Benmont Tench

In an Instagram post by Benmont Tench, the Shure SM58 microphone is featured, highlighting its use during a performance with special guests at Largo.

In an Instagram post by Benmont Tench, the Starck Cabinet Grand piano is visible, showcasing his use of this instrument.

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Featured in this Instagram post and this Twitter post.

benmonttench today's pal #thankyoukenrich @kenrichsounds

avocadojesus I have that same custom vibrato in my 140b it's the best. Hey just curious @benmonttench I dunno if you respond to questions like this, but what's your fav amp for your 140b?

benmonttench @avocadojesus I just mic the speaker!

Featured in this Instagram post by Tench.

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Mentioned in this Music Network Player forum post.

Through the miracle of modern technology, I was able to exchange a few tweets with Benmont (@benchten) yesterday about what keyboards he has at home. Read 'em and weep.

Bosendorfer baby grand two different model Wurlitzers Mason & Hamlin grand Yamaha U7 upright Hammond A-100 with Leslie

He wasn't sure of some of the models. He also said he plays them all and doesn't believe in collector's items.

The Yamaha is also visible throughout Tench's Instagram, including this post, this post and this post.

Mentioned in this Music Network Player forum post.

Through the miracle of modern technology, I was able to exchange a few tweets with Benmont (@benchten) yesterday about what keyboards he has at home. Read 'em and weep.

Bosendorfer baby grand two different model Wurlitzers Mason & Hamlin grand Yamaha U7 upright Hammond A-100 with Leslie

He wasn't sure of some of the models. He also said he plays them all and doesn't believe in collector's items.

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Visible in this March 20, 2018 Instagram post and this photo from Tench's keyboard tech, Ken Rich, in this this March 2017 Ken Rich Sounds blog post by Maxwell Butler.

Visible in this Twitter post, this other Twitter post and this other Twitter post.

Visible in this Twitter post and mentioned in this Music Network Player forum post.

Through the miracle of modern technology, I was able to exchange a few tweets with Benmont (@benchten) yesterday about what keyboards he has at home. Read 'em and weep.

Bosendorfer baby grand two different model Wurlitzers Mason & Hamlin grand Yamaha U7 upright Hammond A-100 with Leslie

He wasn't sure of some of the models. He also said he plays them all and doesn't believe in collector's items.

The original Tweet is visible here.

In a Twitter post, Benmont Tench is associated with a Vox Jaguar organ, highlighting its role in his musical endeavors.

Featured in this Twitter post.

A black M4000D is visible in this Twitter post by Tench.

Mentioned by Tench in this February 2014 Reverb.com interview.

The piano I play at home I got 7 or 8 years ago, and Nicky Hopkins played it at his house. It’s a Mason and Hamlin 1928 grand piano. It has a beautiful, beautiful sound; I can’t walk by without playing it, and if I sit down with it at night, I’m not leaving until 4 a.m.!

Tench's piano is featured prominently on his Instagram. In the top right corner of this other post, one can see that Tench's piano is dated July 17 and has the classic Mason & Hamlin Tension Resonator Grand.

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Cross-referencing the Instagram photos shows that the piano is a Model BB.

Mentioned by Tench's keyboard tech, Ken Rich, in this article from Rich's website.

He’s had the organ for decades, and one of the Leslies is a solid-state conversion by the late Bill Beer. You’ve heard that Leslie on the Heartbreakers hit “Refugee,” in all its sparkly, edgy glory. The exact wattage of the Leslie is unknown (as are many of Bill Beer’s designs), but it’ll blow the windows out of a small apartment. The high-frequency driver is an industrial JBL unit that’s about four times the size of the original Jensen V21, and I’m told it’s used for fog signals:

The other Leslies are good old tube-driven classics, a 122 and a 142 conversion (originally a 45), that sound delightful. The organ didn’t need much work, mostly a standard tuneup: drawbar service, generator oiling, a new filter capacitor in the preamp. The Leslies, however, needed a good amount of motor rebuilding as they hadn’t had attention in some time. They’re now ready for the rigors of the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle.

Mentioned by Tench's keyboard tech, Ken Rich, in this article from Rich's website.

He’s had the organ for decades, and one of the Leslies is a solid-state conversion by the late Bill Beer. You’ve heard that Leslie on the Heartbreakers hit “Refugee,” in all its sparkly, edgy glory. The exact wattage of the Leslie is unknown (as are many of Bill Beer’s designs), but it’ll blow the windows out of a small apartment. The high-frequency driver is an industrial JBL unit that’s about four times the size of the original Jensen V21, and I’m told it’s used for fog signals:

The other Leslies are good old tube-driven classics, a 122 and a 142 conversion (originally a 45), that sound delightful. The organ didn’t need much work, mostly a standard tuneup: drawbar service, generator oiling, a new filter capacitor in the preamp. The Leslies, however, needed a good amount of motor rebuilding as they hadn’t had attention in some time. They’re now ready for the rigors of the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle.

Currently owns a Gibson L-100 that once belonged to late bandmate Howie Epstein.

Tench is credited with playing a Baldwin Electric Harpsichord on Elvis Costello's song "Georgie And Her Rival" from the 1991 album Mighty Like a Rose.