Matt Pike

"I was hanging out with Bill Kelliher one night, and we thought about how cool it would be to have a nine-string guitar. We both called them in the same week, and they were a little pissed because we didn’t have a design. They told me that I had to design it. So I had to go to the drawing board, and I thought to myself, “So, I get to design it, and Bill gets to play it. Cool!” [Laughs] I always really liked those Yamaha SGs that Santana played years ago, but I wanted a thicker guitar. I’m a man, I’ve got man hands, and I’m a big dude, so I need some weight and durability—because I’m gonna throw it around and beat it up or whatever. So I had them make it a half-inch thicker than a Les Paul Standard. I wanted a baseball bat neck, because I wanted to have big-ass strings on it—I need to punish with it. The pickups are from Kent Armstrong, and are really strong."

In the 1993 live performance of "Holy Mountain" in Germany, as shown on the StonerRockChannel YouTube video, Matt Pike used a Green Matamp. These amplifiers were custom-made for Matt and Al Cisneros during the recording of "Jerusalem" or "Dopesmoker," funded by an advance from their record label. However, the reasons for their discontinued use remain unknown.

In this live video we can see Matt Pike playing his ’92 tobacco sunburst Gibson Paul.

"Interviewer: I know that live you’ve used the Frank Zappa trick of close-miking either a small Pignose or Orange Micro Terror in an iso cab and blending that with your larger heads. Is that something you do in the studio, too? Matt Pike: Oh yeah, it’s all over the Sleep record. When you hear the chainsaw parts with tons of sustain [laughs]—that’s when I’m running three Pignoses, daisy-chained, with a Soldano G.T.O. driving the front of them all. It fucking rules!".

Matt Pike is pictured using a Gibson Les Paul Supreme in a photo from Metalinjection, showcasing his gear setup while performing with High on Fire.

During the 2016 tour, Matt Pike utilized an Orange Micro Dark amplifier head to project the guitar sound through the venue's PA system, as documented in an image on Imgur.

At 1:13, Pike says he uses 2 Dual Dark Oranges. He notes that they are a higher gain, metal amp.

At 6:40 Matt Pike says he uses the Tortex Sharps .73 with custom design.

Matt Pike is seen with his Gibson Les Paul Artisan, equipped with his newly released Dragonaut Pickups by Lace. The second image captures Matt and Sammy exchanging guitars.

Seen in the bottom right of his pedalboard.

Matt can be seen in the video playing a Kramer DMZ 650G during this early High on Fire live radio session in 1998.

In this very early photo, Matt can be seen playing a black Fender Strat.

In the provided photo, Matt Pike can be seen using multiple Orange Rockerverb 50 Mk III Heads, identifiable by their distinct control layout featuring volume, treble, bass, and mid controls. The amplifiers are positioned on the left, with three standing upright and one lying on its side.

For the longest time I was never satisfied with prolonged, controlled, sustained notes in Sleep. But man, putting the EarthQuaker Devices Warden compressor, set really hot, in front of my Lone Wolf Audio Twin Snake, and then stacking the Daredevil Pedals Atomic Cock on top of that, I can hold that thing for 10 minutes [laughs]. The Atomic Cock pierces through the wall of sound for soloing and the Warden is crucial to Sleep’s never-ending sustain.

In this video from Matt's Patreon he is playing a 61' style SG with Lollar dB pickups.

At 1:21 Matt can be seen with Lollar dB humbuckers in the bridge and neck of his Les Paul Artisan.

Matt Pike used the EarthQuaker Devices Hoof V1 fuzz pedal, as noted in an Instagram post by rigsofdoom, which mentions it was part of his touring and studio setup.

"Also for Sleep’s The Sciences, I fired up my 1968 Laney “Supergroup” LA60BL that was modded by Bryan Sours of Sour Sound in Portland. It’s only 50 watts, but whatever he did to that old head, it now roars like an angry god. I just plugged straight in, dimed it, and that head just screams Master of Reality."

Here is seen playing the Ibanez 2680, mostly known as the Bob Weir signature model.

In this photo, Matt can be seen with a Seymour Duncan Invader in this McNaught guitar.

In the Effects Bay article "Pedalboard Break Down - Matt Pike - High On Fire," it is noted that Matt Pike uses the Black Arts Toneworks Oath fuzz pedal, which is positioned in the middle of his pedalboard.

In the article: "I actually used a Les Paul Recording model extensively on Sleep’s The Sciences ... more than on High on Fire’s Electric Messiah"

Here is a really rare photo of a young Matt using a superstrat, which it seems to be an 80s Platinum Series B.C. Rich ST3 MIJ (circa 1991).

At 1:26 it can be seen in the corner

As seen on this Lace Pickups video, Matt is using Schecter Solo-6 loaded with Dirty Heshers. Further down the comments ther is one from Lace Pickups stating this.

In this photo, Matt can be seen playing a Korina Explorer. Unsure of model year.

Here Matt is seen playing a Gibson Les Paul Black Beauty

It is his signature fuzz from Black Arts Toneworks.

According to this interview with Matt, he used a D*A*M Sonic Titan.

Quoted on Matt's official Orange artist page.