Bill Kelliher

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Name = Bill Kelliher

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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Bill Kelliher
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Instrument = Guitar
Genre = Heavy metal
Groove metal
Sludge metal
Occupation = Guitarist
Years_active = 1989 - Present
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Associated_acts = Mastodon
Lethargy
Today is the Day,
URL = http://www.mastodonrocks.com/

Bill Kelliher is a guitarist in the Atlanta heavy metal band Mastodon. He shares guitar duties with Brent Hinds, playing mainly rhythm parts.

Bill's uses 3 guitars in Mastodon: A Gibson Les Paul Custom in a Silverburst finish, a Gibson Explorer in black, and a custom Yamaha SGB. Bill used Laney amplification at one time (specifically, the VH100R head), but now plays a Marshall JCM 800 single channel reissue. His pedal board includes an Ibanez Tube King, a Boss TU-2 Tuner, an MXR M-135 Smart Noise Gate, and a Digitech Jamman Looper Pedal. Like Brent, Bill also utilizes three tunings in Mastodon: D Standard (E Standard down one whole step, D G C F A D), Drop C (Drop D down one whole step, C G C F A D), and another tuning similar to Drop C, but with the low E tuned down to A (A G C F A D).

On June 12th 2007 Brent and Bill won the Metal Hammer Golden Gods award for best shredders [ Winners List [http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/article/?id=46671 Metal Hammer website] Accessed January 15, 2008 ] , Mastodon's first ever award.

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