Jeff Matz

"It's been on my board since I got it! It's always on, sounds awesome!" -Jeff Matz (High On Fire)

After working together on a couple custom builds over the years, we decided it was time that we create a new bass, from the ground up, designed to Jeff’s exact specs. Basically, what would be his dream instrument, fit for both tracking a High On Fire record, as well as touring on it for years to come. In our opinion, Jeff has done the research and development necessary to know what will work and what won’t. He is an avid collector and tinkerer and has tried infinite combinations of gear, so he knows what he likes, and what sounds good.

We also went to our good friend Alex Avedissian, of Avedissian Pickups, to create the perfect pickup set, the “Silver Machine” set. The Silver Machine Bass pickups are single coils with the middle being RW/RP. Calibrated for a balanced output, the Silver Machine pickups are wound for a strong punch with a tight and full low end while retaining plenty of bite for cutting overdriven tone. Jeff says, “After much experimentation, we arrived at a single coil set that delivers the cutting tone I’m after, with a big, punchy bottom end and sweet, creamy mids. These pickups deliver crisp, open clean tones, and absolutely crushing overdriven sounds.”

Started using the Hiwatt custom 200 on the tour with Power Trip in november of 2019.

Jeff Matz uses the Minotaur Sonic Terrors Swamp Lord fuzz pedal, as featured on the Minotaur Sonic Terrors artist page.

Listed in Jeff's description of his signal chain and seen in the background on top of the Hiwatt.

A photo of Jeff Matz's pedalboard on the ScionAV tour Dec 2013 was posted to Dunlop's instagram and broken down on effectsbay.com

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A photo of Jeff Matz's pedalboard on the ScionAV tour Dec 2013 was posted to Dunlop's instagram and broken down on effectsbay.com

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http://www.effectsbay.com/2013/12/pedalboard-break-down-jeff-matz-high-on-fire/#prettyPhoto

Listed in Jeff's signal chain and seen in the background under the Darkglass.

Used in Jeffs signal chain for recording and jamming in this loop at his home studio.

Bass First Act Limited Edition Delgada; GHS Bass Boomers (.050-.115), Dunlop Tortex Picks (1.14mm)

Rig 80s Ampeg SVT VL head and 8x10 cab; 70s Laney Klipp head and Marshall 4x12 cab

Effects MXR M80 Bass DI, Fulltone Bass-Drive MOSFET, Electro-Harmonix Metal Muff, Whirlwind A/B Box, Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner

I run the DI, with distortion as my primary tone, into the SVT. I've also been using Matt's Metal Muff to get a crazy, overdriven sound. We like the heaviness of tuning down two steps to CFBbEb.

http://www.bassplayer.com/article/high-fires-jeff/may-08/35685

Bass : First Act Limited Edition Delgada; GHS Bass Boomers (.050-.115), Dunlop Tortex Picks (1.14mm)

Rig : 80s Ampeg SVT VL head and 8x10 cab; 70s Laney Klipp head and Marshall 4x12 cab

Effects : MXR M80 Bass DI, Fulltone Bass-Drive MOSFET, Electro-Harmonix Metal Muff, Whirlwind A/B Box, Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner

"I run the DI, with distortion as my primary tone, into the SVT. I've also been using Matt's Metal Muff to get a crazy, overdriven sound. We like the heaviness of tuning down two steps to CFBbEb."

http://www.bassplayer.com/article/high-fires-jeff/may-08/35685

Bass : First Act Limited Edition Delgada; GHS Bass Boomers (.050-.115), Dunlop Tortex Picks (1.14mm)

Rig : 80s Ampeg SVT VL head and 8x10 cab; 70s Laney Klipp head and Marshall 4x12 cab

Effects : MXR M80 Bass DI, Fulltone Bass-Drive MOSFET, Electro-Harmonix Metal Muff, Whirlwind A/B Box, Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner

"I run the DI, with distortion as my primary tone, into the SVT. I've also been using Matt's Metal Muff to get a crazy, overdriven sound. We like the heaviness of tuning down two steps to CFBbEb."

http://www.bassplayer.com/article/high-fires-jeff/may-08/35685

A Minotaur Sonic Terrors endorsee, Matz specifies the Fuzz and Burn in the description of this March 27, 2020 video.

Recorded a quick, heavily layered looped performance of the ending of King Of Days from HOF's De Vermis Mysteriis album. This riff and the harmonized ending is one of my favorite contributions I made to that album.

Recorded with a Darkglass Microtubes 900v2 and Hyper Luminal Compressor, Hiwatt Little Rig amp, Bag End 1x12 cab, WGS12L loaded Ampeg stereo 2x12, Minotaur Sonic Terrors Fuzz and Burn, Frost Giant Electronics Soma fuzz, S&K Pedals VHD distortion, MXR Reverb, Pigtronix Infinity Looper, Heil Sound PR48 PR40 & PR31 mics, Capi VP26 preamp, Focusrite Clarett 8Pre

A photo of Jeff Matz's pedalboard on the ScionAV tour Dec 2013 was posted to Dunlop's instagram and broken down on effectsbay.com

https://www.instagram.com/p/iHK-OJGEJa/?utm_content=buffer3b95b&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer#

http://www.effectsbay.com/2013/12/pedalboard-break-down-jeff-matz-high-on-fire/#prettyPhoto

A photo of Jeff Matz's pedalboard on the ScionAV tour Dec 2013 was posted to Dunlop's instagram and broken down on effectsbay.com

https://www.instagram.com/p/iHK-OJGEJa/?utm_content=buffer3b95b&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer#

http://www.effectsbay.com/2013/12/pedalboard-break-down-jeff-matz-high-on-fire/#prettyPhoto

