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Matt Pike Signature Warlord Imperial 9
Matt Pike Signature Warlord Imperial 9
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Specs
Specs
Body
- Body Shape – Warlord Imperial 9 Double Cut
- Body Orientation -Right Handed | Left Handed
- Body Material – Mahogany
- Top Material – Maple
- Binding – Cream / White / White
- Finish – Canaan Burst / Crimson Burst / Antarctican Burst
- Clearcoat – Gloss Polyurethane
Neck
- Material – Mahogany
- Binding – Yes
- Truss Rod Cover – Matt Pike’s Signature
- Nut – Custom Woodrite Imperial 9 Synthetic Bone Nut
- Nut Width – 1.69″
- Profile – 0.800″ at 1st Fret, 0.875″ at 12th Fret, Medium “C” profile
- Scale Length – 24.75″
- Fingerboard Material – Ebony
- Fretwire – Jumbo Stainless Steel
- Inlays – Matt Pike “Serpent Sun” Inlays designed by High on Fire Artist Jordan Barlow
- Fingerboard Radius – 12″
- Number Of Frets – 22
Hardware
- Finish – Chrome
- Bridge – Custom Woodrite Imperial 9
- Tailpiece – Custom Woodrite Imperial 9
- Tuning Machines – Grover Mini-Rotomatic
- Pickguard – Black
- Pickup Rings – Black
- Control Knobs – Black Top Hats w/ Reflectors
- Switch Tip – Black
- Jack Plate Cover – Chrome
Electronics
- Neck Pickup – Lace Matt Pike “Firespitters” Neck – 14.6 kohm
- Bridge Pickup – Lace Matt Pike “Firespitters” Bridge – 23.4 kohm
- Magnets: Mixture of Lace proprietary Barium Ferrite and Ceramic magnets.
- Windings: Lace Micro Matrix Bobbins that redirect the magnetic field into smaller, tighter loops. This creates a ‘monopole’ effect, and eliminates dead zones over the surface of the pickup.
- Controls – 2 Volume, 2 Tone, 3-Way Toggle Switch
Miscellaneous
- Tuning – C-Standard (C, F, A#, D#/D#, G/G, C/C)
- Strings – D’Addario Custom Set (.056, .046, .036, .024p/.024p, .016/.016, .012/.012)
- Weight – Approximately 11.0lbs
- Case – Hard Shell Fitted Case Included
- Built in Indonesia by PT Wildwood (PRS, ESP)
***LIMITED EDITION MATT PIKE SIGNATURE WOODRITE WARLORD IMPERIAL 9 PREORDER. ALL GUITARS PURCHASED DURING THE PREORDER PERIOD WILL BE PLAYED AND HAND-SIGNED ON THE BACK OF THE HEADSTOCK BY THE RIFF CHILD HIMSELF, MATT PIKE! GUITARS SHIP FEBRUARY 2025.***
Born from the ancient fires, where riffs reign eternal and communion with death itself is a passage of power, comes a guitar unlike any other. The Warlord Imperial 9 isn’t just a guitar—it’s the summoning of forces long forgotten, crafted to channel the darkness and fury of a universe where death is not the end, but the beginning of domination.
For the first time ever, this style of 9-string guitar, with three unison paired courses on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd strings, has been made available to the masses in both right and left handed editions. Though a few have existed in the shadows, the Warlord Imperial 9 now rises to unleash its unrivaled power.
Step into the ancient lineage of sound, where riffmasters of old sought dominion over all. The Warlord Imperial 9 is the weapon. The battle awaits.
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It's beautiful, sounds uniquely amazing, weights a ton and chops fingers better than an egg slicer. The double strings set allows to create a wall of sound when played clean and a tornado of noise when distorted. Make that last one a level 4 tornado when used with fuzz. Despite it's weight (comparable only to strapping a baby elephant to your chest) it's very comfortable, but it's probably my chest that's profiled for double-cut bodies. All in all it's an amazing guitar, providing enough signal to power a small middle-European town (tried and confirmed) or to make all your RATs and Muffs sounding like a whale-gorilla monstrous hybrids. And because of it's uniqueness, it's a great creative tool, that inspires you to play with it and explore. I love it.
Let me first say that I have been waiting for an affordable 9 string guitar since 2007 and hearing death is this communion by high on fire. So when Woodrite Guitars/Does It Doom/Steve Reid announced this guitar I jumped at the chance to own one and preordered it. It is everything I was hoping it would be. It’s a really unique guitar. Incredible build quality and hardware. Crimson burst finish is beautiful in person. Even unplugged it has a nice loud ring and chorus sound on the high strings. And plugged in it’s a gnarly bastard especially with the Baghdad and masochist pedals from Does it Doom. Matter of fact I preordered a second one just because I knew it would be well worth it. Definitely 5 stars. Thanks to Matt Pike, Woodrite guitars, and does it doom for the awesome job. 🤘🏻
Guitar arrived in perfect condition and plays just like you’d want it to, the doubled strings give such a great chorus effect.
This guitar is phenomenal. The quality control is amazing, not a single blemish. The fretwork? Fantastic. No sharp edges. Plays like butter, sounds amazing, and was set up real good straight from the factory. Real solid craftsmanship, I’ll be buying another Woodrite in the future!
Beautiful piece of wood
Merch
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