Manson Matt Black (batch)

This page contains all Manson Matt Black guitars that followed the Manson Matt Black and the Manson Matt Black II, as all of the guitars seem to be identical.

Manson Matt Black III

Manson Matt Black III

Manson Matt Black III
Manufacturer	Manson Guitars
Used	2013-04-09—2013-04-09
Body type	Solid
Neck joint	Bolt-on
Body covering	Matt Black paint
Wood	Body: Currently Unknown Neck: Baked Birds-Eye Maple Fingerboard: ? (22 frets)
Bridge	Tune-O-Matic
Electronics	One volume, one tone, 3-way pickup selector
Pickup(s)	Neck: Fernandes Sustainer FSK-401 Bridge: Presumably Manson MBK-2 (Uncovered)
Special circuits	–

Background

This guitar appeared at April 9, 2013 Toronto gig. It was the successor of the destroyed Manson Matt Black II. Alike the Manson Matt Black II it had no custom hardware like the Manson Matt Black but featured the same uncovered humbucker as it's name giver.

Touring

It was only used for one song. At the outro of Uprising Matt threw it in the air and its body split into two pieces because of the hard landing. [watch]

Songs used for

• Uprising

Picture of the Manson Matt Black III at the Mansons guitar shop [1].

Manson Matt Black IV

Manson Matt Black IV

Manson Matt Black IV
Manufacturer	Manson Guitars
Used	2013-04-12—2013-04-15
Body type	Solid
Neck joint	Bolt-on
Body covering	Matt Black paint
Wood	Body: Currently Unknown Neck: Baked Birds-Eye Maple Fingerboard: ? (22 frets)
Bridge	Tune-O-Matic
Electronics	One volume, one tone, 3-way pickup selector
Pickup(s)	Neck: Fernandes Sustainer FSK-401 Bridge: Presumably Manson MBK-2 (Uncovered)
Special circuits	–

Background

This guitar appeared at April 12, 2013 Boston gig. It was the successor of the destroyed Manson Matt Black III. Persuambly it features exactly the same specs as the Matt Black III. Alike the Manson Matt Black II it had no custom hardware like the Manson Matt Black but featured the same uncovered humbucker as it's name giver.

Touring

At the April 15, 2013 New York gig Matt threw this guitar to the Dickinson amp. The neck together with a small part from the body were broken off from the guitar.

Songs used for

• Uprising

Manson Matt Black V

Manson Matt Black V

Manson Matt Black V
Manufacturer	Manson Guitars
Used	2013-04-16—2013-05-26
Body type	Solid
Neck joint	Bolt-on
Body covering	Matt Black paint
Wood	Body: Currently Unknown Neck: Baked Birds-Eye Maple Fingerboard: ? (22 frets)
Bridge	Tune-O-Matic
Electronics	One volume, one tone, 3-way pickup selector
Pickup(s)	Neck: Fernandes Sustainer FSK-401 Bridge: Presumably Manson MBK-2 (Uncovered)
Special circuits	–

Background

This guitar appeared at April 16th, 2013 New York gig. It is the successor of the destroyed Manson Matt Black IV. Persuambly it features exactly the same specs as the Matt Black III & IV. Alike the Manson Matt Black II it had no custom hardware like the Manson Matt Black but featured the same uncovered humbucker as it's name giver.

Touring

At the debut gig of this guitar Matt threw it out of the pyramid at the Freedom outro. At the April, 19th East Rutherford gig and at the April, 23rd Montréal gig Matt threw this guitar around. It wasn't used for the last two shows of the third North American tour leg, presumably because it was damaged. It is not clear whether or not it was repaired after the April, 23th Montréal gig or replaced with a Matt Black VI. However, presuming it had been repaired and not replaced, it was thrown around several times at the end of Uprising at the May 25th Emirates gig where it did not appear to be damaged and then was thrown again at the end of Stockholm Syndrome at the May 26th Emirates gig where the body split in half and the guitar was destroyed.

Songs used for

• Dead Star
• Stockholm Syndrome
• Uprising

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