• Brent Hinds – Mastodon – 2010

    Description:

    A detailed gear diagram of Brent Hinds’ 2010 Mastodon stage setup that traces the signal flow of the equipment in his guitar rig.

    Artist/Tech Quote:

    “Man, I’m ALWAYS changing my mind about guitars and gear – I never use the same setup. I have three different rigs out there that have different guitars, pedals and amps in them. This is just a nice little snapshot of what I use.” – Brent Hinds

    Artist Website:

    www.mastodonrocks.com

    GuitarGeek Notes:

    Brent and his tech were interviewed for this rig.

    Interview Date:

    8/16/2010

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    About the Illustrator

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    Adam Cooper's award winning GuitarGeek rig illustrations have appeared in GuitarPlayer, Total Guitar UK, Guitarist, Alternative Press, History of Marshall Amplifiers, Roland/Boss User Guides, Ibanez Steve Vai Jemini & Paul Gilbert Airplane Flanger Instruction Manuals, Swervedriver's "Juggernaut Rides" CD as well as the longest running monthly column in Guitar World Magazine's history: Vulgar Display of Power. Before launching GuitarGeek.Com, Adam published the highly respected music zine, Whirlpool, which was distributed worldwide via major record store chains. As a guitarist and songwriter, he formed the band Alison's Halo which released two critically acclaimed records and secured coveted slots with bands like The Verve, Ultra Vivid Scene, Curve, Jimmy Eat World, Of Montreal, Butterfly Child, The Apples In Stereo, The Boo Radleys, Stereophonics, Medicine, Lovesliescrushing, Bailter Space and many others.

    2 Comments

    1. AnttiLoponen says:

      Drop D down a whole step would be C G C F A D, right? On which strings exactly does he have a single string on the 12-string guitar?

    2. GuitarGeekGuitarGeek says:

      I guess you could call it drop C too :) Brent has only one string on the C and G Strings of the First Act 12.