A photo of Jeff Matz's pedalboard on the ScionAV tour Dec 2013 was posted to Dunlop's instagram and broken down on effectsbay.com

https://www.instagram.com/p/iHK-OJGEJa/?utm_content=buffer3b95b&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer#

http://www.effectsbay.com/2013/12/pedalboard-break-down-jeff-matz-high-on-fire/#prettyPhoto

Bass : First Act Limited Edition Delgada; GHS Bass Boomers (.050-.115), Dunlop Tortex Picks (1.14mm)

Rig : 80s Ampeg SVT VL head and 8x10 cab; 70s Laney Klipp head and Marshall 4x12 cab

Effects : MXR M80 Bass DI, Fulltone Bass-Drive MOSFET, Electro-Harmonix Metal Muff, Whirlwind A/B Box, Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner

"I run the DI, with distortion as my primary tone, into the SVT. I've also been using Matt's Metal Muff to get a crazy, overdriven sound. We like the heaviness of tuning down two steps to CFBbEb."

http://www.bassplayer.com/article/high-fires-jeff/may-08/35685

Used in Jeff's chain in his looping sessions at his home studio.

A photo of Jeff Matz's pedalboard on the ScionAV tour Dec 2013 was posted to Dunlop's instagram and broken down on effectsbay.com

https://www.instagram.com/p/iHK-OJGEJa/?utm_content=buffer3b95b&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer#

http://www.effectsbay.com/2013/12/pedalboard-break-down-jeff-matz-high-on-fire/#prettyPhoto

A photo of Jeff Matz's pedalboard on the ScionAV tour Dec 2013 was posted to Dunlop's instagram and broken down on effectsbay.com

https://www.instagram.com/p/iHK-OJGEJa/?utm_content=buffer3b95b&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer#

http://www.effectsbay.com/2013/12/pedalboard-break-down-jeff-matz-high-on-fire/#prettyPhoto

Jeff Matz runs us through the structural design of the bass.

Jeff Matz uses the MXR Clone Looper in his signal chain, as demonstrated in his YouTube video titled "Minotaur Sonic Terrors Fuzz and Burn Pedal - Bluesy Bass Loop Improv."

A photo of Jeff Matz's pedalboard on the ScionAV tour Dec 2013 was posted to Dunlop's instagram and broken down on effectsbay.com

https://www.instagram.com/p/iHK-OJGEJa/?utm_content=buffer3b95b&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer#

http://www.effectsbay.com/2013/12/pedalboard-break-down-jeff-matz-high-on-fire/#prettyPhoto

A photo of Jeff Matz's pedalboard on the ScionAV tour Dec 2013 was posted to Dunlop's instagram and broken down on effectsbay.com

https://www.instagram.com/p/iHK-OJGEJa/?utm_content=buffer3b95b&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer#

http://www.effectsbay.com/2013/12/pedalboard-break-down-jeff-matz-high-on-fire/#prettyPhoto

A photo of Jeff Matz's pedalboard on the ScionAV tour Dec 2013 was posted to Dunlop's instagram and broken down on effectsbay.com

https://www.instagram.com/p/iHK-OJGEJa/?utm_content=buffer3b95b&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer#

http://www.effectsbay.com/2013/12/pedalboard-break-down-jeff-matz-high-on-fire/#prettyPhoto

Bass : First Act Limited Edition Delgada; GHS Bass Boomers (.050-.115), Dunlop Tortex Picks (1.14mm)

Rig : 80s Ampeg SVT VL head and 8x10 cab; 70s Laney Klipp head and Marshall 4x12 cab

Effects : MXR M80 Bass DI, Fulltone Bass-Drive MOSFET, Electro-Harmonix Metal Muff, Whirlwind A/B Box, Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner

"I run the DI, with distortion as my primary tone, into the SVT. I've also been using Matt's Metal Muff to get a crazy, overdriven sound. We like the heaviness of tuning down two steps to CFBbEb."

http://www.bassplayer.com/article/high-fires-jeff/may-08/35685

Bass : First Act Limited Edition Delgada; GHS Bass Boomers (.050-.115), Dunlop Tortex Picks (1.14mm)

Rig : 80s Ampeg SVT VL head and 8x10 cab; 70s Laney Klipp head and Marshall 4x12 cab

Effects : MXR M80 Bass DI, Fulltone Bass-Drive MOSFET, Electro-Harmonix Metal Muff, Whirlwind A/B Box, Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner

"I run the DI, with distortion as my primary tone, into the SVT. I've also been using Matt's Metal Muff to get a crazy, overdriven sound. We like the heaviness of tuning down two steps to CFBbEb."

http://www.bassplayer.com/article/high-fires-jeff/may-08/35685

Bass : First Act Limited Edition Delgada; GHS Bass Boomers (.050-.115), Dunlop Tortex Picks (1.14mm)

Rig : 80s Ampeg SVT VL head and 8x10 cab; 70s Laney Klipp head and Marshall 4x12 cab

Effects : MXR M80 Bass DI, Fulltone Bass-Drive MOSFET, Electro-Harmonix Metal Muff, Whirlwind A/B Box, Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner

"I run the DI, with distortion as my primary tone, into the SVT. I've also been using Matt's Metal Muff to get a crazy, overdriven sound. We like the heaviness of tuning down two steps to CFBbEb."

http://www.bassplayer.com/article/high-fires-jeff/may-08/35685

He uses Hoof according to EQD website.

Jeff Matz uses the EarthQuaker Devices The Depths V2 pedal, as noted on the EarthQuaker Devices website.