After over a year of collaboration, research, and development, Mojotone and Mastodon guitarist Bill Kelliher are proud to introduce Kelliher's all new Artist Signature pickup, the 'Hellbender.'
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“Mastodon covers a wide array of sounds and tones, I needed a pickup that can pull off the gauntlet of tones needed for the band while leaving room to inspire new sounds." -Bill Kelliher.
With its distributed coil design, using two different wire gauges for increased dynamics and smooth coil tapped tones, the Hellbender pickup set offers versatility to players in need of every sound from brutal high gain crunch to delicate and lush cleans. Two different Alnico grades (2 & 5) are used to individually voice the neck and bridge pickups; this helps the user retain articulation while using complex high gain tones or heavily effected sounds. Finally, ceramic magnets are blended in with the Alnico magnets to achieve tighter attack, more output, and just the right amount of sustain when kicked into overdrive.
Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
00:52 - Playthrough Part 1
01:25 - More about the "Hellbender"
01:48 - Playthrough Part 2
02:47 - Process creating the "Hellbender"