Electric Guitars
Johnny Hiland is proud to be an official member of the Kiesel Guitars family!
The Johnny Hiland signature JH6 Kiesel Guitar is available at kieselguitars.com. You can also order one by calling 858-Guitars!
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Johnny Hiland is proud to be an official member of the Kiesel Guitars family!
The Johnny Hiland signature JH6 Kiesel Guitar is available at kieselguitars.com. You can also order one by calling 858-Guitars!
Johnny has acquired a Classic Model Archtop from custom luthier Bill Comins. He uses the archtop in the studio.
Johnny uses a Godin Acousticaster, a Godin A6, and a Godin Multiac nylon string.
Johnny also has his 1939 Gibson J-35 that belonged to his grandfather, currently displayed in the Maine Country Music Hall of Fame. He also has a 1968 D-35 Martin that he uses in the studio.
Thanks to Cliff Cultreri of destroyallguitars.com, Johnny now exclusively uses Fat Jimmy Amplifiers! In the studio, Johnny uses his Fat Jimmy Jefferson 100. He also continues to use his Reeves Space Cowboy when a British tone is needed, along with a custom amp built for him by his dear friend Paco Pasqual! He also has several other amps, including a Music Man HD-150 head, Music Man HD-112 combo, Victory V100 head, and a Victory Super Duchess combo. These heads all run into Johnny’s 2x12 Avatar cabinet loaded with Celestion G12-K100 speakers. It is then mic’d using a Sennheiser e906. Johnny's amps are power protected by the AmpRx Brown Box, and the ToneShield provides proper dispersion of sound.
Johnny proudly uses Earthboards, which enables him to put his pedals on magnetic boots. These boots allow for easy on and off access. Even though Earthboards has their own proprietary power source, Johnny has used Voodoo Lab power supplies for the past 25 years. He's using the Pedal Power 3 Plus on his bigger board, and the Earthboard battery pack on the travel board. There are a number of amazing pedal companies that have endorsed Johnny throughout the years including Keeley Electronics, Metal Pedals, Boss, Eventide, ISP Technologies, Source Audio, Walrus Audio, DLS Effects, Barber Electronics, Xotic Effects, TC Electronics, JHS Pedals, Dunlop, Empress Effects, Greer Amps, Origin Effects, Digitech, Analog Alien, Amp Mojo, J. Rocket Pedals, and many others!
Johnny has been blessed to be endorsed by the best string company in the world, Elixir Strings! Johnny uses the Nanoweb 9 to 42s on all of his electrics and the Phosphor Bronze 11s on his acoustics! Johnny also uses Fred Kelly Slick Pick thumbpicks. He also has a signature flat pick with V-Picks. Get yours today at v-picks.com! Johnny is also blessed to have a signature slide with MagSlide! Playing slide guitar has always been important to Johnny’s playing as he grew up loving southern rock and blues. Get your Johnny Hiland MagSlide by going to playmagslide.com. Johnny is proud to be teamed up with Tsunami Cables! Your guitar, amp, and pedalboard are all important when finding your own identity as a guitarist. However, having the best sounding cables that are tough as nails connects everything together. Tsunami Cables are the best for doing just that! The Fishman Loudbox Artist is an important addition to Johnny‘s rig. It provides killer tone when his acoustic guitar picking is needed. He also loves and proudly endorses Shubb Capos. To Johnny, they are a must-have when playing acoustic guitar. Protecting your amplifiers is important! Johnny uses Kangaroo Covers when he needs quick protection on the go! They are rugged and offer pockets on each side to place amp accessories! They are the best! When super protection of your amplifiers is a concern for any serious road musician, Johnny highly recommends King Kong Cases! They are built like tanks and you never have to worry about your amps AT ALL when you have one of their amazing cases. When Johnny uses his combo amp, sometimes it can be very hard to hear. So, Johnny now loves the Mud Stand! It is a foam amp stand that is easy to pack and assemble. It tilts your combo amp back perfectly so you can hear yourself in any situation! It also keeps the direct line of sound from the audience as well. It is a must-have for all guitar players out there!
In Camp Hiland Studio, Johnny proudly endorses Sennheiser/Neumann for microphones, headphones, and studio monitors. He also uses a Mojave MA-200 FET vocal studio microphone as well. On top of guitars, Johnny tracks using a Roland TD17-KVX drum kit, Roland keyboards, and a Kiesel PJ4 bass. He has other instruments for the studio as well! Headphones: Sennheiser HD-280 Pro for tracking and HD-650 for mixing. Monitors: Neumann KH 120s Interface: Focusrite 18i8 Studio Vocal Mic: Mojave MA-200 FET Studio video making: IK Multimedia Pro Duo connected to the studio interface & Johnny’s iPad Pro.
