Since signing with ESP Guitars in 2016, Bill Kelliher has been mostly sighted playing his signature BK-600 and Sparrowhawk designs, but it turns out the Mastodon riff machine has an affinity for another, more unlikely, model in the Japanese companys catalog: Ron Woods signature ESP.<\/p>\n
In a new interview with Total Guitars Amit Sharma, Kelliher explains how the Tele-esque electric guitar ended up handling many of the clean tones on blockbuster new album Hushed and Grim.<\/p>\n
One of my secret weapons in the studio is a Ron Wood ESP, he explains. Its a Telecaster with a humbucker and its the best-sounding Tele ever, so warm and still twangy. I used that a lot because I knew any time I needed that sound, it would always work better than anything else.<\/p>\n
The Ron Wood model is one of the more traditional offerings in ESPs lineup, built for the Rolling Stones guitarist, and featuring ESP own-design humbucker and single-coil pickups.<\/p>\n
Other models Kelliher employed throughout the making of the record include his ESP Sparrowhawks now featuring new Mojotone Hellbender pickups and a black 2007 Gibson Les Paul.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere in the interview, the guitarist dished out more info on the mystery ESP double-cut that appeared in a promo for his signature STL ToneHub Pack last month.<\/p>\n
Theres an ESP called the Royal Shiva which hasnt come out yet but its pretty much an exact replica of my First Act nine-string, he reveals. Its super-thick at the neck and weighs about 13 pounds... Its the fuckin heaviest guitar ever! Ive been playing it live and it was in the studio, with a set of my Hellbender pickups.<\/p>\n
Head to Magazines Direct to pick up a copy of the latest issue of Total Guitar, which features the full interview with Kelliher, as well as a rundown of the 50 greatest Beatles guitar songs, Santana and Trivium interviews, plus tabs of songs by Free, Biffy Clyro, Extreme and Passenger.<\/p>\n
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