Manson Red Glitter
| Red Glitter | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Manson Guitars |
| Used | 2007-05-26—2010 |
| Body type | Solid |
| Neck joint | Bolt-on |
| Body covering | Triumph red finish, with pink glitter and holographic glitter on the body and headstock |
| Wood | Body: Ash Neck: Birds-eye maple Fingerboard: Rosewood |
| Bridge | Fixed |
| Electronics | One volume, one tone, 3 way pickup selector toggle |
| Pickup(s) | Neck: Fernandes Sustainer FSK-401 Bridge: Manson MBK 2 |
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Background
A new guitar built by Hugh Manson and based on the previous Mansons with the Kaoss Pad, such as the M1D1 Mirror, sharing the bridge pickup of the M1D1 and the sustainer system of the Kaoss Manson, but with a "glam" look.
Said Hugh Manson of the guitar, "Matt said he wanted a new guitar, and I asked him to write down what he wanted, and he wrote 'sparkles.' When I was making it, I used a, well, it was like a wheat sifter, and just put the glitter on a bit at a time, then blew off the extra. It reminded me of making Christmas cards. All I could think was, 'you've got to be kidding me. I was bad enough at this when I was young.'"
Additional Information
Official replicas of the Red Glitter and Seattle Manson can be bought from the Manson online store. The MB-1 range (Matt Bellamy series 1) has a starting price of £3099 for a Black basic version with no midi screen or Manson hardware. To upgrade to a Red Sparkle Finish would be an extra £200, To upgrade to a MIDI Screen would be an additional £300 so an identical one to Matt's costs £3599. To have the Alloy Machine Heads like on Matts 'Delorean and' 'Son of Delorean/Ali Top' Guitars would be an extra £250.
This guitar is featured on the "Uprising" music video.
Although it is officially named as "Red Glitter" or "Glitterati" (sometimes even "Red Sparkle"), Matt calls it "Santa", as he told in October's 2010 Australian Guitar Magazine.
- Quote from Australian Guitar Magazine:
- Interviewer: People might think that such fidgety gear wouldn’t be sturdy and hardwearing on the road – is that a misconception?
- MB: Absolutely. There’s the guitar that I call “Santa”, which Hugh calls The Glitterati – it’s the red glittery one with the Kaoss Pad in, which I use on really heavy tracks like ‘Stockholm Syndrome’ and stuff. The last few months I’ve been throwing that guitar in the air, not necessarily trying to smash it, but I’ve certainly thrown it round. I’ve thrown it against the amp. I’ve thrown it into Dom [Howard]‘s drumkit. It’s landed on its neck, on it’s side, it’s gone all over the place and the Kaoss Pad has not been affected at all. It’s got a couple of chips on the woodwork, but generally I think they’re pretty strong.
Touring
This guitar got its first outing on 26th May 2007, at the Rockhal Festival in Luxembourg. There were 'concerns' over its condition after it was stabbed into an amp at Zagreb Cibona Hall, however it was back in action immediately afterwards with no visible damage.
This guitar was thought to be out of action due to Matt violently smashing it on the stage at the Brisbane Riverstage, in Australia. It was confirmed by many fans who attended that the neck snapped clean away from the body.[source?] Nevertheless, it was used again at KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas in December 2007.
This guitar was tossed by Matt and bounced off of Dom's drum riser after Stockholm Syndrome was performed at the Seattle KeyArena 2010 (gig). Originally it was believed that the neck snapped off the body, but it is confirmed to have just been the guitar strap that flopped up after the guitar landed. Footage of the toss can be seen here. For a view from stage left and facing Matt footage can also be viewed here.
In the first of the two Wembley gigs in September 2010, Matt threw the guitar away after playing Stockholm Syndrome leaving it too damaged to be played the next gig. Footage can be seen here.
The guitar was seen being repaired by Hugh on the 13th of September at Manson's and was back on the road at Vejas Arena.
Songs used for
- Dead Star[1]
- Exogenesis: Symphony Pt. 1 Overture
- Hysteria
- Map of the Problematique
- Micro Cuts
- MK ULTRA
- New Born
- Resistance
- Stockholm Syndrome
- Supermassive Black Hole
- Take a Bow
- Time Is Running Out
- Unintended
- Unnatural Selection
- Uprising
References
- ↑ paperheartsmx. (2008-07-16). Muse - Arena Monterrey 16/07/08. YouTube. Retrieved 2008-07-19 from youtube.com.