Manson M1D1 Blue Whammy
| M1D1 Blue | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Manson Guitars |
| Used | Unknown |
| Body type | Solid |
| Neck joint | Bolt-on |
| Body covering | Blue paint |
| Wood | Body: Currently unknown Neck: Roast flame maple Fingerboard: Rosewood (22 frets) |
| Bridge | Fixed with Graph-Tech Saddles |
| Electronics | One volume, one tone, 3-way toggle pickup selector |
| Pickup(s) | Neck: Sustainiac Humbucker Bridge: Psychopaf PF-1 |
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Background
This guitar is similar to the Manson M1D1 Stealth except that it features a built-in Whammy pedal, controlled by the X-Y Screen. The whammy can be played with no external midi needed. Visually, it shares a similar appearance to the Manson TronCaster, with LED lights surrounding the edge of the guitar. A demo video, posted on Manson Guitar Works' Instagram, can be seen here.
The guitar, hardware wise, features standard tuning pegs, custom Manson aluminium tone and volume knobs and an alloy X-Y pad frame. The prototype also featured an on/off switch for the Whammy, located underneath the Sustainiac pickup.
Touring
It is unknown at this time if it has been used live. It was would be used exclusively for Break It To Me as the built-in Whammy allowed Bellamy to play the pitch-shifted solo without having to rely on a foot pedal, controlling the Whammy via the X-Y pad where it can go drom -2 octaves to +2 octaves from the same screen, also if you take the hand off the screen it will mute the guitar signal.
Songs used for
M1D1 Blue Gallery
Prototype
Guitar circuitry
