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High on Fire - Matt Pike Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment

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.

Image by S. Dyrgas. Creative Commons license.

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

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

Gibson Les Paul Standard 60s Neck Electric Guitar Heritage Cherry Sunburst Nickel Hardware

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

Takamine EF-381C 12-String Acoustic Electric Cutaway Guitar

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

Amps and Cabinets
- Soldano Preamp and Soldano SLO-100

Soldano SLO100 Super Lead Overdrive Head

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

Laney VH100R 100W Tube Guitar Amp Head Black

- Matamp "Green"
- Green cabinets
- Emperor 4x12 cabinets (custom built)
- Has also used Orange, Marshall, Sunn and Hiwatt amps

Effects
- Boss TU-2 tuner pedal

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

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

Ernie Ball 2626 Nickel Not Even Slinky Drop Tune Electric Guitar Strings

- Dunlop .73mm Tortex picks

Dunlop Tortex Standard Guitar Picks .73MM 1 Dozen

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Last Updated ( Monday, 16 November 2009 )

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