The Epiphone Limited Edition Matt Heafy Les Paul Custom is an Epiphone electric guitar. Close alternatives include the Gibson Custom Kirk Hammett Flying V Signature Guitar and the Hamer Phantom GT. It pairs well with the Roland Cube Street and the Vox MV50-CE Rock.
Epiphone Limited Edition Matt Heafy Les Paul Custom
Epiphone · electric guitar
The Epiphone Matt Heafy Les Paul Custom is a signature model developed with the Trivium guitarist, built on the Les Paul Custom platform with high-output pickups suited to modern metal rhythm and lead work, at Epiphones more accessible price point relative to a Gibson Custom Shop equivalent. Kirk Hammett of Metallica is associated with this instrument in this catalogue, though Heafy rather than Hammett is the signature artist behind the model itself.
- metal
- rhythm
- tight
- modern
- definition
- high gain
- low noise
- clarity
Genres the Epiphone Limited Edition Matt Heafy Les Paul Custom is commonly used in
- Hard Rock
- Blues
- Metal
- Heavy Metal
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Djent
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Death Metal
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Epiphone Limited Edition Matt Heafy Les Paul Custom
Roland Cube Street
Roland
27% matchRoland Cube Street pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward
Vox MV50-CE Rock
Vox
24% matchStack Vox MV50-CE Rock on top and a high gain tone tightens toward tight
Carr rambler
Carr
23% matchFeed a high gain signal into Carr rambler and it comes out closer to mid-forward
Fuchs FBT 300
Fuchs
tonal matchFuchs FBT 300 pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward
Orange Crush 20RT Orianthi Signature White
Orange
tonal matchStack Orange Crush 20RT Orianthi Signature White on top and a high gain tone tightens toward mid-forward
Traynor BB115
Traynor
tonal matchTraynor BB115 takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight
Roland Mobile-Cube
Roland
tonal matchRoland Mobile-Cube takes that high gain character and pushes it toward mid-forward
Orange Crush 12
Orange
tonal matchOrange Crush 12 pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward
Pedals that stack with the Epiphone Limited Edition Matt Heafy Les Paul Custom
Keeley Red Dirt Overdrive
Keeley
24% matchKeeley Red Dirt Overdrive's full balances out the thin tone
Fulltone OCD
Fulltone
20% matchFulltone OCD's full balances out the thin tone
NuX SSD-10
Nux
tonal matchNuX SSD-10 is voiced for a clean amp's front end — Epiphone Limited Edition Matt Heafy Les Paul Custom gives it exactly that
Benson Amps Delay PT2399 Echo
Benson Amps
tonal matchBenson Amps Delay PT2399 Echo's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Epiphone Limited Edition Matt Heafy Les Paul Custom delivers it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Behringer TO800 Vintage Tube Overdrive
Behringer
tonal matchBehringer TO800 Vintage Tube Overdrive's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Epiphone Limited Edition Matt Heafy Les Paul Custom delivers it
Laney TI-Boost
Laney
tonal matchLaney TI-Boost's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Epiphone Limited Edition Matt Heafy Les Paul Custom delivers it
Mooer Flex Boost
Mooer
tonal matchEpiphone Limited Edition Matt Heafy Les Paul Custom leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform Mooer Flex Boost wants
Electro-Harmonix Nano Deluxe MM
Electro-Harmonix
tonal matchElectro-Harmonix Nano Deluxe MM's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Epiphone Limited Edition Matt Heafy Les Paul Custom delivers it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Epiphone Limited Edition Matt Heafy Les Paul Custom?+
The closest matches in character are the Gibson Custom Kirk Hammett Flying V Signature Guitar, the Hamer Phantom GT, the Dean V.
What pairs well with the Epiphone Limited Edition Matt Heafy Les Paul Custom?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Roland Cube Street, Vox MV50-CE Rock, Carr rambler — Roland Cube Street pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward.