Brent Hinds (Mastodon) guitar rig
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Brent Hinds is the guitarist/singer for metal band Mastodon. His guitar gear is made up of a lot of standard items you'd expect to find in a metal players kit.
Guitar wise Hinds primarily uses a Gibson Flying V, SG,Les Paul and Gibson Explorer. He also has a signature model by First Act. In a majority of live performances Hinds uses a variety of Gibson Flying V's.
| GIBSON FLYING V TRUSS ROD COVER (Black/Silver logo) | ![]() |
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US $22.00 | 13h 31m |
In the "Tune Ups" section of the October 2007 issue of Guitar World magazine, Hinds and fellow guitarist Bill Kelliher are said to play the lead/melody/harmony and main riffs respectively.
They are also said to use three core tunings D Standard (E standard down one whole step, D G C F A D), Drop C tuning (Drop D tuning down one whole step, C G C F A D), and a third tuning similar to Drop C, but with the low E string tuned down to A (A G C F A D).
Amplifier wise, Hinds has featured in the Marshall magazine as a JMP 2203 player.
| 2004 Marshall JCM 800 (2203) Amp Head | ![]() |
0 Bid | US $1,500.00 | 18h 15m |
Now for the pedal geeks here's a picture of Brent with his pedal board.

The pedals are a little hard to make up, but here they are. From bottom right to left: Boss Compressor CS-3, Boss Tuner TU-2, Monster Effects Mastortion, and Ibanez Tubescreamer TS-9. From top right to left: Voodoo Labs Pedal Power and the Enema FX Mingebox.
| Monster Effects Mastortion Overdrive - New In Box! | ![]() |
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US $219.00 | 28d 14h 17m |
| NEW Boss CS-3 Compressor / Sustainer guitar pedal | ![]() |
0 Bid | US $86.00 | 1d 20h 59m |
The Monster Effects Mastortion is an interesting looking overdrive style pedal produced in consultation with Hinds. The Mingebox is a octave/fuzz type beast.
| VOODOO LABS PEDAL POWER 2 UNIT | ![]() |
2 Bids | US $45.00 | 2d 6h 2m |
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