Bill Hinds : Gear

I proudly endorse Epiphone electric guitars, Burchette acoustic guitars, Republic resonator guitars, ThroBak pickups, Mesa/Boogie amps, everything Fractal Audio, and Ernie Ball strings. Special thanks go out to Art's Music Shop locations in Montgomery and Birmingham.

My many years with Paul Thorn began with a few random amps (including the Yamaha DG100, one of the first digital modelers) before finally settling on the Mesa Lonestar (a great sounding amp, but temperamental). I fully committed to digital modeling back in 2013 and finished my Paul Thorn tenure with the Fractal Audio Axe-FX. I'm now very happy with my Line 6 Helix, Fender Tone Master FR-12 speaker cabinet, and my workhorse Strat & Les Paul.

Electric Guitars

  • 1990 Fender American Standard Stratocaster
  • 1996 Gibson Les Paul Standard
  • 1967 Gibson ES335 (lefty conversion by Collings)
  • Collings I35
  • Yamaha Revstar Standard (w/ThroBak pickups)
  • Epiphone Sheraton II
  • Fender 1962 Reissue Telecaster
  • Bill Lawrence Swampcaster
  • Danelectro DC59 Reissue
  • Schecter C-1 E/A
  • Steinberger GP4
  • 80's Custom Hamer
  • 80's Ibanez "Frankenstrat" Roadstar

Amplification

  • Fender Tone Master FR-12 powered speaker cabinet
  • Mesa Boogie Lonestar Special
  • Mesa Boogie MkIIc head w/2 Thiele EVM12 cabs
  • Yamaha DG100 digital combo

Acoustic Guitars

  • 1972 Martin D-28
  • Custom Burchette
  • 80's Martin Sigma DR-28
  • Republic Tri-Cone Resonator

Recording Rig

  • Fractal Audio Axe-FX II
  • Fractal Audio MFC-101 Foot Controller
  • UAD Paradise Guitar Studio DAW plugin
  • Line 6 Helix Native DAW plugin

Live Rig

  • Line 6 Helix
  • Digitech Mosaic 12-String Effect
  • Digitech Drop Pitch Shifter
  • Roland FV500 Expression Pedal (x2)
  • Axess Electronics BS2 buffer/splitter
  • Boss TU-12 Tuner