Glen Benton's Bass Guitars
In a photo from Basoofka, Glen Benton is seen playing a B.C. Rich Beast Bass, circa 2003.
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Glen Benton used a B.C. Rich Custom bass with an "Ant War" graphic, notably the instrument stolen during a show in Bradford, UK, in the 1990s. This connection is highlighted in a Twitter post by LegionsDeath.
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In Deicide's early years all the band played BC Rich instruments. Benton used mainly Ironbird basses with humbuckers (one black, as you can see in the video, and one red - there are many pictures of the red one if yuo search on the Internet).
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Through out this show Glenn can be seen playing a black Fender Jazz Bass. A good glimpse is at 7:47
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I purchased this Bass guitar with a covering letter which was sent by Glen to the original purchaser in 1999/2000. This bass has also been signed by Glen on the back of the headstock
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Glen Benton used also a black 4003 (or 4001) Rickembacker. The proof is the (in)famous "When London Burns" recorded live at The Mean Fiddler, London, 29th November 2004 and published by Earache.
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In this article it states that Benton has an ESP Phoenix and an ESP Stream.
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Glen Benton uses a custom Fender Custom Shop '51 Precision Bass, which was specifically built for him by Javier Cuba. This information is confirmed by a Facebook post from Fender and a Twitter post by Fender.
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This is a community-built gear list for Glen Benton.
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