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What guitar does Matt Heafy play?

Matt Heafy has been seen using his signature Epiphone Les Paul Custom Origins guitars in six and seven-string versions with signature Fishman Fluence pickups and EverTune bridges, through EVH 5150III 100S heads and 4x12s, with an MXR EQ, a KHDK Ascendancy overdrive and an ISP Decimator.

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What guitar does Matt Heafy play?

His signature Epiphone Matt Heafy Les Paul Custom Origins, in six-string and seven-string versions, fitted with custom-voiced Fishman Fluence humbuckers. Live he has preferred an EverTune bridge to keep them in tune.

What amp does Matt Heafy use?

In Premier Guitar's 2022 rig rundown he was seen with EVH 5150III 100S heads and matching 4x12s loaded with Celestion G12 EVH speakers, sent through a Two Notes Torpedo Captor X. A Kemper Profiler sat in the rack as a backup.

What strings does Matt Heafy use?

Dunlop Heavy Core Trivium sets: TVMN1052 on six-string and TVMN10637 on seven-string.

What pedals does Matt Heafy use?

An MXR M109S Six Band EQ, a KHDK Ascendancy Trivium signature overdrive and an ISP Decimator in front, with an MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe, MXR Reverb and Airis Savage Boost in the amp's effects loop.

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Matt Heafy is the singer and guitarist of the Florida metal band Trivium. This guide covers his signature Epiphone Les Paul Customs, EVH amps and the pedalboard Premier Guitar documented on the band's 2022 tour.

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