Ben Matthews was the guitarist and keyboard player with the hard rock

Hard rock

Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...

 band Thunder

Thunder (band)

Thunder were an English hard rock band, who originally formed in 1989 when the band Terraplane broke up, leaving lead singer Danny Bowes and guitarist/main songwriter Luke Morley to form a new group, namely Thunder...

. He is also an experienced studio engineer and mixer; he worked with progressive rock

Progressive rock

Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...

 act Mostly Autumn

Mostly Autumn

Mostly Autumn is a British band, producing music heavily influenced by classic 1970s rock. The group formed in 1996, and have built their reputation through constant touring, never signing to a major label. The group's early influences were Genesis, Renaissance and Pink Floyd, and folk music...

 as studio engineer on their 2005 album Storms Over Still Water

Storms Over Still Water

Storms Over Still Water is the 5th studio album from rock band Mostly Autumn. It is the first Mostly Autumn studio album to feature drummer Andrew Jennings who is the brother of keyboard player Iain Jennings although he can be seen on The V Shows and Pink Floyd Revisited DVDs...

. He also guested on their 2006 live album Storms Over London Town

Storms Over London Town

Storms Over London Town is a live album released in 2006 by rock band Mostly Autumn. It was recorded on the Storms Over Still Water album launch at the London Astoria in 2005...

. He uses mainly Gibson and Fender guitars with Marshall amplification.

Guitars

Ben uses the following unmodified guitars

• Gibson Les Paul Custom
  Gibson Les Paul Custom
  The Gibson Les Paul Custom is a higher end variation of the Gibson Les Paul guitar. It was developed in 1954 after Gibson had introduced the Les Paul model in 1952.-Notable Les Paul Custom players:...
  
  
• Gibson Les Paul Gold Top
• Gibson Les Paul Custom Shop Reissue
• Fender Telecaster
  Fender Telecaster
  The Fender Telecaster, colloquially known as the Tele , is typically a dual-pickup, solid-body electric guitar made by Fender.Its simple yet effective design and revolutionary sound broke ground and set trends in electric guitar manufacturing and popular music...