Benjamin Burnley
Benjamin Burnley's Guitars
At 0:35 in this In this gear tour for Guitar Edge, Burnley pulls out a PRS guitar which he describes as "a baritone". According to Burnley, the string gauge used on this guitar is 16-70 (0:40). To keep things simple, the guitar is built with a minimalistic approach to electronics featuring one PRS "stock humbucker" (1:12), one piezo pickup, and one volume knob.
The first guitar Ben recieved during his PRS endorsement. His main guitar during the "Saturate" days and his C# guitar during the "We Are Not Alone" days.
Uses a blue version. at 3:02 he says, "...its your standard McCarty model..."
The band switched from PRS to LTD guitars in 2015. LTD EC-1000 VB Duncan can be seen in this music video.
Seen throughout the video, Ben used this guitar to record saturate and the 2001 ep
His main baritone guitar before getting his custom PRS baritones during the Phobia tour, and after he left PRS during the Dark Before Dawn tour. Used mostly in the studio, but recently became his live guitar until his ESP endorsement.
Ben Burnley's signature model, produced by ESP guitars under the LTD brand.
"Ben Burnley is the founder of the eponymously-named rock/alt-metal band Breaking Benjamin, and his LTD Signature Series guitar, the BB-600 Baritone, is the driving force for this frontman's musical creations. The BB-600B is one of the most versatile signature models ever made by ESP. It includes two distinct pickup types: a pair of high-quality magnetic pickups (with a set comprised of Seymour Duncan '59 and JB), as well as a Graph Tech Ghost-Loaded Resomax NV bridge and tailpiece that offers an integrated piezo pickup. The BB-600B also includes two output jacks, allowing you to route the signal from the standard magnetic pickups to one amplifier and the piezo pickup to another for incredible flexibility onstage or in studios. More than just sonically flexible, the BB-600B is an incredible instrument in other ways as well. A single-cutaway Eclipse body style with set-thru construction, the BB-600B is a baritone guitar at 27" scale, allowing for downtuning without sacrificing ideal string tension. Its mahogany body is topped with quilted maple in an amazing See Thru Black Sunburst Satin finish. It offers a thin U-shaped three-piece maple neck for a comfortable playing feel. The aesthetic of this guitar is complemented with custom red pickup covers, red fingerboard inlays with the Breaking Benjamin symbol, and a red LTD logo.
SCALE: 27" BODY: Mahogany w/ Maple Cap TOP: Quilted Maple NECK: 3Pc Maple FINGERBOARD: Ebony FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 350mm FINISH: See Thru Black Sunburst Satin NUT WIDTH: 42mm NUT TYPE: Molded NECK CONTOUR: Thin U FRETS/TYPE: 24 XJ HARDWARE COLOR: Black Nickel STRAP BUTTON: Standard TUNERS: Grover BRIDGE: Graph Tech Ghost Loaded Resomax NV Bridge & Tailpiece NECK PU: Seymour Duncan '59 BRIDGE PU: Seymour Duncan JB ELECTRONICS: Passive P.U. w/ Active EQ ELECTRONICS LAYOUT: Vol(Mag)/3-Way Rotary Switch(Magnetic)/Vol(Piezo), 2 Output Jacks"
Ben can be seen using this during the band's 2014 reunion tour for drop C songs.
Although he no longer has it, in this Instagram post. Ben shows a picture of him with this guitar
In a YouTube video uploaded by Stephanie Amber, Benjamin Burnley can be seen using the ESP LTD Benjamin Burnley Eclipse Baritone Prototype during Breaking Benjamin's performance of "Bury Me Alive" at the Tabernacle in Atlanta on February 18, 2016. This guitar was part of his gear lineup for the 2016 Dark Before Dawn tour.
Similar to his baritone signature model, but with a standard 24.75'' scale. Uses two, tuned to drop C and drop C#.
From ESP: "Ben Burnley is the founder of the eponymously-named rock/alt-metal band Breaking Benjamin, and his LTD Signature Series guitar, the BB-600 Baritone, is the driving force for this frontman's musical creations. The BB-600B is one of the most versatile signature models ever made by ESP. It includes two distinct pickup types: a pair of high-quality magnetic pickups (with a set comprised of Seymour Duncan '59 and JB), as well as a Graph Tech Ghost-Loaded Resomax NV bridge and tailpiece that offers an integrated piezo pickup. The BB-600B also includes two output jacks, allowing you to route the signal from the standard magnetic pickups to one amplifier and the piezo pickup to another for incredible flexibility onstage or in studios. More than just sonically flexible, the BB-600B is an incredible instrument in other ways as well. A single-cutaway Eclipse body style with set-thru construction, the BB-600B is a baritone guitar at 27" scale, allowing for downtuning without sacrificing ideal string tension. Its mahogany body is topped with quilted maple in an amazing See Thru Black Sunburst Satin finish. It offers a thin U-shaped three-piece maple neck for a comfortable playing feel. The aesthetic of this guitar is complemented with custom red pickup covers, red fingerboard inlays with the Breaking Benjamin symbol, and a red LTD logo."
Ben has played this guitar in every concert and video since 2015.
Ben is seen playing a PRS Custom 22 Stoptail in this video. He recorded most of the songs off of We Are Not Alone with this guitar, and was also his Drop C main during the We Are Not Alone era (before he received his prototype model for his iconic PRS baritone, which the prototype was in standard length and not baritone length).
Ben Burnley is seen playing a PRS McCarty with a whale blue finish (likely a 2001 or 2003 model). This guitar was his Drop C# backup during his PRS endorsement. It was his Drop C# main during the 2006 tours (before Phobia released), and the Phobia tours in 2007. During the Dear Agony tours in 2009 and 2010, he went back to his platinum Standard 22.
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