Peter Hayes

Two of Peter Hayes' Gibson ES-335s can be seen at 2:20 in this video.

One of ES-335s was mentioned in a 2018 Music Radar rig rundown

It was Rob’s dad’s guitar and it’s got a really nice neck. I’m not sure how long he had it, but it was used in his band, The Call. It’s a scary guitar to be taking out because if something happens to it... It’s in C tuning for Red Eyes And Tears, Six Barrel Shotgun, American X and a few others. I would say it’s a scary guitar to be taking out because if something happens to it... I have the original pickups at home, something went out so they’re in a box waiting to get repaired. Right now it has the same Rio Grande pickups that are fitted in all my guitars.

In the same year, Hayes talked to Premier Guitar about a relationship wtih ES-335 guitars.

When I met Rob, his dad had a Gretsch and a red 335. The 335 was the closest to the acoustic I was playing, as far as feel, and if the power goes out, you can still hear the thing … which happened a lot to us in those days. So it started like that, through Rob’s dad’s guitar. As I got better, 335s seemed to hold the tunings I use a bit better, which makes my life much easier. Maybe that’s in my head, but they don’t seem to rattle as much as other guitars when I throw odd tunings at them, and I also like the way they start yellin’ with feedback when things get loud. They have their own character when you’re playing through a big amp, and it’s a lot of fun to let them take off into feedback and control it.

On this picture we can see Peter Hayes plays on a Fender Telecaster Deluxe, this guitar was eventually replaced by a Gibson SG

Hayes' Fender Bandmasters were present in two rig rundowns – in German guitar magazin in 2013, and in Music Radar in 2018.

In Music Radar rig rundown, Hayes said:

There’s nothing classy about how I use my amps but I really don’t know how people can get everything they need from just one. I like the mixture of cabinets with open-back combos with hollowbody guitars. The signal is split into three and comes out of four amps. The signal is split into three and comes out of four amps. The Bandmasters are amp one and two, working as left and right at the beginning I had three or four Fender Twins, but I soon discovered I preferred doing it this way. I throw in loops using the Akai Headrush for a lot of songs - chucking things in through certain amps for a chorus and playing over the top... most of the time I just let it fly!

Around the 2:40 mark we can see Peter Hayes plays a Gibson SG, with a capo on the fourth fret. In 2018 Music Radar interview, Hayes said that he "stole" this guitar from Gibson.

I stole this from Gibson! I think they know I took it and I probably owe them for that. I like the sound of this. I’ll use it for Teenage Disease, Little Thing Gone Wild, Steal A Ride. I dig the sound of SGs, they’ve got a tough feel to them that’s different to other guitars. I dig the sound of SGs, they’ve got a tough feel to them that’s different to other guitars. And it’s a very direct sound compared to the semi-hollow ones. I like guitars that aren’t necessarily friendly to play. I’m not really into having the action real low or any of that - when guitars get too smooth and easy, they almost sound a bit weird.

Hayes' SG Standard was also listed as gear he uses in 2018 Premier Guitar interview.

In this video, Hayes talks about his effects and we can see this pedal at 1:50.

According to Guitar Geek rig diagram (which was made around the time BRMC recorded their debut album in 2001), Hayes used Dunlop TS-1.

From Guitar Player in October 2003: Rebel Gear Traders

Guitar: Gibson ES-335. Bass: Epiphone EB-2. Amps: Fender Super Twin and Twin Reverb, Hiwatt, Ampeg SVT. FX: Ibanez Tube Screamer, Dunlop TS-1 Tremolo Stereo Pan. Strings: Dean Markley, gauged .013, .014, .018, .036, .052, .056 (“I like them because I can almost feel the ridges, says Hayes. “Some strings feel too elastic.”)

Can be seen on the webpage and in the video.

Hayes' Marshall JCM800, unlike his Pro (later Twin Reverb) is an amp that takes fairly less amount of effects; only drive and a tad of delay.

Hayes' Fender Pro Reverb was mentioned in 2013 guitar magazin rig rundown. However, Hayes revealed to Music Radar in 2018 that he replaced Pro Reverb amps with Twin Reverbs, as many places don't have Pro Reverbs on rental.

In this photo, Hayes can be seen playing a Fender Precision Bass.

The official TC Electronics site lists this item in their Peter Hayes page.

TC Electronic's site states that this pedal is part of Peter Haye's equipment.

TC Electronic's site states that this item is part of Hayes' equipment.

TC Electronics' site states that this item is part of Hayes' equipment. It is also demonstrated in this video posted by TC Electronics in 2017.

In 2017, Hayes used G-Major II as his central effects processor. In 2018 Premier Guitar interview, Hayes mentions that he used G-Major for feeding delays.

In this video, we can see his pedalboard (with the EHX Freeze included) at 0:18. Hayes also mentioned the pedal in 2018 Music Radar rig rundown:

This almost sounds like a sitar: it basically holds whatever notes you’re playing as you kick it in and it will hold them for you - it freezes your chords. There are a couple of different ways you can use it... I just use it to hold drone notes.

In this video, we can see his pedalboard (with the Boss EV - 5 included) at 0:18.

