Ben Hartwell
Hi, I'm Ben.
I'm a professional guitar player from the UK.
I make videos about guitars, gear, gigs and generally being a musician.
A little history...
I started playing the guitar at the age of 7, when I was given a white hand-me-down 3/4 scale nylon acoustic that my cousin had. I played it for hours and hours, until I'd bled all over the guitar's body. Once I reached about 11 i managed to persuade my parents to get me my first electric, an Encore Strat copy...I loved that guitar, even after I'd broke the neck and ruined the body. At the age of 15 I started playing in several bands with my first 'proper' electric guitar, and began writing original material. Fast forward to about 25 and I started taking music very seriously and finally managed to go pro full time 5 years ago. I now perform some 250+ shows a year, and travel the world playing guitar.
I still feel like I'm a 15 year old kid, borrowing my teachers e335 and playing down the local club.
I love what I do.
ALL My November Sunday Solos in One Video!
My Helix Patches Just Got a HUGE Upgrade! | V4 Update with Custom IRs + HX Stomp
Ghostfire SPL-03 Pedalboard | A MASSIVE Upgrade to My Main Rig! 🔥🎸
Want Cruise Ship Gigs? DO THIS First! | How to Land Musician Jobs at Sea 🎸🚢
Building a TINY Fly Rig Pedalboard! | Compact Setup for Touring & Travel Gigs 🎸✈️
Q&A no:03 | Sunday Solos, Yamaha SGV, Gibson pickups & more...
I Built an SLO-30 Amp Clone... and It’s INSANE | DIY Soldano-Style Tube Amp Build 🔧🔥
Strings, Ableton, Kali speakers, Cruise work & more | Q&A no:02
Abasi Pathos Distortion Pedal – More Than Just Metal? | Full Playthrough & Honest Review 🎸🔥
4 Cable Method Hack: Combining Helix Preamps & a Real Amp!
Man, it's a hot one! - Gig Vlog 12 | UK | August 2022
Two gigs in one day! - Gig Vlog 11 | UK | July 2022
Platty Joobs! - Gig Vlog 8,9 & 10 | UK | June 2022
Skeg-Vegas - Gig Vlog 07 | Skegness, UK | May 2022
Great scott! - Gig Vlog 04 | Worksop, UK | May 2022
Children, children everywhere! - Gig Vlog 03 | Rhyl, Wales | May 2022
The BIG venue - Gig Vlog 06 | Chapel St. Leonards, UK | May 2022
Idle playing - Gig Vlog 05 | Idle, UK | May 2022
Duane kicks his height! - Gig Vlog 02 | Huddersfield, UK | May 2022
They can't all be great - Gig Vlog 01 | Barnsley, UK | May 2022
Pedalboard build, It wasn't as easy as it should have been...there were issues!
How to do amp channel switching with the Line 6 Helix, it's easier than you think!
Kali LP-6 2nd Wave | Tech Specs & Review
What is the Line 6 Helix?
Cosmic Ears | CE6P | I got new in-ear monitors and they're...
Modding the Strat...again! (Raw Vintage, ToneShaper & Wilkinson)
Luna 1 year on - Is it any good now?
New Studio Version 2.0
My Top 5 Awesome Line 6 Helix features
How much money do you make from 1000 subscribers on Youtube?