Bill Kelliher

In an Instagram post by billy_butterslax, Bill Kelliher is seen with the ESP RON WOOD Ronnie Wood Signature guitar, highlighting his work with @espguitars.

In this Instagram photo, Bill Kelliher is seen using the Line 6 HX Stomp Guitar Multi-Effects Floor Processor. You can view the image on his profile: Instagram Link.

In this Premier Guitar [https://youtu.be/WUlljQfetFM] Rig Rundown video Bill Kelliher is seen using it along withe the black colored tolex Orange PPC 412 in 9:10.

Bill Kelliher uses Dunlop Tortex Sharp 0.88mm guitar picks, as shown in a user-uploaded photo.

In this video, Bill Kelliher of Mastodon is seen demoing his Fryette LXII power amp.

In this video, Bill Kelliher is seen using a Synergy SYN-2 rack preamp.

In this video, Bill Kelliher's Synergy SYN-2 is seen with a Soldano SLO preamp module.

In this video, Bill's rack is shown to consist of a Line 6 Helix, being used with the Synergy preamp and Fryette power amp.

At 0:17 in the video, the control knobs of a Synergy Plexi module are shown, which leads us to believe that he also uses a Synergy Plexi module in addition to the Soldano module.

In this post Mojotone announces the hellbender pickup set. This is Bill’s signature pickup set with Mojotone. The pickups are designed to achive tones ranging from brutal high gain to lush cleans. The pickup feature two different wire gauges for increased dynamics, and smooth coil taped sounds. The pickups blend ceramic and alnico magnets to get tighter attack, more output, and the right amount of sustain.

In this post Bill can be seen playing a Banker Custom Excalibur model. This model is based off of the explorer shape

In this Instagram post, Bill Kelliher showcases his Dunable Asteroid electric guitar.

In this post bill shows off his dunable gnarwhal. His guitar is in a antigua finish

In this post bill shows off his thunder model by rock n roll rellics. His guitar is in an hh configuration

At 6:23 of this video, he mentions that on some nights instead of his Marshall JCM800’s he would use a Blackstar HT Metal. “Other nights I’ve been using a Blackstar, I think it’s the HT Metal head, which I love for the natural distortion and the clean on it sounds great”.

The Bill Kelliher Eclipse is the ESP Signature Series guitar for Bill Kelliher, guitarist for influential American metal band Mastodon. Designed by Bill to provide the wide range of tones needed for Mastodon’s music while being sturdy and reliable enough for his most punishing rhythms and brutal riffs throughout long tours, the Bill Kelliher ESP Eclipse is a traditional full body thickness guitar with no waist cut. Its three-piece mahogany neck is joined to the body with set-thru construction at 24.75” scale for smooth and comfortable fast access to the upper frets. It offers an ebony fingerboard with real shell“ESP Flag” inlays and 22 frets, as well as binding on the body, neck, and headstock. Its sound is generated with a set of customized Seymour Duncan Distortion pickups, the original high output humbucker with a massive ceramic magnet and hot coil windings to deliver full-bodied rock and metal tones that are controlled with master volume and tone knobs that each offer a push-pull control to split the bridge and neck pickups respectively. The flexible sounds of the Bill Kelliher Eclipse are controlled with master volume and tone knobs that each offer a push-pull control to split the bridge and neck pickups respectively. Other professional features include Sperzel Trim Lok tuners, ESP strap locks and a Tonepros Locking TOM Bridge & Tailpiece, and it’s available in a distinctively cool Military Green Sunburst Satin finish.

In an interview conducted by Victory Amps on their Instagram account, Bill Kelliher confirmed that he uses the Victory VX100 The Super Kraken and the Super Duchess amplifiers.

On a interview made by Victory Amps for their Instagram acoount, Bill Kelliher admit playing Victory VX100 Super Kraken and Super Duchess

Bill Kelliher is confirmed to use the ESP LTD Signature Bill Kelliher Royal Shiva Electric Guitar, as he is listed with this new signature model for 2024 and demonstrates it on both the ESP and Sweetwater YouTube channels, as detailed by The ESP Guitar Company.

According to this Guitar Geek rig diagram, Bill Kelliher used a pair of Mills Acoustics Afterburner 4x12 Cabinets stacked on top of each other.

According to this Guitar Geek rig diagram, Bill Kelliher used an Ibanez Tube King in 2009 with Mastodon.

According to a Guitar Geek rig diagram from 2009, Bill Kelliher used a DigiTech JamMan Stereo looper during live performances with Mastodon. The diagram specifically identifies it as a JamMan Stereo based on its distinctive appearance.

According to a Guitar Geek rig diagram, Bill Kelliher used the Korg DT-10 Digital Pedal Tuner during his live performances with Mastodon in 2009.

According to this Guitar Geek rig diagram, Bill Kelliher used a Radial Passive DI Box (more specifically the J48) with Mastodon live in 2009.

According to this Guitar Geek rig diagram, Bill Kelliher used a Digitech FS3X for switching between samples on his looper pedal with Mastodon in 2009.

According to a Guitar Geek rig diagram from 2009, Bill Kelliher's white Gibson Explorer was equipped with an EMG 81X pickup.

According to this Guitar Geek rig diagram, Bill Kelliher of Mastodon used a Guyatone MD3 delay pedal live in 2009.

According to this Guitar Geek rig diagram, Bill Kelliher used a Boss NS2 noise gate live with Mastodon in 2009.

According to the Guitar Geek rig diagram, Bill Kelliher's guitars, with the exception of his white Gibson Explorer, were equipped with Seymour Duncan SH-6B Distortion Humbucker pickups in the bridge position during Mastodon's 2009 tour.

According to this Guitar Geek rig diagram, Bill Kelliher played a silverburst Gibson RD live with Mastodon circa 2009. It was tuned to Drop C and it had a Seymour Duncan Distortion pickup in the bridge position.