Ben Jackson
Ben has been a touring guitar technician for 14 years, the last 6 years has seen him traveling or almost 9 months of the year with various bands of all calibre, from heavy metal to acoustic folk. The one thing that links all these genres is the Guitar. His relationship with this iconic instrument stems back to being 6 years old, having his grandad play guitar in a dance band in the 1930’s so you could say he was brought up with this instrument.
Starting off touring with his own van, Ben worked for bands such as Army of Freshman, Four Year Strong, Set Your Goals and All Time Low. Meeting people along the way this then led to working with various acts including Don Broco, Amity Affliction, Neck Deep, Good Charlotte, Bullet for my Valentine, Deaf Havana, Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes, State Champs and more.
Over the years Ben has become one of the most sought after guitar techs there is.
Ben now works and guitar techs for the band Yungblud.
If your looking for advice about life on the road and how to become a professional touring tech, Ben is your man. You can read more on Bens story in his blog here.