In this video, Hayes talks about his effects. The Headrush pedal is visible at 1:50 minute mark. The pedal was also mentioned in 2018 Premier Guitar interview.

I also use an Akai Headrush for tap tempos and looping, and I do a lot of loops live and play on top of them.

in this video peter hayes is playing a gibson j-200

The shape and the notable logo "Whammy" on the pedal are visible in this Gear Run, at the mark 1:44. Hayes' Whammy (5th gen) is also discussed in [2018 Music Radar interview]:

I don’t do solos, but whenever there’s a line on one string I’ll kick this in as an octaver. I use this on 666 Conducer, anything where it’s just one lick. I don’t do solos, but whenever there’s a line on one string I’ll kick this in as an octaver. It’s good fun for messing around with riffs. There’s a song Rob wrote using the bass version of it called Circus Bazooko and that pedal really inspired the music.

Peter Hayes uses the effect, not directly on his pedal board but in his live rig.

This pedal, like several others, was given to me by one of the fans who often come over after shows and give me self-built effects. This booster is really cool, so I use it quite often.

It was also mentioned in 2018 Music Radar rig rundown.

Peter Hayes incorporates the TC Electronic Dark Matter Distortion pedal into his pedalboard, likely using it as an additional drive alongside his Klon Centaur, as detailed in the article "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Guitar Rig" on magazyngitarzysta.pl.

In 2018 Premier Guitar interview, Hayes mentioned the use of the pedal on "Little Thing Gone Wild" from BRMC's 2018 album "Wrong Creatures".

In a video provided by TC Electronic, titled "Peter Hayes (BRMC) Gear Run @ Train, Aarhus," Peter Hayes, the guitarist from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, is conclusively shown utilizing the Fender Band-Master VM Vintage Modified 2-Channel 40-Watt Guitar Amp Head, identifiable by the distinctive 'V' badge on the amp's front panel. This evidence underlines the specific gear used by Hayes in his live setup during the tour captured in Aarhus.

Mentioned in 2018 Music Radar rig rundown:

This is a 1945 reissue, which they made two versions of so I called up Gibson when they came out - one was more affordable with a thinner neck and body and the other was more of a baseball bat neck. I used it in regular tuning for Fault Line, Some Kinda Ghost, Ain’t No Easy and Devil’s Waitin’ The guys said they’d get one over to me and I was like, ‘Really?!’ because I wasn’t talking about the cheaper one. Months went by and I didn’t want to bug them, I just figured it was going to happen. And sure as shit, they surprised the fuck out of me and came up with one to keep!

Mentioned in 2018 Music Radar interview:

“This was made by a friend of ours in Denver, who runs a company called V16. It’s a tanky guitar and weighs a lot. He made us a baritone guitar as well. This one’s actually a bit of a floater - at the moment I’m using it for Awake, in a C open tuning. But a lot of the time it’s in regular tuning in case any of the others go down.

Mentioned in 2018 Music Radar rig rundown:

This is the amp simulator driving the Marshall. A lot of delay come from amps one and two and the sound guys needed more of a direct sound. So the option is always there, say if a solo gets too muddy. I do have a 60s Marshall head, but it costs a fortune to fix and it got beat up real bad on the road. I’d like to bring it out, but this started as a backup in case the head went down.

Hayes mentioned the use of Fender Twin Reverbs instead of Pro Reverbs in 2018. Photos from rig rundown showed a blackface Twin Reverb, which was used for various effects.

In 2017, Hayes mentioned the amp in TC Electronic's rig rundown

This one here is mostly went. It gets sent a G-Major, and I'm using it for pitch-shifters, and sometimes octavers.

Hayes received his Klon Centaur from Robert Been, as per 2018 Premier Guitar interview.

Also mentioned in 2018 Music Radar rig rundown:

I don’t know if it lives up to the hype, but it’s always on. I can understand if you had just that, a guitar and an amp, that could sound cool. I haven’t done that, I don’t really have the option. I have to see how it reacts to the machines. I’m not using it to its full potential. But our front of house guy was telling me it was the shit, so he went and got one for me, so I had to fuckin’ use it, ha ha! Distortion isn’t ever easy - especially when you’ve got different guitars, pedals and amps reacting with each other.

Mentioned in [2018 Music Radar rig rundown].

“I was looking for things that were small, with the least amount of buttons, knobs and little twisty things, which is how I ended up using this. There’s another one at the back of the rack, which I use as a clear boost, this one gives me that extra little bit of distortion. It’s completely random, I use whatever’s in front of me whenever I remember to get around to them. There are a couple of songs with wahs written into them, but most of it is completely random and that’s totally the fun part.”

Mentioned in 2018 Music Radar rig rundown. It's likely that it's this model, as it's the only volume/wah Cry Baby.

Just to kill two birds with one stone! I only use the volume function for one song - all amps are always going at the same time. This sends the signal to only amps one and two for a song called In Like The Rose.

Mentioned in 2018 Music Radar rig rundown:

This delay goes to amp three, which is mostly dry. I give it a bit of delay. I use a Boss DD-3 for the reverse function.

Used primarily for reverse delay, according to 2018 Music Radar interview.