Ben Shepherd
bass guitarist
Ben Shepherd's Amplifiers
At 42:20 in this Rig Rundown for Ben Shepherd of Sound Garden, Wellwater Conspiracy, Hater, and The Desert Sessions, his gear is displayed, showing his Mesa/Boogie M6 Carbine 600 Watt Bass Head.
We ran Ampeg SVT and Mesa Boogie heads through a couple of cabinets, along with an Ampeg flip-top [B-15] all at the same time in the bass room.
From a Bass Player magazine interview in 2013, asking about the setup of recording King Animal.
At 42:05 in this Rig Rundown for Ben Shepherd of Sound Garden, Wellwater Conspiracy, Hater, and The Desert Sessions, his gear is displayed, showing his Ampeg SVT-VR.
In an interview with Premier Guitar, Kim Thayil mentioned that during the recording of King Animal, he borrowed a 1957 Fender Champ amplifier from his bandmate, bassist Ben Shepherd.
According to this article on the official MESA/Boogie® website, bassist Ben Shepherd uses the Mesa/Boogie 8x10" PowerHouse 1200W Bass Cabinet.
According to his artist page on the official MESA/Boogie® website, bassist Ben Shepherd uses the Mesa/Boogie Standard PowerHouse PH 1000 Bass Cabinet.
According to his artist page on the official MESA/Boogie® website, bassist Ben Shepherd Mesa/Boogie Bass Strategy Eight:88 Bass Head.
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