George Benson’s Gear
GUITARS
Ibanez LGB prototype,
Ibanez GB30, Yamaha
nylon-string, Cordoba
nylon-string
AMPS
Two Fender 1965 Twin
Reverb reissues
STRINGS, PICKS,
AND ACCESSORIES
Thomastik-Infeld George
Benson Signature .012s
(live) and .014s (studio),
Ibanez George Benson
mediums picks, Monster
Cable, Radial JDI Passive
Direct Box
Benson’s signature Ibanez hollowbodies
feature ornate, vintage-style headstock
inlays. Photo by John Mooy
On his current tour, Benson has a guitar boat with two signature
Ibanez hollowbodies and a Yamaha nylon-string.
Photo by John Mooy
Two of Benson’s Ibanez signature models—a GB200 (left) and a prototype of the upcoming LGB (Little Georgie Benson)—onstage with a pair of Fender
’ 65 Twin reissues mic’d with a large-diaphragm Shure condenser. Photo by John Mooy
