Manson Mirror
| Mirror | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Manson Guitars |
| Used | 2004-12-19—2013-02-18 (original); 2013-04-10— (rebuilt body) |
| Body type | Solid |
| Neck joint | Bolt-on |
| Body covering | Mirrored perspex (acrylic) |
| Wood | Body: Currently Unknown Neck: Currently Unknown Fingerboard: rosewood |
| Bridge | Tune-O-Matic |
| Electronics | One volume, one tone, 3-way pickup selector |
| Pickup(s) | Neck: Bare Knuckle Mississippi Queen P90, previously Rio Grande Covered Bastard Bridge: Bare Knuckle Mississippi Queen, previously Rio Grande Crunchbox |
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Background
It was built at the same time as the Rust Relic for the December 2004 Earls Court Exhibition Centre concerts.
Specs
The only internal effects are the usual Fuzz Factory and MXR Phase 90. Originally with a Rio Grande Covered Bastard on the neck and Rio Grande Crunch Box on the bridge. Now has a Mississippi Queen on the bridge and neck positions. The guitar now features a string tree on the headstock.
Touring
At the February 18th, 2013 London War Child gig, Matt smashed this guitar into Dom's bass drum, then a few times into his Dickinson amp and finally across the drum kit. Pieces of the mirror cover can be seen breaking off during the impacts.
The guitar was repaired with a completely new body and was back in action at the April 10th, 2013 Toronto gig. The new body had to match the new weight targets that Matt specified for his Manson guitars built in 2012 and 2013.
Since the start of The 2nd Law tour, this guitar had only been used for performing Plug In Baby and whilst the guitar was being repaired, the song was removed from the setlists.
Songs used for
- Assassin
- Blackout
- Butterflies & Hurricanes
- Map of the Problematique
- Micro Cuts
- MK Ultra (used during recording)
- Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)
- New Born
- Plug In Baby
- Starlight
- Supermassive Black Hole
- Take a Bow
- Time Is Running Out
- Unnatural Selection
- Uprising
Pictures of the new Manson Mirror [1]