Manson M1D1 Black

Kaoss Manson

Manson MB-2 SE Matthew Bellamy Signature Guitar

Manson M1D1 Black
Manufacturer	Manson Guitars
Used	2006-05-13—2011-08-28
Body type	Solid
Neck joint	Bolt-on
Body covering	Matte
Wood	Body Brazilian Mahogany: Neck Birds Eye Maple: Fingerboard: rosewood (22 frets)
Bridge	Fixed
Electronics	Three-way toggle pickup selector
Pickup(s)	Neck: Fernandes Sustainer FSK-401 Bridge: 2× Bare Knuckle BKP92s
Special circuits	Fernandes Sustainer X-Y Midi Screen Controller used for a Kaoss Pad

Background

This was Matthew Bellamy's first guitar to feature an X-Y MIDI plate, able to control a number of devices, including a Korg Kaoss pad, or a Digitech Whammy etc. This feature has since been included in many of Bellamy's guitars such as the Manson Red Glitter and the Manson Black Midi. The guitar had a pair of hot P90's in the bridge position and was the first of the Matt's custom Manson's to have this configuration. This layout features also on the Manson Mirror Kaoss and on the Manson Doubleneck.

Additional Information

It is featured in music videos for "Invincible", "Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)" and an alternative version of " Supermassive Black Hole" (watch). It can also be seen in the Making of Uprising video.

Although it is named officially as "M1D1 Black"^[1] it is better known to fans as "Kaoss Manson".

On 17th November 2012 Manson Guitars issued a limited edition run of official replicas of this guitar at £3,899.00. Manson MB-2 SE Matthew Bellamy Signature Guitar

Touring

The guitar made its live debut at Radio 1's Big Weekend on the 13th May 2006. During The Resistance tour this was Matt's most used Manson. According to the Manson's Facebook page, this guitar was Matt's warm-up guitar for The 2nd Law Tour.

Songs used for

References

↑ [Image title attribute]. Mansons website. Retrieved 2011-05-06 from mansons.co.uk.

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