We asked Mastodon’s Bill Kelliher to tell us about tone and instead he cooked us lunch

We asked ‪@mastodon‬'s Bill Kelliher to tell us about his Mojotone Hellbender pickups and his life-long search for perfect guitar tone. So he did - and he gave us a great recipe for Sweet Potato Hash while doing it.
Topics covered include: why his dad tried to rid the world of distortion (and how that made the young Bill improvise), his worst gear mishaps, his favorite guitars (he's owned around 400), thick necks and death pickles.
Also includes: some brain-frying riffage.
HELLBENDER PICKUPS
Mojotone say: "Brutality and beauty: we took this project on with the man himself as he explored his own metamorphosis. These Hellbender pickups really are a product of Bill's journey in its entirety; uniquely winding range around his life experiences.
"Bill Kelliher wanted a pickup that had the versatility to play every sound and tone found in his collection, tones he's collected over a lifetime.
"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 crushing high gain crunch to delicate and lush cleans."
Go here for more info: bit.ly/43WDxaY
SWEET POTATO HASH INGREDIENTS
Eggs (optional: if you want to keep it vegan, don't use eggs)
Kale
Sweet Potato
White Onions
Red Peppers
Black Beans
Shredded Cheddar Cheese (optional: see comment about eggs above)
Garlic
Tomatoes
Salt
Pepper
Paprika
Oil
Hot Sauce
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[@ThatMFShawnzy]

First off- as a guitar cab builder, Im a Mojotone dealer so I’m completely biased. They are hands down the best company I have worked with, ever. And their speakers, pickups, parts are rivaled by only one thing- their customer service and shipping dept. Secondly- Bill is a fucking treasure and when he speaks, you listen. And laugh. But you definitely listen. This was so awesome. More Billy K!

[@JP-ef2rh]

You are definitely on to something here, I dig the cookin with tone vibes. This would definitely be in my top watch que.

[@MissyMuthaTruckiN]

check out the Cooking w/Mastodon & RawkChipz from the Medium Rarities era 😁 fuggin hilarious, i save it rewatch whenever i get down in the dumps

[@perpetualgrimace]

Too much riffing and guitar talk in my cooking video

[@jasonpitts8395]

Bill is awesome. Best riffs ever and he can cook. Can Brent cook?

[@kristopherpoulsen653]

Brent probably cooks a can of beans over a Sterno flame.

[@ThatMFShawnzy]

Over a fire stoned out of his mind probably hahaha

[@SpookyApparition]

There's an old video somewhere on YT of Brent making a grilled cheese.

[@Jllyrol311]

Even if he can, it’d take me a while to trust a meal he cooked.

[@fredoneill7167]

@@Jllyrol311hahaha, same but I’d eat it anyway. It’s Dirty B-Hinds!

[@JP-jy7sk]

This has gotta be some of the best guitar-related content on the internets. Yes!

[@clintn6677]

Show the recipe not the signal chain... I'm glad to see him working with an N.C. company

[@scowlsmcjowls2626]

Could in fact be the best band of all and thats somthing

[@sebastiandobosiewicz4382]

Great video to watch and just this morning at 4am I fell in love with Mastodon again. This is not a coincidence 🤟😎🧅🥕🧅

[@kevinyountrevzupak8686]

I still have a Butterslax cassette...I got in free bin at wax n facts...ol Billy Butterslax...Bill, if you read this, and can remember...I took my 10yr old son backstage to meet yall when yall opened for Jucifer in Atl...long ago...also, fucking start opening with Ol Nessie again...I was at the remission taping at Masquerade with DEP...

[@TheVermifuge]

Brent’s couldn’t make the interview, he’s making a different kind of hash 😂jk

[@matthewlaipple8598]

Death Pickles for the win.

[@feno8983]

I think having custom firebird and explorer calls for ordering an RD. To me no better shape than this

[@fatsuperfly]

😂 love this.

[@ryanpullin]

“The tomato of the red neck is the big ol”

[@AussieTrendKill]

Boomhauer moment

[@JTCGuitar]

He had me 'til kale

[@nickp440]

The riffmaster turned hashmaster

[@deadvegas208]

God damn, I need this In order to survive!

[@MissyMuthaTruckiN]

😂 the kitchen safety is real lmao

[@voyure2b]

Crisco

[@kevinyountrevzupak8686]

Exactly

[@violetwren5307]

Good lord I am so attracted to this man

[@MissyMuthaTruckiN]

1 roll of paper towels, aisle 11, melted face

[@glennbergevin7726]

Suddenly i want to see mastodon do a Metallica cover album.

[@chrismason3283]

Mastodons cover of Orion is MEGA!

[@Zion6969]

What is the riff he’s playing at 0:20? I can’t put my finger on it

[@leoclement9240]

Ending riff of Pain With an Anchor

[@darthdurkelthewise320]

I basically stopped listening to Bill 2 minutes in and just wanted to see how this hash turned out…🤘🏻

[@jeffblahblah5226]

Is this AI like the Marty Friedman interview?

[@nighttimepaul5209]

Fucking internet.

[@christineblack4654]

hé guitar world. when you google best shred albums. Joe Stump albums are not even mentionned. yet he has the best albums. lol what are you doing???

[@timguitar862]

guys, that oil is horrible for you. Olive oil or coconut oil please