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28 items · Last checked What guitar does Bill Kelliher play?
Bill Kelliher has said the guitar he loves most is a 1982 Gibson Les Paul Custom Silverburst, and he has played his Lace Dissonant Aggressor signature pickups. He has said he played Marshall JCM800s, an Orange TH100, a Blackstar HT Metal and Friedman heads, with a Fractal Axe-Fx II as his effects board.
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Where to start with Bill Kelliher's gear.
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Celestion
Vintage 30“I've always used Celestions, since I was a kid.”
Said in Rig tour: Mastodon, March 2015
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Fractal Audio
Axe-Fx II“It does everything; there's nothing it can't do really, it's great.”
Said in Rig tour: Mastodon, March 2015
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TC Electronic
Polytune Mini“I've got a PolyTune Mini that TC Electronic gave me”
Said in Mastodon Rig Tour: Brent and Bill's gear, March 2012
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Gibson
Les Paul Custom Silverburst (1982)
Top 5Has said they use
“I'd always wanted a Silverburst. I got this in 2003 at a Guitar Center in Houston.”
Said in Rig tour: Mastodon, March 2015
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What guitar gear Bill Kelliher uses: a sourced gear guide
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Guitars
Gibson
Les Paul Custom Silverburst (1982)
Has said they use
“I'd always wanted a Silverburst. I got this in 2003 at a Guitar Center in Houston.”
Said in Rig tour: Mastodon, March 2015
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Gibson
Les Paul Custom Silverburst (2007)
Has said they use
“It's just a big, heavy lump of wood.”
Said in Mastodon Rig Tour: Brent and Bill's gear, March 2012
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Gibson
Les Paul Custom in pewter (1987)
Has said they use
Said in Mastodon Rig Tour: Brent and Bill's gear, March 2012
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Gibson
Halcyon Les Paul (signature)
SponsoredSeen using
Seen in Rig Rundown: Mastodon (2014), November 2014
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Gibson
Explorer (vintage)
Seen using
Gibson
Explorer (vintage)Seen in Rig Rundown - Mastodon's Brent Hinds and Bill Kelliher, November 2009
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First Act
9-string guitar
Seen using
First Act
9-string guitarSeen in Rig Rundown - Mastodon's Brent Hinds and Bill Kelliher, November 2009
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Pickups
Lace
Dissonant Aggressor signature pickups
SponsoredHas said they use
“Something I'd be proud enough to put my name on and say it was my pickup and I designed it.”
Said in Rig tour: Mastodon, March 2015
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Lace
Nitro Hemi pickups
Has said they use
“They're full-bodied, they sound crunchy when you want them to sound crunchy”
Said in Mastodon Rig Tour: Brent and Bill's gear, March 2012
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Lace
Lace Sensor pickups
Has said they use
Said in Mastodon Rig Tour: Brent and Bill's gear, March 2012
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Seymour Duncan
Distortion humbuckers
Has said they use
Seymour Duncan
Distortion humbuckers“These are Seymour Duncan Distortion pickups”
Said in Mastodon Rig Tour: Brent and Bill's gear, March 2012
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Amps and cabs
Has said they use
Marshall
Kerry King JCM800 (KT88)
Has said they use
Marshall
Kerry King JCM800 (KT88)“It's a modified version of the amp above, but this has a real metal, super-Slayer sound to it.”
Said in Mastodon Rig Tour: Brent and Bill's gear, March 2012
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Marshall
4x12 cabinets with Greenbacks
Has said they use
Marshall
4x12 cabinets with GreenbacksSaid in Mastodon Rig Tour: Brent and Bill's gear, March 2012
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Blackstar
HT Metal head
Has said they use
Blackstar
HT Metal head“other nights I've been using a Blackstar HT Metal head, which I love.”
Said in Rig tour: Mastodon, March 2015
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Orange
TH100 head
Has said they use
Orange
4x12 cabinets
Has said they use
Has said they use
Celestion
Vintage 30“I've always used Celestions, since I was a kid.”
Said in Rig tour: Mastodon, March 2015
Friedman
HBE 100 head
Has said they use
Friedman
JJ Jerry Cantrell signature head
Has said they use
Friedman
JJ Jerry Cantrell signature headSaid in Rig tour: Mastodon, March 2015
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Celestion
G12M-65 Creamback speakers
Seen using
Celestion
G12M-65 Creamback speakersSeen in Rig Rundown: Mastodon (2014), November 2014
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Mills Acoustics
Speaker cabinets
Seen using
Mills Acoustics
Speaker cabinetsSeen in Rig Rundown - Mastodon's Brent Hinds and Bill Kelliher, November 2009
No store page for this one.
Effects
Has said they use
Fractal Audio
Axe-Fx II“It does everything; there's nothing it can't do really, it's great.”
Said in Rig tour: Mastodon, March 2015
Fractal Audio
MFC-101 MIDI foot controller
Has said they use
Fractal Audio
MFC-101 MIDI foot controllerSaid in Rig tour: Mastodon, March 2015
TC Electronic
G-System
Has said they use
TC Electronic
G-SystemSaid in Mastodon Rig Tour: Brent and Bill's gear, March 2012
SponsoredHas said they use
TC Electronic
Polytune Mini“I've got a PolyTune Mini that TC Electronic gave me”
Said in Mastodon Rig Tour: Brent and Bill's gear, March 2012
DigiTech
Hardwire Valve Distortion
Has said they use
DigiTech
Hardwire Valve Distortion“It's got great tone, I really enjoy it.”
Said in Mastodon Rig Tour: Brent and Bill's gear, March 2012
No store page for this one.
DigiTech
JamMan looper
Seen using
Morpheus
Droptune pitch pedal
Seen using
Morpheus
Droptune pitch pedalSeen in Rig Rundown - Mastodon's Brent Hinds and Bill Kelliher, November 2009
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Questions
About Bill Kelliher's gear.
What guitar does Bill Kelliher play?
Gibson Les Paul Customs, including a 1982 Silverburst he bought in Houston in 2003, a 2007 Silverburst and a 1987 pewter Custom. Premier Guitar also showed his Gibson Halcyon signature Les Paul in 2014.
What pickups does Bill Kelliher use?
His Lace Dissonant Aggressor signature humbuckers, which he said he designed with Lace over about two months. He has also said he likes Lace Nitro Hemis and Seymour Duncan Distortions.
What amps does Bill Kelliher use?
Marshall JCM800s, including a 2203 reissue and a Kerry King signature, an Orange TH100 and a Blackstar HT Metal on tour, and Friedman HBE 100 and Jerry Cantrell signature heads at home, into Orange and Marshall cabs with Celestions.
What effects does Bill Kelliher use?
In 2015 he said he used a Fractal Axe-Fx II with an MFC-101 foot controller like a pedalboard. Earlier he used a TC Electronic G-System and a DigiTech Hardwire Valve Distortion.
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About this guide · Last checked
Bill Kelliher is a guitarist in the Atlanta metal band Mastodon. This guide focuses on his own rig: Silverburst Les Paul Customs, Lace signature pickups, Marshall, Friedman, Orange and Blackstar amps, and Fractal and TC Electronic effects. Social links are the band's official accounts.
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