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| [[Manson Mirror | Mirror ]] ||  Earls Court || 2004- || In use
| [[Manson Mirror | Mirror ]] ||  Earls Court || 2004- || In use
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| [[Manson Mirror 2.0 | Mirror 2.0]] ||- || 2015- || In use/Live Backup
| [[Manson Mirror 2.0 | Mirror 2.0]] ||- || 2015- || In use/live Backup
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| [[Manson Matt Black  | Matt Black ]] || - || 2012- || In use
| [[Manson Matt Black  | Matt Black ]] || - || 2012- || In use
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| [[Manson Silver Glitter Holes | Silver Glitter Holes ]] || - || 2015- || In use
| [[Manson Silver Glitter Holes | Silver Glitter Holes ]] || - || 2015- || In use
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| [[Manson Silver Glitter Holes 2.0 | Silver Glitter Holes 2.0 ]] || - || 2015- || In use/Live Backup
| [[Manson Silver Glitter Holes 2.0 | Silver Glitter Holes 2.0 ]] || - || 2015- || In use/live Backup
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| [[Manson Copper Bomber | Copper Bomber ]] || - || 2015- || In use
| [[Manson Copper Bomber | Copper Bomber ]] || - || 2015- || In use
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| [[Manson Copper Bomber 2.0 | Copper Bomber 2.0 ]] || - || 2015- || In use/Live Backup
| [[Manson Copper Bomber 2.0 | Copper Bomber 2.0 ]] || - || 2015- || In use/live Backup
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| [[Manson Black 7 String  | Black Glitter 7 String ]] || - || 2012- || In use
| [[Manson Black 7 String  | Black Glitter 7 String ]] || - || 2012- || In use
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| [[Manson Black 7 String 2.0 | Black Glitter 7 String 2.0 ]] || - || 2015- || In use/Live Backup
| [[Manson Black 7 String 2.0 | Black Glitter 7 String 2.0 ]] || - || 2015- || In use/live Backup
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| [[Manson Matt Black (batch) | Matt Black (batch)]] || - || 2013- || Retired/In use
| [[Manson 7 String E Guitar | 7 String E Guitar]] || - || 2001- || In use
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| [[Manson 7 String E Guitar | 7 String E Guitar]] || - || 2001- || In use
| [[Manson 7 String E Guitar 2.0 | 7 String E Guitar 2.0]] || - || 2015- || In use/live Backup
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| [[Manson 7 String E Guitar 2.0 | 7 String E Guitar 2.0]] || - || 2015- || In use/Live Backup
| [[Manson Matt Black (batch) | Matt Black (batch)]] || - || 2013- || Retired/In use
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| [[Manson MB-1 Red Glitter | MB-1 Red Glitter]] || Son of Santa || 2010 || (live backup)
| [[Manson MB-1 Red Glitter | MB-1 Red Glitter]] || Son of Santa || 2010 || (live backup)

Revision as of 17:24, 23 April 2015

Guitar line-up
Guitar rack
Guitar line-up. From left to right: 7 String E Guitar, Bomber, Laser, Delorean, 007 and Mirror
Back-stage rig
Manson guitars hanging out
File:Matthew Bellamy Guitars at "Psycho Tour" 2015.jpg
Manson Guitars at "Psycho Tour" 2015

Matthew Bellamy owns between 38-45 Manson guitars, of which all were built by Hugh Manson (before 2009) except the Mirror Kaoss, Doubleneck, Keytar and Matt Black II which were built by Tim Stark. Hugh still makes guitars for Matt, but nowadays, most of the works is done by head luthier at Manson Guitar Works, Tim Stark. All of the guitars built for Bellamy, aside from the 7 String E Guitar, have a shape that he designed alongside Hugh Manson in 2001, dubbed Mattocaster or MB shape. The Mattocaster shape resulted from Bellamy wanting a guitar with "the body of a Fender Telecaster and the sound of a Gibson Les Paul".[source?]

Guitars

Model Also known as Period used live Status
Mirror Earls Court 2004- In use
Mirror 2.0 - 2015- In use/live Backup
Matt Black - 2012- In use
Matt Black 2.0 - 2015- In use
Matt Black 3.0 Stealth - 2015- In use
M1D1 Gloss Black 2.0 - 2015- In use
Silver Glitter Holes - 2015- In use
Silver Glitter Holes 2.0 - 2015- In use/live Backup
Copper Bomber - 2015- In use
Copper Bomber 2.0 - 2015- In use/live Backup
Black Glitter 7 String - 2012- In use
Black Glitter 7 String 2.0 - 2015- In use/live Backup
7 String E Guitar - 2001- In use
7 String E Guitar 2.0 - 2015- In use/live Backup
Matt Black (batch) - 2013- Retired/In use
MB-1 Red Glitter Son of Santa 2010 (live backup)
M1D1 Gloss Black - 2012-2014 Retired
M1D1 Black Kaoss, Invincible[note 1] 2006-2011 Warm up/Recording
Red Carbon - 2012- currently unknown
Carbon Olympic Manson 2012- currently unknown
Ali Top Son of Delorean, New Delorean, Delorean Bender [note 1] 2007- currently unknown
Red Glitter 2.0[note 2] New Glitterati, Santa 2.0 2010-2013 currently unknown
007 Black Manson, Blackie, Black Ed[note 1] 2001-2011 In studio use
Delorean Industrial Disease, Silver 2001-2005 Retired
Laser Lazer 2002-2007 Retired
Bomber 1945 2003-2006 Retired
M1D1 Mirror[note 3] M One D One, M1D1 2006-2007 Retired
Chrome Bomber Silver Bomber, Lozenge [note 1] 2006-2013 Retired
Red Glitter Glitterati, Red Sparkle, Santa[note 1] 2007-2010 Retired
Black Midi Seattle, Auto[note 1] 2007-2011 Retired
Keytarcaster[note 2] - 2009-2010 Retired
Mirror Kaoss Hybrid Jools Manson, Chrome Kaoss 2009-2010 Retired
Doubleneck Casinocaster 2010 Retired
Keytar Neoncaster, Light Keytar, Troncaster 2010-2011 Retired
DL-1 Delorean Trasher [note 1] 2011 Retired
Alloy 7 String - Never Studio use only (2012)
Rust Relic - Never Never used
Delorean 3.0[note 2] - Never Never used
The Sheep Guitar - Never Never used

Notes

  1. a b c d e f g These names are what Matt Bellamy calls his guitars by
  2. a b c These names are not official, but fan dubs. These guitars have not been added to the Muse gallery on the Manson Guitar website and thus their official names are unknown.
  3. Now displayed inside the Manson Guitars shop, Exeter.


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