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Gregory R. Cristman

Matt Pike's Les Paul guitar was stolen

Matt Pike and his Les Paul at SXSW 2012 (more by Greg Cristman)
Matt Pike

Matt Pike of High on Fire and Sleep just encountered some pretty terrible news:

Matt Pike’s Les Paul guitar has been stolen from storage in a North Bay studio. Please be on the lookout.

Details of the guitar:
1992 Les Paul Standard, tobacco burst finish.
Serial number 92462499.
Lace “Pike” signature pickups installed.
The 70’s style strap has no strap locks, it’s screwed directly to the guitar with fender washers.
The truss rod cover on the headstock is says “Jimmy” in script letters.
The SKB case has “pike” stenciled in 3″ white old english letters on the lower left corner.
There is a label on top that says “TEMPEST”.

This guitar is legendary and has been used in both High On Fire and Sleep.

If you see this guitar listed on eBay, Craig’s List, a web classified forum, pawn shop, etc, please contact us immediately at [email protected] or [email protected]

Note: there are many Tobacco burst Les Paul’s out there, please contact us if you see this specific one only.

Best of luck to Matt, and we hope he recovers the guitar.