Bill Kelliher is one of the guitar players in the Atlanta heavy metal band Mastodon.
Let's take a look at the gear and equipment that has been seen in Bill's guitar rig.
Click the gear images for more info and specs at Guitar Center and Amazon
Guitars
- Gibson Les Paul custom (black)
- 1982 Gibson Les Paul (Silverburst, Seymour Duncan Distortion SH-6 in the bridge)
- Gibson Explorer (Tobacco Burst Seymour Duncan Distortion SH-6 in the bridge)
- Gibson Explorer (White, EMG 81-X, EMG 85-X pickups. Also tried EMG-60X in this guitar)
- Gibson RD Reissue (Silverburst, Seymour Duncan Distortion SH-6 in the bridge)
- First Act custom 9-string Silverburst DC Lola
- Gibson Les Paul Tobacco Sunburst Custom with white binding
- 1980 Gibson Explorer (black and white color)
- Yamaha SGB3000 and custom SBG1000 guitars
- Dan Armstrong clear plexi see-through guitar
- Reverend double cutaway
- Lace Nitro Hemi pickups
- Gibson Thunderhorse Explorer
Amps and Cabinets
- Orange Thunderverb 200
- Orange PPC412C
- Marshall JCM800 2203 Reissue amplifier head and 2203KK Kerry King model heads
- Mills Acoustics Afterburner 4x12 cabs with celestion Vintage 30 speakers (x2)
- Diezel VH4 Amplifer head
- Marshall 4x12 Cabinets
- Laney VH100R head
- Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Effects and More
- TC Electronic G-System
- Shure UR4D Wireless
- SKB PS-55 StageFive pedal board
- Korg DT-10 Tuner
- Ibanez TK999 Tube King pedal (he uses the US version)
- Guyatone MD-3 Micro digital delay
- Boss NS-2 pedal
- Boss RT-20 Rotary Speaker pedal
- Digitech FS3X Footswitch (used as sample trigger)
- Digitech Jamman looper pedal
- Radial Passive Direct Box
- MXR M-135 Smart Noise Gate
- Digitech Hardwire SC-2 Distortion
- Maxon AD999 Pro delay
- Dunlop DC Brick
Strings and Picks
- D’Addario strings EXL145 (12-54)
- Dunlop strings 11-52 gauge
- Dunlop Tortex .73mm picks
