Matt Pike's Woodrite 'Nicotine Child' Signature Guitar On Stage with High on Fire at Saint Vitus!
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- Mahogany Neck with Medium "C" Profile
- Ebony Fretboard
- 24-3/4" Scale Length
- 1.69" Nut Width
- Jumbo Stainless Steel Frets
- Block Inlays
- Lollar DB Humbucker Pickups
- Individual Volume and Tone Controls with 1 Meg Pots
- Factory C-Standard Tuning
- TonePros Bridge and Tailpiece
- Grover Mini Rotomatic Tuners
- Chrome Hardware
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Matt Pike's Woodrite 'Nicotine Child' Signature Guitar On Stage with High on Fire at Saint Vitus! · 3:42 · 6 chapters
Chapter 1 · 0:00
Matt Pike Introduces the Woodrite Nicotine Child at Saint Vitus
The finish was inspired by an older SG-style guitar that looked stained from decades of cigarette smoke.
From the video
Jordan Hey everyone, it's Jordan from The Music Zoo. We're here at St. Vitus in New York with Mr. Matt Pike. Matt, thank you so much, man. It's really a pleasure to meet you. Last night was killer.
Matt Yeah. Yeah.
Jordan So, we're here. We're talking about Woodrite Guitars, which we have many signature models. And this is a new model we're checking out, right?
Matt Yeah. This is my new signature, the Nicotine Child, which was based off of an SG-style I had. And it looked like some old guy had been playing it his whole life and blowing nicotine stains on it. So, I always thought it had a real cool color.
Chapter 2 · 0:25
Lollar dB Pickups and the Nicotine Child's SG-Style Design
A Kalamazoo-style volute reinforces the back of the headstock, while the Lollar dB pickups recall a set Pike installed in an SG years earlier.
From the video
Matt And these have a little more classic than the Lace. These are Lollar dBs in it. It's got this little Kalamazoo kind of, yeah, the little volute reinforcement on the back of the head.
Matt It's really the nicest thing they've done so far for me as far as, like, me and Steve will think of designs and stuff, you know, and it just really grips. I really like this guitar a lot.
Jordan What made you go with these pickups as opposed to these or your other signature Lace?
Matt Yeah, those are my signature Lace. These ones are more accurate to, like, I put those dBs in the SG a long time ago, and it just has this natural, like, woody, nutty sound. You know what I mean? It makes the guitar kind of sound like the wood it's on. Whereas the Lace kind of just drive.
Chapter 3 · 1:13
Matt Pike on Playing the Prototype Live and Keeping It Affordable
He estimates that he had played the prototype for three or four months and expects the guitar to cost under $2,000.
From the video
Matt These are super high output, though. It's a really nice guitar, and I've been playing it live for the past, I don't know, I'd say three or four months since I got it, because this is kind of the proto. And yeah, they're up for grabs, and we tried to make them within a really good budget. I'm not sure. I think they're under two grand, period.
Jordan Yeah. I mean, I think that's the beauty of the Woodrite stuff. That's why we've sold so many of your guitars, because they're such a great price point, and there's so much cool stuff on them.
Matt You got to think about that when you're designing it for what we're going to give to the factory that does it. The kids love it.
Jordan Yeah. Yeah. I'm the kids.
Matt For real. For real.
Chapter 4 · 1:51
Matt Pike Demonstrates the Woodrite Nicotine Child Guitar
The performance section runs from roughly 2:01 to 2:53, after which Pike says the guitar feels like butter.
From the video
Jordan Yeah. Should we rip a riff? Would you want to? Can we hear it?
Matt Oh yeah, dude. For sure.
[Matt Pike plays an extended electric guitar riff on the Woodrite Nicotine Child.]
Matt You see, it's nice, and it feels like butter. I'm telling you, it's so easy to play.
Chapter 5 · 2:55
Woodrite Production Quality and Matt Pike's Onstage Guitars
Pike says he would put the guitar up against virtually anything and that he plays Woodrite instruments live every day.
From the video
Jordan Yeah, all the Woodrite stuff is super consistent. Yeah, we love them. We love your models.
Matt All the other stuff Steve does is great stuff.
Matt Yeah. So, I'm excited to get these out to the public. Really enjoy the work I do with Woodrite, you know, and that's that.
Jordan Yeah. I think the cool part, too, is this is the model that you could buy online. Like, you're not playing a Custom Shop version. You're playing the production guitar.
Matt Yeah. Yeah.
Jordan You can just get it off themusiczoo.com or anything like that, which is really cool.
Matt It doesn't have to go into the price cost, you know, and it's super quality. I'd put this up against anything, really.
Jordan Hell yeah.
Matt I'm playing them live every day, so yeah, they're awesome.
Jordan Very cool.
Chapter 6 · 3:33
Matt Pike Woodrite Nicotine Child Interview Sign-Off
The conversation wraps up after a live demonstration at St. Vitus in New York.
From the video
Jordan Hell yeah. Thank you so much for your time, man.
Matt Cool.
Jordan All right. We'll see you soon. Grab all your Woodrites at themusiczoo.com. We'll see you soon.
Matt Hell yeah.
