Matt Pike is an American rock musician best known as the guitarist of the influential doom metal band Sleep and frontman of High on Fire. While largely unknown in the mainstream rock press, he is viewed by some in the underground metal scene as a cult hero.

Let's look at some of the gear and equipment that has been seen in Matt Pike's High On Fire guitar rig.

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Click the gear images for more info and specs at Musician's Friend

Guitars
- First Act nine-string double cutawayguitar
- Gibson Les Pauls (inlcuding cherry-sunburst standard)

- Takamine 12-string acoustic-electric (not sure model)

- custom McNaught (only used in the studio)
- Seymour Duncan pickups - SH-4 and SH-6



Amps and Cabinets
- Soldano Preamp and Soldano SLO-100

- Laney VH100R head. Laney site also says he's used GH100L, GS412IA, GS412IS

- Matamp "Green"
- Green cabinets
- Emperor 4x12 cabinets (custom built)

- Marshall Kerry King JCM800 (used with a Soldano SOL on Snakes of the Divine)

- Has also used  Orange, Marshall, Sunn and Hiwatt amps




Effects
- Boss TU-2 tuner pedal

Note: Matt doesn't use many other effect other than the tuner these days.




Strings and Picks
- custom Ernie Ball strings gauge .012 - .056

- Dunlop .73mm Tortex picks

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Cedrik Toles   |2010-08-04 14:06:55 He has yamaha guitar too which he use in one of his music videos Reply 0   0

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