Ben Matthews (musician)

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Ben Matthews (born 21 July 1963) is the guitarist and keyboard player with the hard rock band Thunder. [1] He is also an experienced studio engineer and mixer; he worked with progressive rock act Mostly Autumn as studio engineer on their 2005 album Storms Over Still Water . He also guested on their 2006 live album Storms Over London Town . He uses mainly Gibson and Fender guitars with Marshall amplification.

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References

  1. Bush, John. "Biography: Thunder". Allmusic . Retrieved 26 April 2010.