Brendan Benson's Gear

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At around 4:40 minute mark, Fulltone Bass Drive pedal is visible.

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(4:40 minute mark) - one of the pedals sitting on the shelves is Boss CS-3 compression sustainer.

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

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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.

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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.

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Listed under Benson on the official Echopark artist page.

Guitars:

Arroyo

Amps: Vibro 45A, 2 10" cabinate.

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At the 4:46 mark in Brendan Benson's rig rundown, his Micro Pog pedal is visible as the camera pans over his pedals.

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At the 4:40 mark in Brendan Benson's rig rundown, his Way Huge Electronics Angry Troll pedal is visible as the camera pans over his pedals. The pedal was also mentioned in 2019 Premier Guitar interview.

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In this "Rig Rundown" from Premier Guitar Brendan shows us this pedal at 5:30 saying "it’s like seen better days but sounds great."

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At the 7:21 minute mark, when the camera passes through Brendan's amps you can see the Fender Vibro King.

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At 4:30 on top of the shelf you can see a VOX Night Train.

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According to this rig rundown, at 4:42, Micro Q-Tron is visible.

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Mentioned on the official product page.

The M4000D digital Mellotron has been very well received by the keyboard community. It has been used onstage and in the studio by many well-known artists, musicians and producers, to name a few: FooFighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins, Wilco, Incubus, Queens of the Stone Age, Eels, Jackson Browne, Bruno Mars, Band of Horses, Fleet Foxes, Sean Lennon, Brendan Benson, Air, Kooks, Train, Elbow, Michael Beinhorn, Bob Rock, Raphael Saadiq, Noel Gallagher, Gotye��

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According to the Premier Guitar's interview, Benson uses the Caroline Kilobyte pedal.

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Benson can be seen holding a Crook on the Poison Noises website. On his instagram, you can actually watch him unbox it for the first time. Where he explains that it is serial number 001.

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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.

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