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“It's killer, like an old tape delay in this little box.”
Said in The Nine Strings of Hell: An Interview With High on Fire's Matt Pike, May 2010
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10 items · Last checked What guitar does Matt Pike play?
Matt Pike has said his High on Fire rig is a custom First Act nine-string with Kent Armstrong pickups into a custom Soldano SLO and a Marshall JCM800 Kerry King head, three Emperor 4x12s and an MXR Carbon Copy. With Sleep he has been seen with a Gibson Les Paul Artisan and Orange amps.
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First Act
Custom Shop 9-string
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First Act
Custom Shop 9-string“They hooked up me and Bill up with our nine-strings at the same time.”
Said in The Nine Strings of Hell: An Interview With High on Fire's Matt Pike, May 2010
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Gibson
Les Paul Artisan
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Kent Armstrong
Custom humbuckers
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Kent Armstrong
Custom humbuckers“The pickups are from Kent Armstrong, and are really strong.”
Said in The Nine Strings of Hell: An Interview With High on Fire's Matt Pike, May 2010
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What guitars Matt Pike uses: a sourced gear guide
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Guitars
First Act
Custom Shop 9-string
SponsoredHas said they use
First Act
Custom Shop 9-string“They hooked up me and Bill up with our nine-strings at the same time.”
Said in The Nine Strings of Hell: An Interview With High on Fire's Matt Pike, May 2010
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Gibson
Les Paul Artisan
Seen using
Kent Armstrong
Custom humbuckers
Has said they use
Kent Armstrong
Custom humbuckers“The pickups are from Kent Armstrong, and are really strong.”
Said in The Nine Strings of Hell: An Interview With High on Fire's Matt Pike, May 2010
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Amps
Soldano
SLO-100 (custom)
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Soldano
SLO-100 (custom)“It was custom made for me by Mike Soldano”
Said in The Nine Strings of Hell: An Interview With High on Fire's Matt Pike, May 2010
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Marshall
JCM800 2203KFK Kerry King
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Marshall
JCM800 2203KFK Kerry King“It's the closest thing I could find to punching a guy in the face.”
Said in The Nine Strings of Hell: An Interview With High on Fire's Matt Pike, May 2010
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Emperor
4x12 cabinets
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Emperor
4x12 cabinetsSaid in The Nine Strings of Hell: An Interview With High on Fire's Matt Pike, May 2010
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Matamp
Green amp head
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Matamp
Green amp head“I used to use a Green Matamp, an MXR distortion, and a power amp”
Said in The Nine Strings of Hell: An Interview With High on Fire's Matt Pike, May 2010
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Orange
Amp heads
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Pedals
Has said they use
“It's killer, like an old tape delay in this little box.”
Said in The Nine Strings of Hell: An Interview With High on Fire's Matt Pike, May 2010
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About Matt Pike's gear.
What guitar does Matt Pike play?
A custom First Act nine-string with doubled top three strings, which he has said he designed a half inch thicker than a Les Paul Standard with Kent Armstrong pickups. With Sleep in 2019 he was seen playing a Gibson Les Paul Artisan.
What amp does Matt Pike use?
He has said he runs a custom Soldano SLO with a Marshall JCM800 Kerry King head through three Emperor 4x12s, after years on a Green Matamp. With Sleep he has been seen with a wall of Orange amps.
What pedals does Matt Pike use?
Almost none. He has said he just runs an MXR Carbon Copy delay, with a Boss TU-2 tuner on the floor.
What tuning does Matt Pike use?
On the nine-string with High on Fire he tunes C F Bb Eb G C low to high, with the top strings doubled, and has used Bb F Bb Eb G C for Bastard Samurai.
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Matt Pike is the guitarist and singer of High on Fire and a founding guitarist of the stoner metal band Sleep. This guide covers his First Act nine-string, his Soldano and Marshall Kerry King amps into Emperor cabs, his Orange rig with Sleep and the one delay pedal he relies on.
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