Ben Granfelt (born 16 June 1963) is a guitarist from
Helsinki, Finland
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and best known from his work in Leningrad Cowboys, Wishbone Ash, Gringos Locos, Guitar Slingers and his solo band Ben Granfelt Band.
Granfelt's most active and recent band named Ben Granfelt Band was formed in 1993 and since then they have toured clubs and festivals in Finland, United Kingdom, Germany, United States, Austria, Switzerland and United Arab Emirates where they appeared at the Abu Dhabi and Dubai Jazz Festivals. Ben Granfelt Band's latest album Kaleidoscope was released on 4 February 2009 in Finland with the rest of Europe following later that spring.
Ben Granfelt Band began working on their 11th album in February 2010 but Granfelt's family issues forced him to put both the album and the band on hiatus in June 2010. Soon after making this decision, Granfelt was asked to join Finnish Rock'n'roll sensation
Los Bastardos Finlandeses
Los Bastardos Finlandeses is a band from Helsinki, Finland. They have toured with Lemmy and company as well as Aerosmith and Deep Purple
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by the band's lead singer Bryn Jones. It did not take too long for Granfelt to join Los Bastardos Finlandeses full-time and contribute to songwriting for their next album.
Granfelt has achieved
nidan
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(二段:にだん) second degree black belt in
karate
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and black belt in
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
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Equipment
Equipment as of 12/2009
Guitars
*''Fender -62 Strat Black''
*''Fender -63 Strat Daphne Blue over sunburst''
*''Fender -64 Strat Sherwood green (refinished)''
*''Fender - 2007 NAMM limited edition relic Strat''
*''Fender - 2004 Limited Edition black over sunburst relic Strat''
*''Tyler SE - Shoreline gold''
*''Tyler - Landau Classic''
*''Gibson - Bonamassa Les Paul''
*''Gibson - 61 Les Paul (SG model)''
*''Gibson – 76 Les Paul Custom''
*''Duck - BG Custom''
*''Tyler – Burning Water''
*''Gibson - 59 Historic Collection Les Paul''
Main setup
The BIG RIG:
Made by Danish Steen Skrydstrup
*''Skrydstrup Custom Power Center''
*'' TC Electronic G-Force''
*''TC Electronic 1210''
*''H&K Rotosphere''
*''Captain Coconut (Vibe, Fuzz, Octavia)''
*''King Of Tone IV (boost and OD)''
*''Discombobulator (Auto wah)''
*''Skrydstrup Custom interface''
Granfelt uses two amps either as A/B preamps or both amps' power sections in stereo. Currently Granfelt uses two Naylor SD60's amps or two ENGL Slow Hands amps. Cabinets are either two ENGL E112's or an ENGL Horizontal E212H cabinet in stereo. All cabinets are equipped with Celestion V30s speakers.
Pedalboard includes Buddah Wah, Roland Vol-pedal, SC-1 with EXT+, TC Electronic Polytune + power supply and Skrydstrup custom buffer.
The small pedal board:
*''Real McCoy wah''
*''Captain Coconut''
*''H&K Rotosphere''
*''KOT''
*''Skrydstrup Custom Power Supply''
*''Skrydstrup buffer/line driver''
Naylor Duel 38 amp and ENGL Classic head with two ENGL cabinets, one E112 and one C210.
Discography
Los Bastardos Finlandeses
*''Saved By Rock'n'Roll'' - 2011 100% Record Company
*''Day Of The Dead'' - 2013 Ranka Kustannus
*''BMF Ball'' - 2015 100% Record Company
Ben Granfelt (Band)
*''The Truth'' - 1994 Megamania
*''Radio Friendly'' - 1996 Megamania
*''LIVE'' - 1997 Megamania
*''E.G.O'' - 1999 Megamania
*''All I Want to Be'' - 2001 Megamania
*''The Past Experience'' - 2004 Megamania
*''Live Experience'' - 2006 Bonnier/Amigo
*''Sum of Memories'' - 2006 Bonnier/Amigo
*''Notes from the Road'' - 2007 Bonnier/Amigo
*''Kaleidoscope'' - 2009 Windseekers
*''Melodic Relief'' - 2012 Sprucefield
*''Handmade'' - 2014 Turenki Records
*''Live - 20th Anniversary Tour'' - 2015 Rokarola Records
*''Time Flies When You're Playing Guitar'' - 2016 Sprucefield
*''Bona Fide'', CD - 2002 Talking Elephant
*'' Live in London and Beyond'', DVD - 2003 Classic Rock
*''Phoenix Rising'', DVD - 2004 Classic Rock
Guitar Slingers
*''Guitar Slingers'' - 1994 Sony
*''Song and Dance'' - 1996 Sony
*''That Little Something'' - 1998 Guitar Slinger Records
*''Guitar Slingers (Double-CD)'' - 1998 RAWK Records
Leningrad Cowboys
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We Cum From Brooklyn
''We Cum from Brooklyn'' is a 1992 album by the Leningrad Cowboys.
Track listing
Singles
Three singles were released in support of this album
"Those Were the Days"
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#"Those Were the Days"
#"Get On"
#"Chasin ...
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
''Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses'' is a 1994 film directed by Aki Kaurismäki. It is a sequel to the popular 1989 film ''Leningrad Cowboys Go America'' that introduced the fictional Russian rock band Leningrad Cowboys which, subsequently, became a ...
'' (1994) film directed by
Aki Kaurismäki
Aki Olavi Kaurismäki (; born 4 April 1957) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He is best known for the award-winning '' Drifting Clouds'' (1996), ''The Man Without a Past'' (2002), ''Le Havre'' (2011) and ''The Other Side of Hope'' (20 ...
.
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Total Balalaika Show
''Total Balalaika Show'' is a 1994 in film, 1994 film by director Aki Kaurismäki featuring a concert by the Leningrad Cowboys and the Alexandrov Ensemble.
The concert took place on 12 June 1993 on Helsinki Senate Square, Senate Square in Helsin ...
'' (1994) documentary directed by
Aki Kaurismäki
Aki Olavi Kaurismäki (; born 4 April 1957) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He is best known for the award-winning '' Drifting Clouds'' (1996), ''The Man Without a Past'' (2002), ''Le Havre'' (2011) and ''The Other Side of Hope'' (20 ...
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