Difference between revisions of "Manson 7 String E Guitar"
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== Touring == | == Touring == | ||
The 7 String E Guitar was first used in 2001 and was used live exclusively for [[Citizen Erased (song) | Citizen Erased]] all the way up until August 2011. It is tuned to AADDGBE. | |||
For [[The 2nd Law (album) |The 2nd Law]] tour, the guitar was relegated to backup for the [[Manson Black 7 String]]. Since Citizen Erased was dropped for most of the tour, the guitar saw no use until the [[Oslo Telenor Arena 2013 (gig) |Oslo Telenor Arena]] gig in July 2013, when it was used to perform [[Liquid State (song) |Liquid State]] after the Black 7 String malfunctioned. It was used at three further shows that year, again for Citizen Erased. | |||
Citizen Erased returned to being played quite regularly during 2015 and 2016. However, Matt mostly used the CE-7 duplicate guitar for the song, with the 7 String E Guitar only being used during a few shows in 2015. After about two years of no use, this guitar made a return at the [[Paris Cigale 2018 (gig)|La Cigale by request show]] in February 2018. This however, is the last time to date this guitar has been used, as future performances of Citizen Erased saw Matt play the song on the [[Manson Black 7 String]]. | |||
The guitar was also seen on display with other Manson guitars at the Manson Guitars stand during the Simulation Theory World Tour in the UK and France. | |||
==== Songs used for ==== | ==== Songs used for ==== | ||
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* [[Citizen Erased (song) |Citizen Erased]] | * [[Citizen Erased (song) |Citizen Erased]] | ||
* [[In Your World (song)| In Your World]] (Recording)<ref>Guitarist (Magazine)- What all the Hullabaloo is about. [september 2002]</ref> | * [[In Your World (song)| In Your World]] (Recording)<ref>Guitarist (Magazine)- What all the Hullabaloo is about. [september 2002]</ref> | ||
* [[Liquid State (song) |Liquid State]] (Live back-up for Black 7-String) | * [[Liquid State (song) | Liquid State]] (Live back-up for Black 7-String) | ||
* [[Survival (song) |Survival]] (Recording and live back-up for Black 7-String) | * [[Survival (song) |Survival]] (Recording and live back-up for Black 7-String) | ||
* [[The Globalist (song)|The Globalist]] (Recording) | * [[The Globalist (song)|The Globalist]] (Recording) | ||
Revision as of 16:41, 26 August 2023
| 7-String E Guitar | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Manson Guitars |
| Used | 2001-??-?? – 2018-02-24 |
| Body type | Solid |
| Neck joint | Thru-neck |
| Body covering | Sycamore (flamed) |
| Wood | Body: Mahogany (Archtop, Hollow-chambered) Neck: Maple Fingerboard: Rosewood |
| Bridge | Fixed |
| Electronics | Two volume, one tone, 3-way pickup selector switch |
| Pickup(s) | Custom 7-string Kent Armstrong |
| Special circuits |
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Background
According to Matt in an interview with Australian Guitar Magazine 2010, this was the first guitar he bought from Manson's guitar shop. The guitar was bought second-hand.
Hugh Manson on the 7 string
"Matthew Bellamy bought that second-hand. I made it for a jazz musician as a 7-string guitar with no bridge pickup, just a neck pickup and a bridge transducer (7-string) which I had custom-made with Mike Christian saddles in it. It's an archtop, straight-though neck, hollow-chambered guitar. Matt came in to the shop and said, ‘I need a 7-string for a certain song’ and I said, ‘I've got this one here that a guy doesn't want.’ He tried it and said, ‘Yeah, that'll do’. It's a great sounding guitar and it's probably my favourite out of all of them."
A very similar guitar based heavily on the guitar, the Manson CE-7, was used during the Drones Tour in 2015 through 2017 for Citizen Erased. The guitars are near identical, with the only differences being the spacing between dot inlays on the fretboard and the CE-7 sporting a lighter paint-job.
Touring
The 7 String E Guitar was first used in 2001 and was used live exclusively for Citizen Erased all the way up until August 2011. It is tuned to AADDGBE.
For The 2nd Law tour, the guitar was relegated to backup for the Manson Black 7 String. Since Citizen Erased was dropped for most of the tour, the guitar saw no use until the Oslo Telenor Arena gig in July 2013, when it was used to perform Liquid State after the Black 7 String malfunctioned. It was used at three further shows that year, again for Citizen Erased.
Citizen Erased returned to being played quite regularly during 2015 and 2016. However, Matt mostly used the CE-7 duplicate guitar for the song, with the 7 String E Guitar only being used during a few shows in 2015. After about two years of no use, this guitar made a return at the La Cigale by request show in February 2018. This however, is the last time to date this guitar has been used, as future performances of Citizen Erased saw Matt play the song on the Manson Black 7 String.
The guitar was also seen on display with other Manson guitars at the Manson Guitars stand during the Simulation Theory World Tour in the UK and France.
Songs used for
- Citizen Erased
- In Your World (Recording)[1]
- Liquid State (Live back-up for Black 7-String)
- Survival (Recording and live back-up for Black 7-String)
- The Globalist (Recording)
Studio
On the making of the 2nd Law DVD you can see the this guitar being used to record Survival, and was possibly also used to record Liquid State.
This guitar was also seen during the making of Drones, being used for The Globalist.
A 7-string was also used on Simulation Theory, allthough it is not sure whether Matt used this guitar or one of his other 7-string guitars.
7 String E Guitar Gallery
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Manson 7-String E Guitar during the making of Drones
Manson 7-String E Guitar during the making of Drones
Manson 7-String E Guitar on display at the Manson Guitars stand
Links
References
- ↑ Guitarist (Magazine)- What all the Hullabaloo is about. [september 2002]