Manson Black Midi

Seattle Manson

Seattle Manson at Seattle KeyArena

Manson MB-1 Standard Guitar

Black Midi Guitar
Manufacturer	Manson Guitars
Used	2007-09-09—
Body type	Solid
Neck joint	Bolt-on
Body covering	Satin black finish
Wood	Body: Alder Neck: Bird's Eye Maple Fingerboard: Rosewood
Bridge	Fixed
Electronics
Pickup(s)	Neck: Fernandes Sustainer FSK-401 Bridge: Bare Knuckle Nailbomb Humbucker (Custom Manson spec)
Special circuits	X-Y Midi Screen Controller used for a Kaoss Pad Tronical PowerTune Automatic Guitar Tuning System

Background

The latest Manson made its debut two months after the demise of the M1D1 Manson, and is presumably its replacement (as both have Bare Knuckle Nailbomb Humbuckers at the bridge and Fernandes Sustainers at the neck). It is the first of Matt's Mansons to be fitted with a Tronical PowerTune Automatic Guitar Tuning System.

Additional Information

It is possible that the settings on the tuning system are limited to DADGBE, CADGBE and EbAbDbGbBbEb, as Fury and Starlight are played in Eb live, Dead Star, New Born and Stockholm Syndrome are played in Drop D, and Map of the Problematique is played in standard-C.

Official replicas of the Seattle Manson and Glitterati Manson can be bought from the Manson online store. The MB-1 range (Matt Bellamy series 1) has a starting price of £3099 for a Black basic version, Midi screen is an additional £300 and custom machine heads an additional £250

Touring

The Black Midi Guitar is known to fans as the Seattle Manson because it was first used during the Seattle gig on 9th September 2007, the first night of the final US leg of the Black Holes and Revelations tour.

Songs used for

• Dead Star
• Fury
• Map of the Problematique
• New Born
• Starlight
• Stockholm Syndrome
• Supermassive Black Hole
• Time Is Running Out

Links

• Manson Black Midi Guitar on the Manson Guitars website

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