Round necks

Acoustic guitars

Welcome To The Cruel World (1994) and Fight For Your Mind (1995)

1958 Martin 00-18

Photo © Intervision / Christian Rose

The Will To Live (1997)

Ben Harper : "I used my favorite acoustic guitar, a '40s Gibson LG-2 Vintage. I changed the machine heads and added a Sunrise pickup in the sound hole. I also played with a 1958 Martin 00-18 and with a National tri-cone."

Burn To Shine (1999)

Ben Harper : "I have a Gibson J-45 that I like very much. I used it only for In the Lord's arms. I also used a '50s Gibson J-160."

His current stage acoustic is a custom Maton ECW80, a maple-bodied herringbone dreadnought with a built-in AP5 pickup/preamp system that he says is "phenomenal".

Electric guitars

Ben Harper : "I play electric since The Will To Live" (Glory and Consequence).

Burn To Shine (1999)

Ben Harper : "I used a 1957 Fender sunburst Strat for the intro of The woman in you - it allows me to play these kind of Hendrix gimmicks. I used a Telecaster and a Gibson ES-335. A '50s Gibson Les Paul Junior. And a'50s Gibson Melody Maker."

Gibson Les Paul

Photo © Nicholas Valenzuela - Arizona Daily Wildcat | Octobre 10, 1999 - Coachella Music Festival - Empire Polo Fields: Indio, CA

Double neck (6-string/12-string)

Model used on the song Burn to shine. Verses and chorus are played on the 6-string, bridge is played with a glass bottleneck on the 12-string | Photo © Nicholas Valenzuela - Arizona Daily Wildcat | 10 October 10, 1999 - Coachella Music Festival - Empire Polo Fields: Indio, CA

Gibson EDS-1275 Double neck (6-string/6-string)

02/11/00 - Newport Music Hall: Columbus, OH
Ben unveiled his new, black double neck, double six string Gibson guitar for the first time on "Burn To Shine."

02/17/00 - Mississippi Nights: St. Louis, MO
Ben used his new black double-neck guitar and jammed "Burn To Shine" repeatedly in the soundcheck with it, went back to old white double, then cracked the new one back out again.
(source : benharper.net)

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