howard's pedal board features two Strymon BlueSky pedals, not a Strymon BigSky. This distinction is evident as the BlueSky pedals have knobs on both sides, matching the configuration and color seen in the video, while the BigSky has a different knob layout.

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Ben is seen in this live performance playing a Fender American Standard Telecaster Left Handed model. The American Standard is clearly seen at around 0:13.

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"Then I just run through the Strymon Brigadier - that’s the delay pedal I use - and the Strymon reverb [Big Sky]..."

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Amp seen at 4:16 into video.

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In the BBCRadio1VEVO video of Ben Howard covering "Wildest Moments" in the Live Lounge, he plays a Fender Classic Player Jazzmaster Special Electric Guitar. The guitar features neck binding and delivers an impressive look and sound, which he has likely used on multiple occasions.

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In an Instagram post by taylor_knox, Ben Howard is seen playing a Silvertone Bobkat electric guitar, a vintage model popular in the mid-60s. The photo captures him jamming in a backyard setting, highlighting his use of this classic instrument.

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In this Tiny Desk (Home) Concert, Ben Howard uses a Shure SM7B microphone for vocals.

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The Seymour Duncan Woody XL™ SA-3XL Pickup is seen very clearly on Ben's guitar at 0:14 in this source video.

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Ben can be seen playing an HD-28 in this image. The herringbone trim on the side of the guitar is what can verify this as the HD-28.

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In this live performance from Lollapalooza 2013, Ben can be seen adjusting the reverb on a Fender Vintage Reissue '65 Deluxe Reverb Guitar Combo Amp at around 6:44.

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"...then it’s the Way Huge Green Rhino overdrive. I’ve just got that to try and replicate it live, because basically we had amps that, live, were just going to blow up."

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Black version of the Shure KSM8 Dualdyne was Ben's go to mic for the 2018/19 Noonday Dream tour and practically all other live performances since then.

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At 24:50, one can see Ben Howard using a left-handed Jazzmaster while playing his song, "The Wolves", at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend 2015 on the 23rd of May 2015

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Live performance of Towing the Line at Jools Holland. You can clearly see him play one and he uses it for voice-harmonizing effects

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You can see it on top his pedalboard on the Towing The Line performance @ Jools Holland

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At 1:24, one can clearly see the herringbone rosette and Eric Clapton's signature on the fretboard of Ben Howard's Martin OOO-28EC guitar.

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Ben is Ambassador for Martin Guitars. He is using his 000-28VS for a solo session. You can spot that this instrument is a 000-28VS from the slotted headstock, the ivoroid binding and the unique body shape. Minute 2:20

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Ben Howard was seen using a Fender Vibro-Champ amplifier during a live performance at an A Blaze of Feather show, as captured in a photo from Instagram.

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Dunlop features Ben Howard and their products that he uses, including the Phosphor Bronze Strings.

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on 10th October 2014, during this performance; Ben Howard can be seen to be using mimesis kudos. The soundhole pickup can be seen at 4:51 in the video.

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Dunlop features Ben Howard and their products that he uses, including the MXR MC402 Boost/Overdrive.

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In this video, at 0:17, Ben Howard can be seen playing the song 'Rivers In Your Mouth', off the album 'I Forget Where We Were', on a black Gibson Les Paul Custom

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You get a good glimps of the Screeching Halt at around 0:26 in the source video. Ben uses this to prevent feedback and get a clearer sound.

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