Tom Maxwell is a modern metal/rock guitarist in the bands Knives Out! and Hellyeah. Previous bands include Nothingface and in the 1980s Have Mercy.

Let's take a look at some of the gear and equipment that has been seen in Tom's guitar rig.

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Guitars

- Dean signature Tom Maxwell MAXHELL "THE GENERAL" guitar

- Dean USA Soltero (Mohogany body with maple top. Seymour Duncan 59 and JB pickups)

Here is the lower priced standard Soltero:

- Dean EVO guitars (his is black)

- Dean MaxHell Soltero custom guitar

- Washburn Custom TM4 guitars (Seymour Duncan PAF pickups)

- Gibson Les Pauls (including a gold top with P-90's)




Amps and Cabinets
- Marshall JCM800 2203 heads (1980 and 1982, tubed with Groove Tube 12AX7C Preamp tubes and 6550R Power tubes)

- Randall XL 4x12 Straight Cabs with Celestion Vintage 30 Speakers

Effects
- Peterson Strobostomp tuner

- Morley A/B/Y Switcher

- Boss NS-2

- Furman Power Conditioner
- Korg DTR2 Rack Tuner
- Ibanez TS-9 pedal

- Boss DD-3 pedal

- Boss DD-5 pedal
- Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble

- Dunlop 535 Chrome Wah or Dime Wah from Hell

- Calzone Pedal Board
- Voodoo Lab Pedal Power

Strings, Picks and More
- DR Electric strings gauges .011, .014, .018, .036, .052, .070
- Dunlop Green Tortex Pick, custom print on it

- Monster Cables