Mikael Akerfeldt

From an interview with Guitar World in March 2014"Guitar-wise, everything came from PRS. I also played on a newly acquired Gibson Flying V, a ’79 — and a couple of Strats."

In this video, Mikael Akerfeldt talks about his signature guitar, the PRS SE Mikael Akerfeldt. One of the standout features of it for him is the satin finish on the neck, as opposed to glossy which makes it easier to get stuck. The bridge pickup is an HFS, and the neck pickup is a Vintage Bass. He says, "I play everything from solos to rhythm... I can do pretty much everything on this guitar. It's my favorite guitar of all time."

"Guitar-wise, everything came from PRS. I also played on a newly acquired Gibson Flying V, a ’79 — and a couple of Strats. I have a ’68 Custom Shop acrylic Strat that sounded great and a ’62 Strat I picked up and put the body and the pickups together myself. I left it to a guitar shop that has one of those plec machines, which gave it a really, really nice setup," says Mikael Akerfeldt, in this interivew, with Guitar World.

http://www.uberproaudio.com/who-plays-what/262-opeth-mikael-akerfeldt-guitar-gear-rig-and-equipment

In this video clip, Mikael Akerfeldt can be seen playing with his Gibson Les Paul Standart.

he uses this guitar live and there are more examples of him playing this guitar online

at 11:34, mikael uses this guitar on "the grand conjuration" live

he is holding the guitar in this image.

Mikael almost always uses PRS guiatrs when playing live. He uses several models, including the P24 pictured. The P24 differs from a standard Custom 24 in that it has a Piezo, which allows an electric guitar to generate tones that very nearly replciate an acoustic guitar. https://www.rocksins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/opeth.png

at 0:42, he's seen playing this guitar

Mikael use the PRS P24 since the pale communion.

seen used in this performance

About the Opeth's Heritage Album: "We also had a Marhsall Bluesbreaker combo that sounded fantastic."

Talking about Opeth's Heritage Album: "[...] we had a bunch of Marshalls. We’re endorsed by Marshall. The amp we ended up using the most was the Yngwie Malmsteen signature model, mainly for the rhythms."

About the Opeth's Heritage Album: "Then we also had the Joe Satriani signature head and 1960 cabs."

Listed on official website in the gear for several albums. Was also used live

Used live, and also probably used in Ghost Reveries which mentions only several Laney amps

What kind of equipment/gear are you using on the road and in the studio? (...) I have a Les paul standard too, 2 strats (1972 + 1975) 2 Martins (00016 + 00024) + my Laney amps GH100L + VC30. (...)

"I'm a sucker for reverb pedals. I would save my Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail reverb."

…I have it set on spring and it’s pretty much on all the time. You could say I am very generous when it comes to reverb! I want lots, unlike Fredrik, who wants more of the dry tone so every note pops out. I’m the opposite – I want the notes to disappear into the reverb.

Mikael uses this pedal acording to an interview by Gear Gods

Mikael uses this pedal acording to an interview by Gear Gods

Mikael uses this pedal acording to an interview by Gear Gods

Mikael uses this pedal acording to an interview by Gear Gods

“I got this in Akron, Ohio, and it’s actually made by a company based there called EarthQuaker Devices. It’s a phaser, but with a shitload of sounds within it. At the moment, I only use it for isolated chords to get this underwater effect that makes you sick to your stomach!”

"I have 10 to 45s. I use Austrian strings called Tomastik Plectrum strings. They make violin strings. They're great. Sometimes they also have heavy bottom."