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The page contains both Les Paul DC models used by Bellamy in 2000 and 2001, right before he fully got into Mansons. Both of these guitars were presumably destroyed and are dead.

Les Paul DC Lite

Gibson Les Paul DC Lite
Matt with his DC Lite and a piece of alleged bass fretboard taped behind the bridge
Les Paul DC Standard Lite
Manufacturer Gibson
Used 2000-??-?? — 09-11-2001
Body type Solid (double cutaway)
Neck joint Set
Body covering Plain maple top with yellow/gold translucent lacquer
Wood Body: Mahogany (semi hollow)
Neck: Mahogany (1959 asymmetrical slim taper profile)
Fretboard: Rosewood
Bridge Tune-O-Matic
Electronics One volume, one tone, three-way toggle pickup selector
Pickup(s)

Neck: Gibson 492R humbucker
Bridge: Gibson 57T humbucker
Roland GK-2A pickup

Special circuits Roland GK2A MIDI pickup internal kit

This is a Gibson Les Paul (Slimline Double Cutaway). Matt's DC Lite features stock gold hardware and pickups, and a Roland GK-2a system installed. The body and the neck are made out of mahogany and include plain maple top (for the body), while the fretboard is made out of rosewood.

Like almost all Matt's guitars used between 1999 and 2001, it features tape around the edge of the body.

Apparently, the object taped below the bridge is "a piece of bass fretboard".[1]

Touring

This was his main guitar for most of the touring in 2000 and was last used in 2001.

Apparently, in 2000, Bellamy rammed the guitar into a Marshall 4x12 cab at the Dublin Olympia gig.

Songs Used For

Gibson Les Paul DC Lite Gallery

Les Paul DC Pro

Gibson Les Paul DC Pro
Matt's Les Paul DC Pro
Les Paul DC Pro
Manufacturer Gibson
Used 2000-??-?? — 2001-??-??
Body type Solid (double cutaway)
Neck joint Set
Body covering Flame maple top with black translucent lacquer
Wood Body: Mahogany
Neck: Mahogany
Fretboard: Rosewood
Bridge Tune-O-Matic
Electronics One volume, one tone, three-way toggle pickup selector
Pickup(s)

Neck: Gibson 492R humbucker
Bridge: Gibson 57T humbucker
Roland GK-2A pickup

Special circuits Roland GK2 MIDI pickup internal kit

Alongside the DC Lite, it also appears that Matt had a Les Paul DC Pro, with the exact same specs as the Les Paul DC Lite (apart from this guitar having chrome hardware and a different paint finish).

This guitar also had black tape around the edge of it aswell as on the body.

A video of the guitar can be found here.

Touring

Like the DC Lite, this guitar was used for touring in 2000 and 2001, allthough it was not used as much as the Lite.

Songs Used For

Gibson Les Paul DC Pro Gallery

References

  1. "old guitar of Matt" thread (2007-11-19). Retrieved from Crikey. Need a domain here, kthnxbye.

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