Johnny Hiland

Johnny has been a long time fan and endorser of Ernie Ball Music Man guitars. Johnny's main guitars are two beautiful 1998 Axis Sports along with his tried and true Silhouettes.

Johnny announced his new signature guitar Kiesel JH6 which based on Kiesel S6H(T-shaped electric guitar) Specs is pretty much same as his previous S6H, but its pickup selector placed on under knobs.

Johnny Hiland is a longtime fan and endorser of Ernie Ball Music Man guitars, including the Axis Sport model, as listed on his official website.

In a YouTube video titled "Johnny Hiland PRS Signature Guitar Review," Johnny Hiland showcases his PRS Johnny Hiland signature model, which was released in 2008. Although he initially endorsed Ernie Ball Music Man starting in 1998, he was with PRS until December 2009.

Johnny Hiland showcases the Kiesel S6H T-style guitar in a video by Kiesel Guitars on YouTube. This guitar features Hiland's signature single-coil pickup set, a swamp ash body with a raw tone finish, a Kiesel-treated birdseye maple neck, and a Hipshot hardtail bridge. Hiland highlights its unique 5-way switch system: positions one, three, and five mimic a stock Telecaster, while position two resembles a Strat's second position, and position four activates the middle pickup alone.

Johnny also has his 1939 Gibson J-45, that belonged to his grandfather, and his 1968 D-35 Martin, that he uses in the studio.

Interview with guitar.com.

Then of course, my granddad left a 1939 (Gibson) J45 behind and of course, he passed away when my dad was 6-months old so my dad didn't really get a chance to know his own dad either, but I'm his namesake as well, so of course, my dad doesn't play and so the guitar got passed on to me. I still have the guitar. I'll never part with it. So my dad used to tune that guitar through an open E chord and I used to play kind of like Jeff Healey, with my fingers and thumb to bar the bass runs and things like that. And I did that probably up until I was 10 years old. And that's when my dad took me for my first lesson which basically, I learned 6 chords. That's pretty much what spawned it all. But even in the time I wasn't playing correctly, I still did a TV show. I did "Big Stacy's Jamboree" when I was 7.

Johnny also has his 1939 Gibson J-45, that belonged to his grandfather, and his 1968 D-35 Martin, that he uses in the studio.

Also, this guitar was mentioned in his interview with Vintage Guitar.

The only other guitar I used on the record is the ’68 Martin D-35 I played on the acoustic tune I wrote for my wife, “My Sweet Kimmie Girl,” and a resonator on part of “Chicken Pickin’ Heroes.”

Johnny uses a Godin Acousticaster, a Godin 5th Avenue Kingpin, and a Godin Multiac nylon string.

Johnny uses a Godin Acousticaster, a Godin 5th Avenue Kingpin, and a Godin Multiac nylon string.

According to the Kiesel Guitars website, Johnny Hiland is listed as a signature artist for the Kiesel Johnny Hiland Signature Series guitar.

In a video by Premier Guitar titled "Rig Rundown - Johnny Hiland," Johnny Hiland discusses his Comins "Rhythm Slinger" Archtop guitar at the 12:45 mark.