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What guitar does Brent Hinds play?

In Premier Guitar's 2014 Rig Rundown, Brent Hinds was seen using 1970s Marshall JMP heads and a Diezel VH4 into Orange PPC412 cabinets. His board ran an Ernie Ball volume pedal, Ibanez Tube Screamer, MXR GT-OD and Phase 90, Boss DD-6 and a Dunlop Cry Baby bass wah, and his Gibson Flying V carried '57 Classic pickups.

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What amps did Brent Hinds use?

Premier Guitar's 2014 Rig Rundown shows a pair of Marshall JMP Mark II Lead heads from 1976 and 1977 plus a 1998 Diezel VH4, each driving a pair of Orange PPC412 cabinets. His lap steel ran through an Orange CR120 combo.

What pedals did Brent Hinds use?

His 2014 main board ran an Ernie Ball VP Junior, Ibanez Tube Screamer, MXR GT-OD, MXR Phase 90, Boss DD-6, ISP Decimator, Dunlop Cry Baby 105Q Bass Wah, a TC Electronic PolyTune Mini and an MXR CAE buffer.

What guitar does Brent Hinds play?

Premier Guitar saw him with a Gibson Custom Silverburst Flying V with '57 Classic humbuckers and an acrylic Plexi V from Electrical Guitar Company. Mixdown notes he favored the Gibson SG and also played a B.B. King Lucille.

Why did Brent Hinds like the Gibson SG?

He told Guitar Player, as quoted by Mixdown, that with a beer belly the SG is especially comfortable because of the way it is cut. His favorite was a 1983 Silverburst SG.

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Brent Hinds (1974 to 2025) was a founding guitarist and singer of Mastodon, playing on all eight of the band's albums. This guide covers the amps, cabinets, pedals and guitars from Premier Guitar's 2014 Mastodon Rig Rundown and Mixdown's Mastodon gear rundown.

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