Jo Bench
Jo Bench's Gear
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On the floor that's what appears to be a BOSS HM-2 (the only pedal around with that design at the time). Bolt Thrower seemingly never used one on guitar (surely not in the early days, at least), so it should be what Jo Bench used.
It could have been a rehearsal or such, but still, that's proof she used it at least once.
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Jo: We use exactly the same gear for recording and live ? both guitars use Marshall 9010 power amps with Boss GX700 effects units, Marshall 4x12 cabs. I used to use a Marshall 800 series guitar amp and overdrive it, but now I use a Peavey T-Max bass head and Laney 2x15 cabs.
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Jo: We use exactly the same gear for recording and live ? both guitars use Marshall 9010 power amps with Boss GX700 effects units, Marshall 4x12 cabs. I used to use a Marshall 800 series guitar amp and overdrive it, but now I use a Peavey T-Max bass head and Laney 2x15 cabs.
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Tube screamer gives it some dirt and tightens it up. Source is from the Bolt Thrower website.
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You can see her playing this bass in practically every photo taken of her playing live.
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ET: Is the right musical gear important for you? What kind of gear do you use?
Jo: Yes and no. I haven’t got a signature series bass and I don’t have any fancy sponsorship, so everything I use I’ve literally gone out and bought from a music shop. My bass is just a NJ series BC Rich Ironbird. My cabs are 2×15 Laneys, and my amp is a Peavey T-Max. The pedal is an Ibanez Phat Hed. Nothing state of the art, but together it makes a killer sound, so that’s all that matters to me. (4)
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Jo Bench used the Westone Dynasty Bass during the late 1980s, as evidenced by a photo from that era.
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Jo: We use exactly the same gear for recording and live ? both guitars use Marshall 9010 power amps with Boss GX700 effects units, Marshall 4x12 cabs. I used to use a Marshall 800 series guitar amp and overdrive it, but now I use a Peavey T-Max bass head and Laney 2x15 cabs.
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In this photograph Jo Bench can be seen playing a Squier Katana bass
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In this user-uploaded photo, Jo Bench is pictured with a Boss DS-1 Distortion pedal, suggesting it is part of her gear collection.
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This is a community-built gear list for Jo Bench.
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