Manson Prophet Stealth
This is a series of nearly identical Prophet Stealth guitars, built for Bellamy in 2019 for the Simulation Theory World Tour. Both guitars feature the new custom guitar synth system built by MIND Music Lab. The synth is ran via one of the earliest models of the Fishman TriplePlay Connect, a streamlined TriplePlay system that can be attached to the guitar, which was first showcased at Winter NAMM '19 and later released to the public in July of the same year. The on-guitar module features two buttons and a thumb wheel, which can be assigned to a variety of controls in the app in which it's being used (in Matt's case, Arturia's Prophet V).
Manson Prophet Stealth 1.0
| Prophet Stealth 1.0 | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Manson Guitars/MIND Music Labs/Fishman/Arturia |
| Used | 2019-02-22 — 2019-09-21 |
| Body type | Solid |
| Neck joint | Bolt-on |
| Body covering | Matte Black paint |
| Wood | Body: Mahogany (presumed) Neck: Maple (presumed) Fingerboard: Rosewood (22 frets) |
| Bridge | Gotoh Tune-O-Matic |
| Electronics | One volume, one tone, 3-way toggle pickup selector |
| Pickup(s) | Neck: Sustainiac single coil Bridge: Psychopaf PF-1 (presumed) |
| Special circuits | Custom ELK MusicOS system built into the guitar running Arturia Analog Lab 6 software |
Background
The guitar is exactly the same as the Matt Black Stealth model range, except it has the custom synth installed in it.
In an interview in 2019, Matt's guitar tech Chris Whitemyer mentioned Matt wanted to play synth on the new tour. When at the 2019 winter NAMM show, he approached the MIND Music Lab booth, organising the first meeting with MIND, Fishman and Arturia right at the show floor.[1]
In less then a month, they designed and engineered a custom built Prophet V guitar, presumably based around the Matt Black Stealth.
Touring
Bellamy first got the guitar one week before the show and he tested it by leaving it on for the whole week, continuously turning it on and off, jumping up and down with it and bouncing it off a matress. Withstanding the Bellamy test, he first used it at the first show of the tour. According to his tech, it ran flawlessly.
The Prophet Stealth was also used for Madness during the Houston gig, allthough the guitar choice for Madness was, on later gigs of the US tour (before Matt got the Manson TronCaster), reverted back to the Manson Matt Black Stealth.
This guitar is labeled by Matt's tech as "5", "8" and "Synth".
For the Latin America leg of the Simulation Theory World Tour, Matt replaced this guitar with the Prophet Stealth 3.0 (see below).
Songs used for
- The Dark Side
- Madness (one time only)
Manson Prophet Stealth 2.0
| Prophet Stealth 2.0 | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Manson Guitars/MIND Music Labs/Fishman/Arturia |
| Used | — |
| Body type | Solid |
| Neck joint | Bolt-on |
| Body covering | Matte Black paint |
| Wood | Body: Mahogany (presumed) Neck: Maple (presumed) Fingerboard: Rosewood (22 frets) |
| Bridge | Gotoh Tune-O-Matic |
| Electronics | One volume, one tone, 3-way toggle pickup selector |
| Pickup(s) | Neck: Sustainiac Humbucker Bridge: Psychopaf PF-1 (presumed) |
| Special circuits | Custom ELK MusicOS system built into the guitar running Arturia Analog Lab 6 software |
Background
This guitar is, in terms of specifications, exactly the same like the first built Prophet Stealth, except it features a Sustainiac Humbucker instead of a single coil Sustainiac, and a covered pickup instead of an uncovered one.
The neck features the old Manson logo, as does the pickup.
It is not sure, if this guitar was handed over to Matt already, or only servres as display model.
Touring
The guitar was never used live, though it's possible it may have been present as a backup in Matt's guitar rig.
Manson Prophet Stealth 3.0
| Prophet Stealth 3.0 | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Manson Guitars/MIND Music Labs/Fishman/Arturia |
| Used | 2019-10-02 - 2019-10-15 |
| Body type | Solid |
| Neck joint | Bolt-on |
| Body covering | Matte Black paint |
| Wood | Body: Mahogany (presumed) Neck: Maple (presumed) Fingerboard: Rosewood (22 frets) |
| Bridge | Gotoh Tune-O-Matic |
| Electronics | One volume, one tone, 3-way toggle pickup selector |
| Pickup(s) | Neck: Sustainiac single-coil Bridge: Psychopaf PF-1 (presumed) |
| Special circuits | Custom ELK MusicOS system built into the guitar running Arturia Analog Lab 6 software, LED Lights around the edge of the body. |
Background
In terms of specifications, the guitar is the same as the Prophet Stealth 1.0, featuring a single-coil Sustainiac in the neck position and a Psychopaf PF-1 in the bridge position, together with the Arturia Prophet Synth driver. The guitar differs from the 1.0 and 2.0 in that it has LED lights installed around the edge of the body and bears similarity, visually, to the Manson Stealth LED and the Manson TronCaster.
Touring
The guitar was first used in Mexico, the first gig of the South American leg of Simulation Theory World Tour in October 2019, and was used for the remaining few shows of the tour that month. It was used exclusively for The Dark Side.
Songs used for
Prophet Stealth Gallery
Prophet Stealth 1.0
Prophet Stealth 1.0
Back of the guitar
The "brain" of the guitar
