Brendan Benson

Brendon shows off his Guild M-75 at 0:30 in this Premier Guitar rundown. This is his primary guitar with the Raconteurs.

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It might be a ’60 or ’61. I got it several years ago, but I never played it. I had it in my mind that there was something wrong with it. It doesn’t sound as good as my blonde Aristocrat, but something happened, or else I got it totally wrong, because I picked that thing up before making this record. I just plugged it in, and wow, it sounded fucking great. What was I thinking? I was probably playing it through a weird amp.

At 14:26 of this video, Brendan Benson pulls out a Guild Starfire III from the "early 60s". He bought it because he's a fan of the Kinks' Dave Davies, who played a similar guitar.

Brendan is seen here using a Fender Telecaster.

My Gibson Country Western. That’s been my guitar for years that I’ve always played and written on. Lately there’s a new horse in the running.

Brendan Plays this Deluxe Brandon Niederauer Atlantic in Sonic Blue in the attached video, and many others, especially with the Raconteurs.

It’s a Gibson J-45 gold top. I think it’s a custom shop. It’s a very limited-edition guitar that I found in Detroit and it has a gold top like a Les Paul, so it’s really bizarre.

Brendan Benson talks about his Motor Ave BelAire guitar around 11:02 minute mark, and says about, "I had him put my son's name in the headstock there. These are incredible guitars. They sound amazing. The pickups are great. They're very cool, very heavy and very big."

Brendan can be seen in the video (12:01) with Epiphone Casino in his studio

Yeah, I have this Charles Whitfill Thinline [T-style] that’s fucking awesome. It just plays beautifully. The pickups are amazing. They sound crazy good. That guy, Charles Whitfill, is a badass. I was going to say I don’t know why he’s not more well known, but he’s only one guy making guitars out of his house in Kentucky or something.

Featured in this March 13, 2020 Instagram post and this April 15, 2020 Premier Guitar Rig Rundown. It is also listed under Benson on the official Echopark artist page.

Instagram, March 13, 2020

Filming the video for “Richest Man” with my new echopark guitar!#echoparkguitars #thirdmanrecords

Premier Guitar, April 15, 2020, "Rig Rundown: Brendan Benson [2020]"

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You can tell than Benson really digs gold finishes. Here’s his Echopark Arroyo “BMFB” model that features a set of Echopark pickups: an Echotron in the bridge and a Goldcoil in the neck.

Echopark artists page

Guitars:

Arroyo

Amps: Vibro 45A, 2 10" cabinate.

Pictured in this photo and this repost from The Raconteurs' social media under Benson's section of the official Echopark artist page. It is also mentioned in this August 19, 2020 Guitar Disorder article.

The Echocaster ESQ is another one-pickup rocker that offers a few more custom options than the Echosquire, but at the same price for the base model. This model features a single vintage spec T style pickup, a script style E on the upper body, three color options, two pickguard options, and an option for an aged finish. Fans of the Raconteurs would’ve recognized this guitar on tour last year with Brendan Benson and more recently session ace, Matt Sweeney has added one to his arsenal as has the dynamic singer songwriter, Margo Price.