Manson Mirror Kaoss

Mirror Kaoss
Manufacturer	Manson Guitars
Used	2009-09-15 — 2010-03-19
Body type	Solid
Neck joint	Bolt-on
Body covering	Mirror Acrylic with a Satin Silver headstock
Wood	Body: Unknown Neck: Birds eye maple Fingerboard: rosewood (22 frets)
Bridge	Most likely a Gotoh 510TS-SS1 Tremolo
Electronics	One volume, one tone, 3-way toggle pickup selector
Pickup(s)	Neck: Fernandes Sustainer FSK-401 Bridge: 2× Bare Knuckle BKP92s
Special circuits	Push Button Kill Switch X-Y Midi Screen Controller used for Kaoss Pad Tronical PowerTune Automatic Guitar Tuning System

Background

This guitar made its public debut for the Later Live... with Jools Holland performance on the 15th of September 2009. It is the first of Matthew Bellamy's guitars (apart from Rust Relic) to have a string tree on the headstock.

It was also the first since the M1D1 to have a kill switch and the first to have a push button rather than a toggle switch.

The Mirror Kaoss was rarely played live, probably due to the weight. This was the first of three guitars Tim Stark at Mansons made for Matt.