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File:Matthew Bellamy Guitars at "Psycho Tour" 2015.jpg
Manson Guitars at "Psycho Tour" 2015
Matthew Bellamy owns between 38-45 Manson guitars, of which all were built by Hugh Manson (before 2009) except the Mirror Kaoss, Doubleneck, Keytar and Matt Black II and many more, which were built by Tim Stark. Hugh still makes guitars for Matt, but nowadays, most of the work is done by head luthier at Manson Guitar Works, Tim Stark. All of the guitars built for Bellamy, aside from the 7 String E Guitar, have a shape that he designed alongside Hugh Manson in 2001, dubbed Mattocaster or MB shape. The Mattocaster shape resulted from Bellamy wanting a guitar with "the body of a Fender Telecaster and the sound of a Gibson Les Paul".[source?]
Guitars
| Model | Also known as | Period used live | Rig | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirror | Earls Court | 2004- | ? | In use | |
| Matt Black | - | 2012- | ? | In use | |
| Matt Black 2.0 | - | 2015- | ? | In use | |
| Matt Black Stealth | Stealth Matt | 2015- | ? | In use | |
| M1D1 Gloss Black 2.0 | - | 2015- | ? | In use | |
| Black Glitter 7 String | - | 2012- | ? | In use | |
| Silver Glitter Holes | Sagrada | 2015- | ? | In use | |
| Copper Bomber | - | 2015- | ? | In use | |
| 7 String E Guitar | - | 2001- | ? | In use | |
| Silver Glitter Holes 2.0 | - | 2015- | ? | In use | |
| Copper Bomber 2.0 | - | 2015- | ? | In use | |
| Mirror 2.0 | - | 2015- | ? | In use | |
| 7 String E Guitar 2.0 | - | 2015- | ? | In use | |
| Black Glitter 7 String 2.0 | - | 2015- | ? | In use | |
| MB-1 Red Glitter | Son of Santa | 2010- | ? | (live backup) | |
| Ali Top | Son of Delorean, New Delorean, Delorean Bender [note 1] | 2007-2014 | - | currently unknown | |
| Red Glitter 2.0[note 2] | New Glitterati, Santa 2.0 | 2010-2013 | - | currently unknown | |
| Red Carbon | - | 2012-2014 | - | Currently unknown | |
| Carbon | Olympic Manson | 2012-2014 | - | Retired | |
| M1D1 Gloss Black | - | 2012-2014 | - | Retired | |
| Matt Black (batch) | - | 2013-2014 | - | Currently unknown | |
| M1D1 Black | Kaoss, Invincible[note 1] | 2006-2011 | - | Warm up/Recording | |
| 007 | Black Manson, Blackie, Black Ed[note 1] | 2001-2011 | - | Retired/In studio use | |
| Delorean | Industrial Disease, Silver | 2001-2005 | - | Retired | |
| Laser | Lazer | 2002-2007 | - | Retired | |
| Bomber | 1945 | 2003-2006 | - | Retired | |
| M1D1 Mirror[note 3] | M One D One, M1D1 | 2006-2007 | - | Retired | |
| Chrome Bomber | Silver Bomber, Lozenge [note 1] | 2006-2013 | - | Retired | |
| Red Glitter | Glitterati, Red Sparkle, Santa[note 1] | 2007-2010 | - | Retired | |
| Black Midi | Seattle, Auto[note 1] | 2007-2011 | - | Retired | |
| Keytarcaster[note 2] | - | 2009-2010 | - | Retired | |
| Mirror Kaoss | Hybrid Jools Manson, Chrome Kaoss | 2009-2010 | - | Retired | |
| Doubleneck | Casinocaster | 2010 | - | Retired | |
| Keytar | Neoncaster, Light Keytar, Troncaster | 2010-2011 | - | Retired | |
| DL-1 Delorean | Trasher [note 1] | 2011 | - | Retired | |
| Alloy 7 String | - | Never | - | Studio use only (2012) | |
| Rust Relic | - | Never | - | Never used (Sold) | |
| Delorean 3.0[note 2] | - | Never | - | Never used | |
| The Sheep Guitar | - | Never | - | Never used |
Notes
- ↑ a b c d e f g These names are what Matt Bellamy calls his guitars by
- ↑ a b c These names are not official, but fan dubs. These guitars have not been added to the Muse gallery on the Manson Guitar website and thus their official names are unknown.
- ↑ Now displayed inside the Manson Guitars shop, Exeter.