Matt Pike’s Sleep Rig Rundown Guitar Gear Tour
The sultan of sludge illustrates that his first band is a shuttle for sonic exploration launching into orbit on the backs of triple-humbucker guitars, a sierra of Oranges, and two boards the size of Cape Canaveral.
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Matt Pike is much like his guitar playing—powerful, blunt, slightly pissed off, and occasionally out of tune. And he’s been playing guitar almost as long as he’s been talking. “My uncle and grandpa used to always play guitar and I just remember loving those times,” says Pike. “Ever since I could handle a guitar, I’ve been playing one.”
Pike’s headbanging lineage started in the ’90s with stoner-metal icons Sleep, and after that band’s initial burnout, continued with the ferocious High on Fire. Decades of playing have honed Pike’s perspective about his instrument and music: “Riffs are the conversation starter—that’s what brings people in, but you better have more to offer than just that,” he says. “I create with the guitar and the riff is my illustrative force.” For fans of Pike’s raging riffage, it should be no shock that the frontman/guitarist had enough to say by way of his guitar (and High on Fire lyrics) to populate two new albums: Electric Messiah from High on Fire and Sleep’s The Sciences.
Since the release of those two critically acclaimed albums in 2018, Pike’s vision has been validated by way of a Grammy for Best Metal Performance (Electric Messiah) and dozens of sold-out Sleep shows that have continued to send the doom trio around the world. While the tour that brought Pike, bassist/vocalist Al Cisneros, and drummer Jason Roeder to town was delayed because Pike had one of his toes partially amputated due to diabetes, the pioneering guitarist couldn’t be sidelined for long. “The guitar is a spiritual instrument—it goes from heart, to head, to hands, out the speaker cabs, and into the universe. That directly impacts the people who listen to you—they know if you’re full of shit or not. I’ve always known I was meant to express myself through this 6-string tool. The only constant through addiction, hard times, juvenile delinquency, heartache, and life has been the guitar.”
Before the band’s show at Nashville’s Marathon Music Works, the bare-chested shredder threw on a shirt, strapped on a Les Paul Artisan, and explained to PG’s Chris Kies how Sleep’s aural expeditions are full of patient, spontaneous moments built on a bed of sustain and swirl.
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Finally bought my first Orange amp that's on it's way. TH30 ????????
Matt looks naked with a shirt on
Okay, dorky as hell question: is there not something he could do about all the hissing?
I thought it was my guitar amp behind me humming, but it was the video, Lol
“You used to play Les Pauls”
He says to the man 2 feet in front of him holding a Les Paul.
For a bong ripping stoner hes amped up like he just slammed a hypo of coke!
????????
'How many Orange cabs do you want?'
Matt Pike – Yes.
'Ok, and how much natural gain do you want…?'
Matt Pike – Definitely.
God Bless Matt Pike. So great.
HUUUUMMMMMMMMMMMM ????????????????
What a hot mess this dude is…
What are the pickups
What are his boots please
For the non initiated, Matt is just another guy with ton of fuzzies pedals. But each has is time in in set, the dynamics of tone stacking his shit make him a dr of fuzz to not reckon with.
This dude would have fit in great in Spinal Tap.
This video has more views than Sleep has listens on Spotify, people need to listen to Sleep more ????
Can anyone put the links to the pedals on his bord
That’s not Matt.
That impostor is wearing a shirt.
The dude needs to get rid of that hummmm.
Yo was that Hank 3 sitting down behind the amps when Pike was talking about that Bob weir guitar?
Matt check out Frank Marinos wha and pedals ,,he's got something that does a swell into the wha like you were explaining at 22:18 ,the Color Sound Fuzz wha.
Dope sick Gibson
That was a lot of fuckin's…????
What does the pickup selector do
I love how Matt always sounds like an excited fan, rather than an aloof musician or whatever
guitar alchemist
The tone @2:17 is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever heard
First time I've seen him playing with a shirt on
What?
Guitars, pickups, strings are all irrelevant. It’s in your fingers. He would sound exactly the same on ANY guitar.
Not playing a first act.
Don’t care.
Hahaha bro I never knew why he was wearing Air Moneys is that time. Hell of a story
I mean how do you do a rig rundown with Matt Pike and I'll tell him to take his f**** shirt off are you not going to make the video???? every time he plays live he doesn't have his shirt on you should have f**** made him take his shirt off just f**** he would have laughed his ass off and done it I guarantee it that's the way it is