Ben Howard's Guitars

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Ben Howard is seen here playing a Gibson Les Paul Goldtop Electric Guitar.

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Ben Howard uses this nylon stringed version of the 812 ce to play "Keep Your Head Up". You can see him playing it on Pure FM, although it is the left handed version.

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Lollapalooza Berlin 2018: he's playing the Bobkat in 'What The Moon Does' and 'Someone In The Doorway' (from Minute 26:00 on).

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During the whole video, you can see that he is using a Gibson ES-345TD, Which seems quite alike to ES-335, but the 'Baritone Switch' is its special feature.

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He started using this guitar on the ND tour.

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In a live performance of "Conrad" at WFUV, Ben Howard plays a Gibson Les Paul Deluxe. This model is identifiable by its mini humbuckers, which contribute to its distinctively bright and clean sound, setting it apart from the standard Les Paul.

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Around 21:37 Ben using Gibson LP Standard for Time is Dancing song

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