Nick Hipa is a guitarist for the metalcore band As I Lay Dying. Hipa joined As I Lay Dying before the band's recording and later release of their third studio album, Shadows Are Security.
Nick's guitar rig isn't overly complicated. Kind of the standard metalcore guitar stuff. Let's look at some of the gear and equipment that has been seen in As I Lay Dying Nick Hipa's Guitar Rig.
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Guitars
Hipa used to use:
- Fernandes Monterey
- 83' Gibson Les Paul Custom (Black) with EMG 85
- 93' Gibson Les Paul Custom (White) with EMG 85
More currently Hipa uses:
- Ibanez Artist Custom White
- Ibanez Artist Custom Transparent Grey Burst
- Ibanez Destroyer
- Ibanez Iceman
Note: Hipa uses Seymour Duncan AHB-3 Blackouts in his guitars. He has used EMG in the past also.
- A White Ibanez that looks close to a DTT700
- Ibanez Prestige
Amps and Cabinets
- Peavey 6505+ amplifier head through Avatar 2x12 with Celestion Vintage 30's (uses power section with the Fractal now)
- Matrix GT1000 power amp
- Randall RM100 MTS and modules
- Krank Revolution One and Krankenstein Heads
- Mesa/Boogie Guitar Cabinets
- Randall cabs
- EVH 5150 III amps, black ("Anodyne Sea" video)
- listed as an Avatar speaker user (Avatar G212 Contemporary, 2 V30's. Also, Avatar Pro Monitors, 2 V30's)
Effects and More
- EV RE-2 wireless
- Fractal Audio Axe-Fx Ultra controlled by a Rocktron Midi Mate
- Maxon OD808 Overdrive Pedal
- Maxon AD999 Delay Pedal
- Carvin Wireless
- Boss Tuner pedal
- Boss Noise Gate Pedal
- Rebel Guitar Straps
- In Tune Guitar Picks
- DR Strings
- Line6, Dunlop, and MXR pedals (as also listed on the As I Lay Dying site)
