Category Archives: Gear

What I’m playing with.

NEW! Devil Dude Pick Holder Keychain. w00t!…

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Mhead

  The Devil Dudes are back! Well at least one of them is anyway and he’s on our fabulous (and useful!) new pick holder keychain. Emblazoned with The Dude’s portrait in slightly raised rubber on a fine, snap-closed, leather pocket, … Continue reading →

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From Hell to you…Sonar All-Aluminum pickguard!

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Mhead

Here’s our first prototype for a new pickguard for Tele-style guitars. Made of aluminum to keep it light and to help shield your guitar from that nasty RF buzz. Once we’ve nailed a proper production guard we will be manufacturing … Continue reading →

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With a Rebel Hell…

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Mhead

At NAMM, several people came to our booth to tell us that they saw our accessories on one of the guitars of the venerable Steve Stevens. In fact on his main guitar– a Les Paul goldtop. They saw them in … Continue reading →

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Winter NAMM 2014 Report (finally…)

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Mhead

  I’ve been waiting for the smoke to clear after returning from this year’s winter NAMM show to post a report, however the smoke is still as thick as ever. Hell Guitars is almost literally blowing up all over the … Continue reading →

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New! Mechman Truss Rod Covers

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Mhead

  Just received this photo from the factory of our new “Mechman”, robot themed truss rod covers for Gibson, Epiphone guitars and many others. Before going into production on these I installed a mock-up version on one of my guitars … Continue reading →

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Tygers Tygers Burning Bright!

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Mhead

Tygers of Pan Tang founder/guitarist Robb Weir and guitarist Micky Crystal pose with a pack of HellWires- Their new strings of choice! The Tygers of Pan Tang have been on the Heavy Metal scene (almost continually) since 1978. Their newest … Continue reading →

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How now, you secret, black, and midnight Hag(strom)

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Mhead

Our friend CJ recently posted this picture of his new Hagstrom (looks to be a Super Swede?) on his Facebook page. It is beautifully pimped out with nice chrome pickup rings and a nicely matching “Star” switch washer (from Hell … Continue reading →

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Scuffham Amps S-Gear Plug-in/Standalone review

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Mhead

Before launching into this mini-review, I have a confession to make… Hello. My name is Michael and I am a plug-in addict. I thought I was in recovery however I recently had a relapse and purchased S-Gear from Scuffham Amps. … Continue reading →

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Arrrgh! Ye Blind Pew! BoneHead Custom Truss Rod Cover

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Mhead

I believe in my last post I said that I’d put up a photo of the finished piece as soon as I can. (I guess that means now). I thought for sure that I’d have something up in 2 or … Continue reading →

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In Progress: Custom Strat/Tele Neckplate

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Mhead

  This is a new design for a Strat/Tele compatible neckplate. It’s at the factory right now and should be finished in about a week. It will be silver/black/white enamel finish on zinc alloy. If this one turns out right … Continue reading →

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