Manson Guitars
Matthew Bellamy owns more than 50 Manson guitars, of which all were built by Hugh Manson (before 2009) except the Mirror Kaoss, Doubleneck, Keytar and Matt Black II and many more, which were built by Tim Stark. Hugh still makes guitars for Matt, but nowadays, most of the work is done by head luthier at Manson Guitar Works, Tim Stark. All of the guitars built for Bellamy, aside from the 7 String E Guitar, have a shape that he designed alongside Hugh Manson in 2001, dubbed Mattocaster or MB shape. The Mattocaster shape resulted from Bellamy wanting a guitar with "the body of a Fender Telecaster and the sound of a Gibson Les Paul".[source?]
As of June of 2019, Bellamy became the majority shareholder of Manson Guitar Works.[1]He mentioned that in the following months and years, he and the team at Manson will work on bringing out lower cost M-Series guitars, investigating new products for heavier music genres (incl. 7 string guitars) and explore enchanced electronic features to evolve the guitar into the modern era of sound.[2]
Guitars
| Model | Also known as | Period used live | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome FR | Chrome Whammy | 2017- | In use |
| Matt Black FR | Matt Black Whammy, Black Knight | 2017- | In use |
| TronCaster | - | 2018- | In use |
| Matt Black I | - | 2012-2015 | Probably retired |
| Matt Black II/III/IV/V/VI/VII/VIII | - | 2013-2014 | Retired/Given away |
| Matt Black 2.0 #2/#3/#4/#5 | - | 2015- | In use |
| Matt Black 2.0 #1 | - | 2015 | Retired |
| Matt Black Stealth #1/#3/#4/#5/#6/#7 | Stealth Matt | 2015- | In use |
| Matt Black Stealth #2 | Stealth Matt | 2015-2016 | Retired |
| Matt Black Stealth LED | - | 2017-2018 | Probably retired |
| Prophet Stealth | - | 2019- | In use |
| Red Alert | - | 2017- | In use |
| Mirror | Earls Court | 2004-2013, 2013-(rebuilt) | In use |
| Mirror 2.0 | - | 2015- | In use |
| Mirror Kaoss | Hybrid Jools Manson, Chrome Kaoss | 2009-2010 | Retired |
| Mirror Doubleneck | Casinocaster | 2010 | Retired |
| Black Midi | Seattle, Auto[note 1] | 2007-2011 | Retired |
| M1D1 Black | Kaoss, Invincible[note 1] | 2006-2011 | Retired/In studio use |
| M1D1 Mirror [note 2] | M One D One, M1D1 | 2006-2007 | Retired |
| M1D1 Gloss Black | - | 2012-2016 | Retired |
| M1D1 Gloss Black 2.0 | - | 2015-201? | Probably retired |
| M1D1 Stealth #1/#2/#3 | - | 2015- | In use |
| M1D1 Blue | - | 2019- | In use |
| Holoflake #1/#2 | - | 2015- | In use |
| Silver Glitter Holes | Sagrada | 2015 | Retired |
| Silver Glitter Holes 2.0 | - | 2015 | Retired |
| MB-1 Red Glitter | Son of Santa | 2010, 2015 | Retired |
| MB-1 Blue | Blue Steel, Blue Beast | Never | Display |
| Red Glitter | Glitterati, Red Sparkle, Santa[note 1] | 2007-2010 | Retired |
| Red Glitter 2.0 [note 3] | New Glitterati, Santa 2.0 | 2010-2013 | Retired |
| Carbon | Olympic Manson | 2012-2014 | Retired |
| Red Carbon | - | 2012-2016 | Retired |
| Bomber | 1945 | 2003-2006 | Retired |
| Chrome Bomber | Silver Bomber, Lozenge [note 1] | 2006-2015 | Retired |
| Copper Bomber | Steampunk Lozenge | 2015 | Display |
| Copper Bomber 2.0 | - | 2015 | Retired |
| Metal Bomber | - | 2015-2016 | Retired |
| Xenokroma Bomber | - | 2016 | Retired |
| Stealth Bomber | - | 2016 | Retired |
| DR-1 #00/#01/#02/#03 | - | 2016-201? | Probably Retired |
| 007 | Black Manson, Blackie, Black Ed[note 1] | 2001-2011 | Retired/In studio use |
| Laser | Lazer | 2002-2007 | Retired |
| 7 String E Guitar | - | 2001-2011, 2018 | In studio use |
| 7 String E Guitar 2.0 | - | 2015-2018 | Retired |
| Black 7 String | - | 2012-2015 | Retired |
| Black 7 String 2.0 | - | 2015-2016 | Retired |
| Alloy 7 String | - | Never | In studio use (2012) |
| Acoustic | Black Acoustic Manson | 2017- | In use |
| Delorean | Industrial Disease, Silver | 2001-2005 | Retired |
| Delorean 3.0 [note 3] | - | Never | Never used |
| DL-1 Delorean | Trasher [note 1] | 2011 | Retired |
| Ali Top | Son of Delorean, New Delorean, Delorean Bender [note 1] | 2007-2015 | Retired |
| Keytarcaster [note 3] | - | 2009-2010 | Retired |
| Keytar | Neoncaster, Light Keytar, Troncaster | 2010-2011 | Retired |
| Rust Relic | - | Never | Never used (Sold) |
| The Sheep Guitar | - | Never | Never used |
Signature Guitars
| Model |
|---|
| Manson MB-1 |
| Manson MB-1S |
| Manson DL-1 |
| Manson SDL-1 |
| Manson DR-1 |
| Manson MB-1RA |
| Manson MB-1TBK |
| Manson MB-1S2.0 |
| Cort MBC-1 |
Notes
References
- ↑ a b c d e f g These names are what Matt Bellamy calls his guitars by
- ↑ Now displayed inside the Manson Guitars shop, Exeter.
- ↑ a b c These names are not official, but fan dubs. These guitars have not been added to the Muse gallery on the Manson Guitar website and thus their official names are unknown.